Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR)

Pictures of steam and paraphernalia taken over the years on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Date: 2003-03-29
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 128 items (205 items total)
tuskar4.jpg

DHR 'B' class 788 'Tuskar' hauls the morning local train Kurseong-Darjeeling. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, 2004-03-03. By Paul Molyneux-Berry.

B787_SiliguriJn.jpg

Golden Rock's 'new' B class loco B787. It's built on an old chassis. Isn't it ugly!. Siliguri Junction, 2004-02-29. By Paul Molyneux-Berry.

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The famous Ghum loop on the DHR. Scanned from a print clipping; source not known. Uploaded By Jimmy Jose.

785_Darjeeling_1984.jpg

We arrived in Darjeeling by bus the line being closed by monsoon damage, the rain was falling in torrents and these locos were lined up in the shed. Darjeeling, 1984-07-13. By Malcolm Peakman.

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On the way we stopped outside the shed in Kurseong and these two locos were present - one – I don’t know which, was under repair. Kurseong, 1984-07-13. By Malcolm Peakman.

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On the way we stopped outside the shed in Kurseong and these two locos were present - one – I don’t know which, was under repair. Kurseong, 1984-07-13. By Malcolm Peakman.

791_Darjeeling_1984.jpg

We arrived in Darjeeling by bus the line being closed by monsoon damage, the rain was falling in torrents and these locos were lined up in the shed. Darjeeling, 1984-07-13. By Malcolm Peakman.

797_Darjeeling_1984.jpg

The next day the sun shone and this loco had worked a service from?. Darjeeling, 1984-07-14. By Malcolm Peakman.

797_Shunting_at_Darjeeling.jpg

The next day the sun shone and this loco had worked a service from?. Darjeeling, 1984-07-14. By Malcolm Peakman.

798_Darjeeling_1984.jpg

We arrived in Darjeeling by bus the line being closed by monsoon damage, the rain was falling in torrents and these locos were lined up in the shed. Darjeeling, 1984-07-13. By Malcolm Peakman.

801_New_Jalpaiguri_1984.jpg

Our first sight of a B class tank, it was standing “in steam” in the flooded station, there were no trains on the line to Darjeeling due to floods and landslides so we departed on pedal powered trishaws through meter deep flood water to catch a bus!. 19

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NFR 0-4-0ST 787, NB 20143/1913. By Rob Dickinson, 1975/1976.

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NFR 0-4-0ST 798, NB 23291/1925. By Rob Dickinson, 1975/1976.

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Some things never change, a 0-4-0ST B on the school train, Darjeeling. By Rob Dickinson, 1990.

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DHR \"B\" Class 787 takes water. Tindharia, 1996/03/06. By Brian L Dominic.