Coonoor bound late evening passenger appears out of a curve with YDM4 6225. Ooty - 6/04/07, Harish Kumar

X class loco getting ready to haul the downhill passenger to Mettupalayam while YDM4 6225 gets itself coupled to the Passenger to Ooty. Coonoor - 6/04/07, Harish Kumar

Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class loco 37398 getting ready before its run to Mettupalayam. Coonoor - 6/04/07, Harish Kumar

Nilgiri Mountain rail at Kety village area. Diesel engine coming from Ooty to Coonoor. Few metres from there there is a long tunnel. Photo By Ken, June 2003.

Nilgiri mountain rail entering the tunnel at Kety village area. Diesel engine coming from Ooty to Coonoor. Diesel engines are used between Ooty to Coonoor. From Coonoor to Mettupalaiyam downhill steam loco is used and the engine is always at the downhill

Inside the second class coach of Nilgiri Passenger on the NMR. Ooty, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.

View from our coach, with the YDM-4 loco leading the way. Nilgiri Mountain Railway, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.

Our train approaches a tunnel. Nilgiri Mountain Railway, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.

Our train crosses a bridge. What a beautiful picture post card scenery. The NMR has amazing scenery. Nilgiri Mountain Railway, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.

This is the front side of the Nilgiri passenger when it makes the uphill journey. Coonoor. By Jimmy Jose.

A sign commemorating 100 years of NMR. Coonoor, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.

The X-class baby steam loco. She is resting after bringing the Mettupalayam - Ooty Passenger to Coonoor, where the diesels took over. Coonoor loco shed, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.

Pinion gear of the baby X-class steam loco used in NMR. Coonoor, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.

Piston of the X-class steam loco. Coonoor Loco Shed, 30 Nov 03. By Jimmy Jose.

Coonoor Loco shed. The loco with yellow bands is oil fired, all others are coal fired. Coonoor Loco shed, 30 Nov 2003. By Jimmy Jose.