Odds and Ends

A part of the OHE. 01-05-05. Vicky.

Neale's Ball Token. 01-05-05. Vicky.

A close look at a Neale's Ball Token. 01-05-05. Vicky.

The thing on which they hang the niele's ball. 01-05-05. Vicky.

The latest attraction at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum. This toy train works on a 1 ft guage (approx) and the 'steam' locomotive and is powered by a Mahindra Jeep engine (?) and has three coaches. The train was procured from Delhi as far as I know. Nagp

The upcoming AC sub-station at Talegaon. I saw it last a month ago and the work had just started and u can see how fast it is being made. Another AC substation is coming up at Lonavala. Talegaon (Btw Pune-Lonavala), 26th April 2005. |||Swaran|||.

Another view of the steam tractor. The smokestack was close to 25 feet in height ! A plaque on the boiler face read "Duncan Stratton & Company, Engineers - Bombay". Pinjore, 2005-03-24. Shashanka.

A steam driven tractor plinthed outside the Yadavindra (Pinjore) Gardens near Chandigarh. No info was available on this machine, but it may have been used during the construction of the Kalka Simla Railway. Pinjore, 2005-03-24. Shashanka.

Railway bridge construction over Mahoba-Khajuraho railway line.This railway line project is expected to be complete by 2008.The bridge is over River Urmil about 24Km from Khajuraho. Near Khajuraho(22Km), 6/4/2005. Ankur Dwivedi.

Fare list for different stations from Jnanabharathi H station. Also note tickets are issued till Chamarajanagar. After a while saw WDP4 20019 hauled Chennai - Mysore Shatabdi Express. Jnanabharathi H, 2005-04-21. Pavan Kumar.

Whats ur Caoch No? easy to understand display boards at Konkan railway stations. Chiplun, 1 April 05. Subhash Rao.

details on the bcc wagon. Pune, 16th April 2005. |||Swaran|||.

The DC Panto of KYN WCAM3 21943 - about to leave with the Deccan Queen. Pune Junction, April 16, 2005. Vinod Jairaj.

Train Management System's screen at Chief Loco Inspector's office at Churchgate. Shows train unit #s, location, signals, etc. No need to make a phone call to cabin again for this information. Churchgate Station, Mumbai, February 2005. Prakash Tendulkar. C

Close up of Train Management System's screen at Chief Loco Inspector's office at Churchgate. Shows train unit #s, location, signals, etc. No need to make a phone call to cabin again for this information. Churchgate Station, Mumbai, February 2005. Prakash

MG Steam Speed! YP2643 on #85 Mewar Pass 1981-01-02

Painted logo in relief, of the erstwhile Bengal Nagpur Railway visible on a building at Adra station, Adra, WB, 2005-04-10, Samit Roychoudhury

Scenic Shot of rock formations. Katpadi-Jolarpet section, 7 Apr 05. Jai Narayanan.

Metal sleeves used to pack concrete to shape the pylons. New Chitravati Bridge, Kondapuram, 6 Apr 2005. Jai Narayanan.

View of the Gooty freight car maintenance shed. Gooty Jn, 6 Apr 05. Jai Narayanan.

Close-up of the Collection Point. Mantralayam Rd, 6 Apr 2005. Jai Narayanan.

Ballest stones being collected for transport in support of Doubleing. 2nd Collection point, Mantralayam Rd, 6 Apr 2005. Jai Narayanan.

Coupling of WCAM-3 to 1063 Dn. Dadar Terminus, 5 Apr 2005. Jai Narayanan.

Rail Road Locomotive. Pune, 2005-04-03. By Lalam.

Loco on wheels. Pune, 2005-04-03. By Lalam.

Brand new Loco of san, Bangalore, being transported to Mumbai, caught at a spot called as Dookkarkhind, on Katraj-Dehuroad by-pass in Pune. Pune, 2005-04-03. By Lalam.

Konkan Railway departmental truck modified to work on the tracks. Location unknown, date unknown - probably the late 1990s. Provided by Rajeev Shrivastava; photograph obtained in personal communication from photographer.