NG Diesels: ZDM and NDM classes

The train coming from NJP pulls up-hill towards Darjeeling. - Yubanaswa.

The new Diesel loco pulls the DHR rake out of Darjeeling town. - Yubanaswa.

Nainpur Chindwara Passenger rolls in at Seoni Station (Vasudev Goswami)

The Nainpur Chindwara Pasenger. The trains run fully packed in this sector (Vasudev Goswami)

ZDM 3A of the Nainpur Chindwara passenger at Seoni Station (Vasudev Goswami)

Water Pipe - Statin on NRL-MAE Route.. there were no other passengers other then the one in train .. - Dhiraj Deshmukh Nanded (Dhiraj Deshmukh)

Hidden Steam Beauty ( 794 –B )at Neral Diesel Loco Shed - Dhiraj Deshmukh Nanded (Dhiraj Deshmukh)

Ascending NRL-MAE train and the Little Boy with LP of NDM 1A - Dhiraj Deshmukh Nanded (Dhiraj Deshmukh)

Abandoned by nature .... literally at Matheran - Dhiraj Deshmukh Nanded (Dhiraj Deshmukh)

Neral- Matheran Toy train loco has a sand box- Dhiraj Deshmukh (Dhiraj Deshmukh)

A closure look at the sand box & the supply pipe, we can even see the descending white sand which gives grip to wheels - eNeral Matheran Train loco - Dhiraj Deshmukh Nanded
(Dhiraj Deshmukh)

Matheran without train (Dhiraj Deshmukh)

Old Steam at disply at Matheran (Dhiraj Deshmukh)

There were diesels around then. ZDM-2 no 136 leaves Nagpur. This is now in the museum at Motibagh. Nagpur, March 1981. By David Churchill.

ZDM-2 no 147 being prepared for departure. Nagpur, March 1981. By David Churchill.

ZDM2 from Motibagh ready to leave with the Jabalpur Nagpur passenger for Nagpur. The next station is on the other side of the hills in the background - Saunsar. Ramakona (Chinddwara - Nagpur), November 2003. By Alok Patel.

Old acquaintance ZDM4A 221 from Motibagh waits for the starter with the Nagpur Nainpur Passenger on a nice cloudy afternoon. Nagpur Station, June 2004. By Alok Patel.

ZDM4A 207 from Motibagh heads towards Nagpur with a passenger. Just look at the crowd. This has to be one of the most crowded NG systems around!. Takli (Nagpur - Saoner), November 2003. By Alok Patel.

One of my older NG photos. The tracks were rather ill maintained then. Maintenance has gone up substantially now and the tracks now sit in a sea of ballast. ZDM2 196 from Motibagh. Nagpur Station, December 2001. By Alok Patel.

The rear loco is dead but not defective. It is being taken by the Jabalpur Nagpur passenger towards Nainpur so that some other loco with overdue maintenance schedules can be freed up to go to Motibagh. I am told sometimes trains need the power of twin loc

ZDM2 is at full throttle powering up a gradient of 1 in 200 after crossing the Kanhan River bridge towards Saunsar/Nagpur. Ramakona, November 2003. By Alok Patel.

Driver right! I bring out the camera at the last moment and the asst is caught unawares! Jabalpur Nagpur Passenger. Ramakona, June 2004. By Alok Patel.

No, NG has not gone Air Braked. This is the NG Tourist train, The Royal Saloon, beginning its first and only run before getting stuck in a bureaucratic quagmire. The train was fully booked and did a 7 day run from Nagpur to Jabalpur and back with several

Nagpur Nainpur Passenger rolls and pitches into the station. Itwari, 2002. By Alok Patel.

Darjeeling Himalayan railway. Darjeeling, 2004-04-24. Michael Sender.

ZDM3 179 Ready to set off with 3PB Service to Baijnath Paprola. (Harish Kumar)

Ah! This livery looks nice. ZDM4 205 with 2pb Service towards Pathankot was waiting us to cross at Jawanwallah Shahr. 29-09-2008, Jawanwalah Shahr (R Harish Kumar) (Harish Kumar)