Little fellow YAM1 #21909 resting at the Regional rail museum in Chennai ()

The builders' plate on the YAM-1 #21912, showing its distinct lineage. The loco was built in 1965 by a consortium of Hitachi, Mitsubishi and Toshiba, at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, WB, 2008-06-20 (Samit Roychoudhury) (Samit Roychoudhury)

YAM-1 #21912 now preserved at the Loco Park at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, WB, 2008-06-20 (Samit Roychoudhury) (Samit Roychoudhury)

Madras Egmore: Nellai Express.Taken January 1986.Foto by weggi.

A very rare capture. YAM 1 21904 with a goods train zooms past Chennai Egmore. Even as late at January 1998 these little beasts handled all sort of duties in Chennai MG section. MG has gone all together from Chennai and with it, the YAM 1's. It is eve

Looking splendid in this low angle shot, palindromic YAM 1 21921 along with another of her friend wait near thier home shed at Tambaram. This was thier home for more than 30 years. Within a few years the doors of Tambaram Shed will shut forever for thes

How many years of active life left?? 21910 and 21910 spend thier day waiting to haul some night express out of Egmore. December 1996. Photograph by Gary Wilson

Like tired warriors after a lost battle several YAM 1's wait at the trip shed at Egmore. Strangely indeed, the loco in front, 21913 still exist today and is going to be preserved at BG car shed, Tambaram. 21906 has a name board reading "Mahal Expre

YAM 1 21920 hurries from the trip shed at Egmore to attend some duties during January 1998. Photograph by Gary Wilson

Nagore Exp on left has a 1A, 2A, FC, SL and II accomodation. Look at the MG FC.

Another name board that will soon disappear - Tambaram-Nagore Exp. Why have they forgotten the name of the train, Kamban Exp?

MG Oil Tankers. They were from different zones like WR, NR, and NF. Never will they return. They are all based at NGT (Nagapattinam) now

YDM 4 6233 that bought in food for the other locos. Strangely, the train had 3 caboose, two in the middle and one was the real one at the end. The oiltanker train had 9 wagons only

6186 and her friend 6281 spend time next to the Tambaram-Nagore Kamban Exp. 6281 is the power for Kamban Exp

MG stock of Rameswaram Exp. Strangely, the train is vestibuled almost throughout. It's SLR and a GS were being shunted.