Farewell MG EMU

Date: 2004-07-30
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 183 items
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The full list – of stations on the MG Suburban Service, as well as the fares. July1, 2004. By PoochiVenkat.

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The famous cycle stand at TBM. We processed this image to give that nostalgic look. July1, 2004. By Jason Anthony.

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Unused points-lever at Mambalam. July 2, 2004. By Jason Anthony.

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The points linkage mechanism: note the electrical link as well as the mechanical one. July 2, 2004. By Jason Anthony.

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Close up of the Electric Points-Actuator box. Note this strange lock – wonder what sort of a key would open it…and who had the key??. July 2, 2004. By Jason Anthony.

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The deadlock mechanism. Though all these linkages were well lubricated, the turnout was totally unused! July 2, 2004. By Jason Antony.

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Empty Egmore :-( Was it all a dream – this MG system that had been around for nearly 75 years? Only the spire of St. Andrews Church in the background can tell…. July 2, 2004. By Jason Anthony.

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The special rake shunted off to the shed by another doomed servant, the YAM-1. Tambaram, 2004-07-01. By Jason Antony.

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Steel snakes, faithful to the last. Nungambakkam, 2004-06-30. By Jason Antony.

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The signal box at Tambaram, soon to follow the way of the MG EMUs. Tambaram, 2004-07-01. By Jason Antony.

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Route map on the MG EMU’s roof, conspicuously absent from its BG counterpart. Chennai Egmore, 2004-06-30. By Jason Antony.

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The original portrait of a lady from elegant times, with a coy smirk … Chennai Egmore, 2004-06-30. By Jason Antony.

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… while her successor beholds a deep sadness in her eyes. Chennai Egmore, 2004-07-01. By Jason Antony.

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This ticket inspector was in for the ride. Chennai Egmore, 2004-07-01. By Jason Antony.

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Evening light paints a shade of melancholy on every surface … Chennai Egmore, 2004-06-30. By Jason Antony.