North Western Railway Heritage
Detail of ceramic tea price poster. Circa 1920.
Ceramic poster extolling the merits of tea drinking. Circa 1920.
Ceramic poster with instructions on how to make tea. Circa 1920.
Electric bell, 1908.
Musket and hat rack, circa 1901.
A cot from the Punjab Northern State Railway, circa 1889.
A chair from an NWR office.
More antique NWR furniture.
Field phone, 1898. This could be hooked on to telegraph wires for emergency communication with the control center or head station from trackside locations.
Kerosene lamp, 1903. This was hung by its hook from the last coach or wagon of a train as the 'last vehicle' indication.
Fencing with plaque of the contractors, Campbell, Johnstone & Co., from the Jhelum bridge, built in 1872.
A water trolley. Watermen ('paniwallahs') used these to carry pots filled with water for sale by the cup alongside trains at the station, especially in the summer.
Golra station, a functioning station of Pakistan Railways today, which is the 'Heritage Point' for the exhibition of items from NWR and other railways' history.
A hot water bottle with its strap.
Grilling equipment.
Narrow gauge 2-6-2 loco (class not specified) #64 with coaches at Golra.
Narrow gauge horse box, for two full-grown horses or up to four ponies.
An oil lamp.
External fixture for an oil lamp.
A portable oil (kerosene) stove.
Oil torch. Cotton waste or other material dipped in the oil could be lit in the cup-shaped container at the end of the handle. When the flame had to be extinguished, the cap shown would be placed on the cup.
placed on the cup
Oil hurricane lamp.
Another plaque and a portion of fencing from the Jhelum bridge, from 1872.
Interior of the Royal Saloon of the Maharani of Jodhpur.
The interior of a saloon car, with a stove for heating and cooking.
Track thermometer.
Tilly kerosene lamp, generally used for emergency field use.