Unveiling National Rail Museum New Delhi 2015
After 38 years of long establishment, National Rail Museum is undergoing a massive overhauling. From last one year with active patronage from Railway Board and herculean efforts of nearly 1200 finest workers from 30 Railway workshops along with allied contractors all its priceless outdoor exhibits are being restored to their original signing glory. Metal works, wood works (even with expensive teak or deodar wood) was carried out, original fittings as restored or imitated, durable Auto-coat PU paint is applied with proper surface finish.
Dear member as a proud chief restorer of the project let me share few results. Hope you will like it
PS : Indoor Gallery, elevated canteen, Shed on the outdoor exhibits, garden scale rail, miniature steam and diesel train (1:8 and 1: 22 scale) is expected in this year.
WDM4 18000: Restored by NRM. Cab equipments are being restored (Subhabrata)
WDM1 17000:Restored by NRM. Cab equipments and few missing components are being restored currently. (Subhabrata)
Sentinel 6273: Restored by Amritsar Workshop. part from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. (Subhabrata)
ZDM1 704:Restored by Kalka Workshop. Apart from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. Missing coupler installed. Cab equipments are restored (Subhabrata)
Saloon RA 6 inside view (Subhabrata)
Saloon RA 6: Restored by Matunga Workshop. Complete restoration including electrical equipment, furniture are restored (Subhabrata)
Railcar RMC 14: Restored by Kalka Workshop. Complete restoration including electrical equipment, furniture, horn (Subhabrata)
Railcar RMC 14: Inside view (Subhabrata)
Fowler Diesel Engine 390014: Restored by Motibag Workshop (Subhabrata)
WT 594: Restored by Tindharia Workshop. Apart from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. (Subhabrata)
CS 775: Restored by Jamalpur Workshop. Apart from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. (Subhabrata)
Sentinel BDR 8: Restored by Jamalpur Workshop. Apart from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. (Subhabrata)
Barsi Light Coach: Restored by Kurduwadi Workshop.All damaged wooden panels,handrails, door locks are replaced, lights made functional (Subhabrata)
Railcar 12: Restored by Kalka Workshop. Complete restoration including electrical equipment, furniture, horn. (Subhabrata)
Mayurbhuj Coach: Restored by Parel Workshop.Complete restoration including electrical equipment, furniture (Subhabrata)
Mayurbhuj Coach. Inside view (Subhabrata)
SIR PT Loco: Restored by GOC Workshop.Apart from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. (Subhabrata)
XGM 911: Restored by Lallaguda Workshop.Apart from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. Functional water column added with the help of Delhi Division. CRB Award winner for best restoration in BG Steam loco category. (Subhabrata)
Fireless Loco: Restored by Kharagpur Workshop. Apart from regular restoration, lights and whistle are made functional. (Subhabrata)
65 ton Brake down Crane:Restored by Kota Workshop (Subhabrata)
EMU Coach 35B: Restored by Matunga Workshop. (Subhabrata)
EMU Coach 35B Inside view (Subhabrata)
Crane Tank: Restored by Dhanbad Loco (Subhabrata)
Brake Down Crane 1883: Restored by Mancheswar Workshop (Subhabrata)
Sheep Van:Restored by Jagadhari Workshop. Complete restoration. CRB Award winner for best restored in Wagon Category (Subhabrata)
Gaekwad Baroda Saloon: Restored by Pratapnagar and Lower Parel Workshop.Complete restoration including electrical equipment, furniture. (Subhabrata)
Gaekwad Baroda Saloon: inside view (Subhabrata)
Recent comments
What a fantastic restoration effort. Hats off to all the 1200 workers and the chief who overlooked this herculean task. Feels heartening to see that so much interest is being taken to restore to the minutest detail possible. Great job Shubhabrata and team!
Posted by Pawan Koppa on 2015 Mar 03 10:06:37 +0000
I am overwhelmed and speechless with such encouraging response from you. Thanks a lot.
Shirish: We tried to maintain liveries from archival records, oldest available photos and in consultation with various railfans and historians across the...
Posted by Gallery Administrator on 2015 Feb 24 08:21:05 +0000
A great group of pictures. I do like the before and after views.
The restoration work is excellent and was much needed. Thanks to the many people involved
Posted by David Churchill on 2015 Feb 23 09:39:02 +0000