Map of the Assam Bengal Railway from their 1929 TT. Courtesy of Mr Nick Lera. (Ajai Banerji)

West End Watch Co., Switzerland, vintage Indian Railways Poster. The West End Watch Company were the standard suppliers of timekeeping equipment to both pre-and post-independence railways of India. Reproduced with permission from the West End Watch Compan

West End Watch Co., Switzerland, vintage promotional poster, featuring Indian Railways steam locomotive and rolling stock. The West End Watch Company were the standard suppliers of timekeeping equipment to both pre-and post-independence railways of India.

Example of a West End Watch Co., Switzerland, vintage railway telegraph watch. The West End Watch Company were the standard suppliers of timekeeping equipment to both pre-and post-independence railways of India. Reproduced with permission from the West En

Indian State Railways poster showing the Khyber Pass. Times of India Press; artist William Spencer Bagdatopolos. Date unknown, but between 1925 and 1947. Scan provided by Owais Mughal. (Owais Mughal)