NG Diesels: ZDM and NDM classes

The NG Kosamba-Umarpada passenger worked by ZDM-5 #521 halts at Asarma station. (Khalid Kagzi)

226 ZDM 4A waiting at Howbagh station[Jabalpur] with a passenger train (Nikhil Yadav)

KSR : Train No. 242 Shivalik Deluxe Express about to depart Simla for Kalka. Doing the honours is ZDM-3 #156. Note the blackening of the PF roof due to the exhaust and soot from the locos. Photo taken by Dr. Pranav Kodial 2009-04-27. (Jitendra Mulky)

LHB liveried ZDM-5 #540 working the Umarpada-Kosamba passenger halts at Kosadi station.The train halted for barely a minute. (Khalid Kagzi)

NDM5, No. 809 is seen in the shed at Gwalior. March 2008. (CARL PORTER)

ZDM3 #700 enters Barog station on the Kalka - Simla Railway. This loco along with #701 are two newly built twin cab NG locos. Image courtesy - Mridula ()

The LP seems to be relishing the view in front of him!! See how the tracks disappear into the jungle after a short gradient!! (Ankit Bharaj)

Jewel in the jungle! Believe it or not, it actually moves. The toy train ascends on the ghat, climbing up the Neral – Matheran hill. (Arzan Kotval)

Cute little ZDM-4A # 207 of Motibagh Shed reverses at Chhindwara Jn to attach itself to the other end of Chhindwara-Nainpur Local (Ujjawal Kashyap)

Fancy numbered MIB ZDM-4A # 222 getting ready to haul Chhindwara-Nainpur Passenger on pf#1 of Chhindwara (Ujjawal Kashyap)

PRTN ZDM 5 #511 Hauled PRTN-JMB Passenger waiting for UP JMB-PRTN Passenger train. (Bhaveen Patel)

NDM-1 #550 with "Built by Parel Workshop" logo on its front face huffs and puffs its way into Water Pipe station with the downhill service as for a crossing with the uphill service to Matheran. (Karan Desai)

Neral based NDM-1 #551 stands proudly under a Flame of the Forest tree in full bloom at Jummapatti station with the morning uphill service on the last Sunday of the vacation season. (Karan Desai)

Pachora-Jamner passenger has just left Shendurni on its way to Jamner (Satish)

A crowded NG Passenger train between Gwalior and Sheopur Kalan is moving ahead through a typical rural Indian landscape in winters with the Mustard fields around.
Date:24/01/2011 (Akshat Daharwal)

My Dad asked me: "Why loco not transferred by Rail?" PRTN ZDM 5 #519 loaded on truck on National Highway 8 towards Vadodara. May be return from Kosamba or Bilimora. (Bhaveen Patel)

An overall view of Neral Junction Toy Train Terminus. 17:05hrs Neral – Matheran toy train with a leading NDM-1A# 550 awaits its departure. (Arzan Kotval)

A ZDM-3 in red livery. Unimaginable crowd!! These people were returning from the famous Jwalaji Temple. The Jwalaji Temple doesn't have any diety; it has an eternal flame! (Parthajit Dasgupta)

16/03/2010. Two mighty midgets from PTRN pass each other at Kayavorohan. 527 is on it's way to Dabhoi while it's brother is heading for Miyagam Karjan. (CARL PORTER)

16/03/2010. ZDM5, 526 of Pratapnagar is ready to depart from Kayavorohan on it's way to Miyagam Karjan. (CARL PORTER)

17/03/2010. Pratapnagar's ZDM5, 510 is approaching Bochasan Jnc with the daily train to Bhadran. The signal is used to protect the diamond crossing with the broad gauge line from Vasad Jnc to Kathana. (CARL PORTER)

16/03/10. ZDM5, 510 of PTRN makes it's stop at Bochasan Jnc with it's tiny train to Bhadran. If you have not made this journey then you are missing a real treat ! (CARL PORTER)

16/03/2010. PTRN's ZDM5, 510 is waiting to depart from Bhadran with the only train of the day to Nadiad Jnc. The un-staffed station has sure seen much happier times and is now in a semi derelict condition. (CARL PORTER)

An ultra-crowded 2PBJ service bound to Pathankot arrives at Nagrota Suriyan. Pathankot based ZDM-3 # 178 doing the honours!! (Ankit Bharaj)

A cute little ZDM 5 waits at Miyagam Jn. with its small passenger rake. (anant singh)

ZDM1 543-547 were ordered from Jung in 1955 for Kalka Simla Railway. These 2'6" B+B diesel hydraulic locomotives were delivered as 700-704 and retained these numbers. 700 was rebuilt to 2'0" gauge in 1976 and became CR(Matheran) 500. 701/3/2 wer

A Parel built ZDM3 leads a Kalka - Simla service. Photo by Shubh Mohan Singh