The shunting master couples a YDM-4 to its train at Pakala. The train will go to Tirupati. This picture shows the MG coupling in some detail. #AUTH1#Tim Wakeman#AUTH2#, 2001.

Smoke, mist and steam: this fairy tale rendering by Terry Case shows a steam engine blasting out of a station in Goa. Note interesting trackside scenario: the cone-shaped pointsman's cabin, the fair damsel going to market, step-shaped boundary wall of the

WDM-4 #18001 (amazingly freshly repainted!) awaits preservation in a siding in New Delhi. It is not known as to whether the engine will join the NRM exhibits, or be moved to the new upcoming rail museum in Madras. (Chennai). #AUTH1#Harsh Vardhan#AUTH2#,

A commendably clean WAP-5 #30005 backs away to the shed at New Delhi on a wet day in 1997. The scene has a typically overseas feel about it, what? #AUTH1#I S Anand#AUTH2#, 1997.

Probably the only pic of its kind in the world, this dramatic scene shows the driver actually picking up the token at speed. Note the spike being used for greater grip. This is probably the only pic on the web where the spike is actually seen in use. The

Alas, a scene that will not be repeated: full head of steam for a YP as she departs from Rameswaram with a passenger train. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 1980s?

A YL at Tranquebar (now Tarangambadi) reflects on happier times of yore. These locomotives were grossly underpowered for the work demanded of them. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 1980s?

Several slices of history in one: this shot by Apurva Bahadur shows a mobile ticket office on a car of the NG Daund - Baramati line. The line is now BG. Slices of history are the the NG car, the mobile ticket window, and the long gone car number illuminat

A study in tracks at New Delhi shows points and standby frog rails, probably for replacement. #AUTH1#Sandeep Sharma#AUTH2#, July 2001.

This dramatic shot taken at Kala Bakra St. near Jalandhar (NR) shows the Malwa Express picking up the token at approx. 60-65 kmph. Note token hoop suspended in mid air. #AUTH1#Sandeep Sharma#AUTH2#, July 2001.

WDM-2 #17938 running SHF prepares to leave Nira with the Maharashtra Express. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2001. #GOLD#

Oh, for the glories of steam!! A YP has her firebox cleaned out in the Indore shed. #AUTH1#Heinrich Hubbert#AUTH2#, date? #GOLD#

Condemned, yet pristine: this YP awaits the scrap dealer's hammer at Rajkot. This engine hauled the last steam services out of Wankaner. Although condemned, she was given a fesh coat of paint presumably for the Pepsi ad she very probably starred in. #AU

An antique freight car converted for passenger accommodation. The MB on the side probably means 'Military Barracks': If this is true, I pity the soldiers: this is subhuman accommodation. #AUTH1#Sandeep Sharma#AUTH2#, 2001.

A WAG-7 at Badnera. The power of this beast can well be appreciated from the sheer length of the freight train she is hauling. Cars are open high sided. #AUTH1#Zubin Dotivala#AUTH2#, 2001.