The 9th IRFCA Convention - UAM2014

Interiors of the FC Chair Car that was attached to 56136 at Coonoor. (Abhilash Triambak)

The YDM4 now attaches itself to 56136 to take it up on its home run to UAM. (Abhilash Triambak)

After completing its job with aplomb, the X-37386 detaches itself from the 56136 and moves away towards the loco shed. (Abhilash Triambak)

The picturesque Coonoor station with its semaphore gantries. (Abhilash Triambak)

A YDM4 trundles down hill with the UAM-ONR Passenger in tow (Abhilash Triambak)

A view of the ABC coupling arrangement. (Abhilash Triambak)

The train finally reaches Coonoor where it awaits a loco change. (Abhilash Triambak)

An interior view of the 2S coach of the MTP-UAM Passenger. (Abhilash Triambak)

The passengers stretch their legs and take photographs at the picturesque location of Runneymede. (Abhilash Triambak)

The war horse takes a watering break at Runneymede. (Abhilash Triambak)

The station master and some monkeys look on as our train chugs out of Hillgrove. (Abhilash Triambak)

A model of the cog wheel used on the X-class locomotives of the NMR on display at Hillgrove. (Abhilash Triambak)

The passengers take a welcome break at Hillgrove with the monkeys for company as the semaphore gantry, found all along this route, stands tall. Note the IRFCAians taking snaps from all possible angles. (Abhilash Triambak)

The overhead water tank and the station board at Hillgrove, a station famous for its monkeys :) (Abhilash Triambak)

A view of the X-37386 as it huffs and puffs to glory pushing the 3 coacher uphill along the dense forests. (Abhilash Triambak)

An up-close view of the rack and pinion system unique to the NMR. (Abhilash Triambak)

A close up view of the wheels arrangement of the X-class steam locomotives. (Abhilash Triambak)

A view of the rack rail as it enters tunnel no. 3 on the way up to UAM. (Abhilash Triambak)

Our train passes over one of the several viaducts on the route as it exits a tunnel. (Abhilash Triambak)

The first halt at Kallar where the train enters the dense forest to start its climb up the steep gradient. Note the rack and pinion system which begins here all the way up to Coonoor. (Abhilash Triambak)

The destination board on the leading coach of the MTP-UAM Passenger. Observe the majestic headlamp above the board. (Abhilash Triambak)

A close-up view of the X-class beauty as it fills its belly to prepare for the uphill climb. (Abhilash Triambak)

The quaint MTP station building dwarfs the tiny 3 coacher MTP-UAM Passenger as it gets ready to climb up the Nilgiris. (Abhilash Triambak)

A view of the Steam Shed in MTP with the Nilgiris looming large in the background. (Abhilash Triambak)

Golden Rock workshop's reverse engineered X class 37386 exits the shunting neck towards Coonoor shed.This power is from a batch of brand new locos built to current standards of engineering and sustainability.

The Entire Team of Delegates for IRFCA Convention UAM 2014. I'm really sorry I do have names for all the faces we see. Someone can help me here (Trayambak Ojha)

A closer look at the X-class beauty which hauled us right up to Conoor and did a fabulous job! (Pawan Koppa)