Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR)
Pictures of steam and paraphernalia taken over the years on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
We arrived in Darjeeling by bus the line being closed by monsoon damage, the rain was falling in torrents and these locos were lined up in the shed. Darjeeling, 1984-07-13. By Malcolm Peakman.
Our first sight of a B class tank, it was standing in steam in the flooded station, there were no trains on the line to Darjeeling due to floods and landslides so we departed on pedal powered trishaws through meter deep flood water to catch a bus!. 19
NFR 0-4-0ST 787, NB 20143/1913. By Rob Dickinson, 1975/1976.
NFR 0-4-0ST 798, NB 23291/1925. By Rob Dickinson, 1975/1976.
Some things never change, a 0-4-0ST B on the school train, Darjeeling. By Rob Dickinson, 1990.
DHR \"B\" Class 787 takes water. Tindharia, 1996/03/06. By Brian L Dominic.
DHR train. Kurseong, 1996/03/06. By Brian L Dominic.
Trains cross at. Tung, 1996/03/06. By Brian L Dominic.
DNR train at Tung. Tung, 1996/03/06. By Brian L Dominic.
Darjeeling B class #786 on a loop. DHR, 1994. Photo provided by Stewart Hughes.
Darjeeling Himalayan railway. Darjeeling, 2004-04-24. Michael Sender.
Darjeeling Himalayan railway. Darjeeling, 2004-04-24. Michael Sender.
Darjeeling Himalayan railway. Darjeeling, 2004-04-24. Michael Sender.
Darjeeling Himalayan railway. Darjeeling, 2004-04-24. Michael Sender.
A reminder that the Darjeeling line weather is sometimes similar to that on my beloved Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales, cold wet and misty! And we had a B class there this summer. Approaching Darjeeling station, 1982/04/??. Mick Pope.
Blasting through the bazaar. Kurseong, 1980/01/08. Mick Pope.
B class makes a spirited climb on the lower section of the Darjeeling line with a short freight. South of Tindharia, 1980/01/08. Mick Pope.
A cold morning at Darjeeling loco shed, number 792 in the foreground. Darjeeling, 1982/04/??. Mick Pope.
Always seeking to improve working conditions, IR demonstrates its new mobile washroom. You don't get that with an electric! Actualy its number 795 one of the three Tindharia built locos. Darjeeling, 1982/04/??. Mick Pope.
Busy times at Rangtong. Your photographer almost lost his head here, leaning out of the door to admire the loco reversing into the station and not noticing the steel columns supporting the canopy only inches from the carriage sides!. Rangtong, 1982/04/??.
Panning this shot did not quite deliver a sharpshot but the impression of speed downhill from the loop is still captured. South of Darjeeling, 1982/04/??. Mick Pope.
A 'special' is sidelined to allow a downhill freight to cross. South of Tindharia., 1980/04/08. Mick Pope.
Firing up the B class at Darjeeling Stn. 2005-07-20. Shraman Jha.
B class Loco at Darjeeling. 2005-07-20. Shraman Jha.
Controls of the B class Loco at Darjeeling July 20,05.JPG. 2005-07-20. Shraman Jha.
DHR's B class steamer #779 is named the Himalayan Bird. Pic by Meenal Bhakuni
Sign at DHR's Ghum station welcomes passengers to the "Most Tourist Friendly Hill Railway in the World". Pic by Meenal Bhakuni