Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR)

SR 0-8-2RT X, Passenger/Freight crossing at Hillgrove. By Rob Dickinson, 1975/1976.

Hillgrove station water stop, with a X 0-8-2RT as usual. By Rob Dickinson, 1990.

The photographer arrived just after the railway had reopened after repairs to a monsoon landslip which had accounted for an unknown number of people and one elephant. Freight on the Oooty line is rare today, but this was much needed loco coal. By Rob Dick

Aravankadu station with munitions factory above Coonor. By Rob Dickinson, 1990.

The pleasures of train travel. Fernhill, NMR, 2003-10-29. John Lacey.

X37392 is supervised by the canines of. Coonoor, 2003-10-29. John Lacey.

Everyone is a film star on the Nilagiri Passenger. Coonoor, 2003-10-29. John Lacey.

X Class 37392 backs down to its train at Coonoor. Coonoor, 2003-10-29. By Wp7713 ( John Lacey).

King of Ootty "X" class loco gets ready to attach itself on the ooty toy train from Mettupalayam. (deepak murali)

X Class steam loco #37392 brings in the Metupalayam - Udhagamandalam Passenger, while YDM-4 #6414 takes a breather after bringing in the Udhagamandal - Coonoon Passenger. (Harish Kumar)

Platform 1 of Coonoor (ONR) (Divyan)

The 662 passenger from MTP to UAM climbs up into ONR, poshed by a steam lotomotive. From ONR to UAM the train is diesel hauled (divyan)

The guard of 662 applies the brakes as it slowly pulls to a halt at ONR (divyan)

Oil-fired steam locomotive built by Golden Rock Workshops hauling the NMR train in March 2011. (Ravi Subbuswamy)

This X class locomotive was waiting for the signal with its flatbed to go up hill towards Coonoor. This photo was taken near an LC located on the CBE-Ooty highway. (Alex P John)

Steam and diesel side by side at Conoor (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

X class steam locomotive lets out steam as the shed employees prepares it to haul the Ooty-Mettupalayam passenger from Coonoor. (Alex P John)

Another view of the X class locomotive. (Alex P John)

Getting ready for the morning haul..... (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Dawn at Metupalaiyam. Oil fired X Class #37397, the newest loco of Nilgiri Mountain Railway warms up to take the Ooty passenger till Coonoor. Standing alongside is the oldest loco of NMR, X Class #37384. (Abhinav Bhattacharya)

Metupalaiyam - Ooty Passenger takes a water break, while the passengers use it as an opportunity to stretch their legs and take pictures. (Abhinav Bhattacharya)

56137 passenger starts from Coonoor for Mettupalayam after engaging the train/loco pinions on the rack. For controlling speed on steep downhill runs, the X class loco has unique 'dynamic' brakes that compress steam in the cylinders to retard motion. 1st F

Ooty-Mettupalayam Passenger puffs out of Coonoor railway station after the loco change from Diesel to Steam! (Ashwin Gandhi)