Heritage and History

Champion Reef Station. From a postcard; scan provided by David Churchill.

Ballard Pier Mole Station. From a postcard; scan provided by David Churchill.

Wsihing you a Happy 2005:WDM-1 15053 ( Waltair) heads south on SER. Near Chilka Lake, Maybe 31-12-1986. By Wp7713.

1921 GIPR plate at Sandhurst Road. Sandhurst Road station (upper level), November 2004. By Rajendra Aklekar.

Detail of clock tower from previous picture. Ballard Pier Mole station, ?. By From A Postcard - Uploaded By David Churchill.

People gulping water provided through Sarkari pani scheme introduced by Pt. Nehru during late 1950's. By Scanned From Indian Railways Magazine By Jimmy Jose.

Inaugration of MG EMU services of Madras by Governer, HE George F Stanley. Madras Beach, 2nd April, 1931. By Scanned From Indian Railways Magazine By Jimmy Jose.

Preperation for Madras MG EMU train inaugration. By Scanned From Indian Railways Magazine By Jimmy Jose.

A very early Metre Gauge EMU train of Madras. By Scanned From Indian Railways Magazine By Jimmy Jose.

Maker's plate on the fire pump. Lonavala, 2004-02-14. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

Details of the cylinders of the fire pump. Lonavala, 2004-02-14. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

End view of the fire pump. Lonavala, 2004-02-14. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

Antique hand operated fire pump from GIPR days. Lonavala, 2004-02-14. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

you can see full alignment between churchgate & colaba (Rajendra saxena)

50-ton diesel-electrics of the North Western Railway in 1930. Scan provided by John Lacey.

The old GIPR reversing station. Photo provided by Rajendra Aklekar.

Chennai Royapuram station, before renovation, during January 2005. Inaugrated in 1858, it was the headquarters of Madras Railway Co., initially and then Madras and Southern Marattha Railway Co., I have a whole set of pics of the station. Shall upload th