Bombay Calcutta Mail of Bengal Nagpur Railway. Date uncertain, but surely before 1917 AD. The locomotive is a GM class 4-6-0 #387 of the BNR, built by North British in 1907 and it was named "Cornwallis". They had 73.5" coupled wheels and 20"x26". (Information kindly received from Mr. Harsh Vardhan and Mr. John Lacey). Please see that it also had a banker behind. May anyone get the approximate location of this picture, where such BNR locos might have been used with bankers? Picture taken from the book "Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa" by Sommerset Playne and was published from London in 1917 AD. (Picture not in copyright).
(Rahul)

Date: 2010-02-18
Owner: Rahul
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Looks like Darekasa - Salekasa Ghat section. Presently freighters are assigned with bankers in this section.
Posted by Anamitra Ghatak on 2010 Feb 20 06:08:17 +0000
One possibility is between Dongargarh and Gondia.
Posted by Alok Patel on 2010 Feb 18 11:02:02 +0000