Heritage and History

Picture with title 'narrow gauge engine on the road to Kamptee'- I think it is a metre gauge class A 2-4-0T of 1873. I would guess it was taken about 1880 on its way to the Nagpur -Rajnandgaon line, which I understand was originally metre gauge. Picture f

Detail from early picture of Hyderabad showing coaches.

Early picture of Hyderabad station from a postcard in my collection. No indication of photographer or publisher. Date probably early 1900s

The picture is desribed only as `Indian Railway Bridge 1880s'. Does anybody identify the location?

Pune station about 1910 - Close up of station area from old postcard

Poona station - from an old postcard. Date is probably about 1910

Calcutta Port railway March 1,1979. Diesel locomotives in attractive colour scheme. D53 on left is B-B DH built in Canada in 1960. Loco on right is D50 a C DH also Canadian built in 1958.I would be very interested to see a better photo of these diesels

Another view on MugalSarai on Feb 28, 1979

MugalSarai yard taken from road on Feb 28,1979.Note the steam hauled passenger train on the left

Agra Cantt. station as seen in 1925(probably platform No. 2/3 looking west).

Agra Cantt. station as seen in 1925(probably platform No. 1 looking east).

A 1949 picture postcard showing the railway/ship transfer point at Dhanushkodi Pier.

An early image of Victoria Terminus station from a postcard sent in 1904.

BB & CIR Railway Offices at Churchgate, Bombay. From a Taraporevala's 'Elite' Series postcard No. 142 - 1916.

A close-up of the clock tower close to the Delhi Main(Old Delhi station) that is now long gone.

Visit to the quarry - 2, Doraha - Nalagarh Railway construction

A visit to the quarry - Doraha - Nalagarh Railway construction

Loco with tender - Doraha-Nalagarh Railway construction

Old picture of Bombay Poona train. The sign board reads' Bombay Poona Express'. Can anyone provide any more information ?

Ernakulam Jn in 1976. What you see on the right is where the PF no. 1 is situated now. Photo by Heinz Buhler. Website: http://www.heinz-buehler.ch/

Ernakulam Jn in 1976. Photo by Heinz Buhler. Website: http://www.heinz-buehler.ch/

Ernakulam Jn in 1976. During the time, the station had both BG and MG tracks. Ernakulam-Trivandrum route was converted from MG to BG in 1979. Photo by Heinz Buhler. Website: http://www.heinz-buehler.ch/

comments anyone?

i got hold of this photo from a friend of mine whose grandfather is a retired station master..Mr.Ganesh Apte(90 years old).so thought of sharing the photo with you guys...
information about the pic...mid 1925-30 showing construction work on the...

Charbagh (Lucknow) railway station. Date unknown (pre-1947). Photograph provided by Anand Sahastrabuddhe (personal collection).

Can anyone identify this station? My father took this photograph during World War I and it may help me identify his route across India -- Les Bailey.

British soldiers moving across India during WWI. Unknown date and location. Sent By Les Bailey (uploaded by Prakash Tendulkar)