Post Independence (1947) Broad Gauge Steam.
This album contains pictures of Indian Railway broad gauge steam locomotives from the post independence (1947) era.
Portrait in power - XE 22530 at Basin Bridge. Chennai, 1980/01/04. Mick Pope.
CWD #12671 in reflective mood at Agra shed. Agra Idgah, 1982/04/09. Mick Pope.
AWC #22631 at the tidy servicing point at Mettupalaiyam. Southern Railway Tamil Nadu, 1980/01/03. Mick Pope.
A simultaneous departure involving WP #7712 on 502 Narasapur pass. and the north-bound Coromandel express. Vijayawada, 1980-11-27. John Lacey.
Basin Bridge shed. I like to imagine she telling him to move his WP because the smoke is ruining her clean laundry. Chennai, 1980/01/04. Mick Pope.
WG #8321 after arrival with 10-15 from Hatia. Ranchi, 1982/04/08. Mick Pope.
Hatia based WG [either #8369 or #8287] at Ranchi. Note the nice rail crane just behind the loco. Ranchi, 1982/04/08. Mick Pope.
Steam cranes feeding steam locomotives. Delhi Junction, ??/03/93. Mick Pope.
Smoke, steam and other pollution obscure the settting sun at Delhi Junction. Delhi Junction shed, ?//03/94. Mick Pope.
A CR suburban pass ex Palwal ( probably # 367). Mystery location, Delhi area, 1980-12. John Lacey.
WP #7356 speeding south with the Puri-Tirupati Express. Near Chilka Lake, 1986-12-30. John Lacey.
This is what it was!! Crane number 570 from Abu Road. Check the eye painted on the crane arm. Sabarmati, 2005-08-19. Abhijit Lokre.
Another angle of the crane. Sabarmati, 2005-08-19. Abhijit Lokre.
WG #10522 crosses the bridge on a morning passenger from Palwal. Hazrat Nizamuddin, 1980-12-. John Lacey.
A WP heads south. Gwalior, 1982/04/10. Mick Pope.
Chilka Lake-a WP steams north with #80 Tirupathi-Puri Express. Chilka Lake, 1987-03. John Lacey.
Chilka Lake-a WP steams north with #80 Tirupathi-Puri Express. Chilka Lake, 1987-03. John Lacey.
WP #7070 after arrival with train 5, Nilagiri Express. Mettupalaiyam, 1980. Mick Pope.
Morning at Chilka Lake: a WP( without boiler top casing) drifts down the causeway with #220 Waltair-Puri Passenger. The hills behind have cashew plantations.The horizontal line above the locomotive marks the track from which I obtained some of the Chilka
Jabalpur WP 7717 over the pit at her home shed. Jabalpur, 1993. Mick Pope.
Builder's plate of the crane. Built by Hurst, Nelson and Co., Ltd, Builders, Northwell in 1965. Steel is from Lanarkshire Steel Co., Ltd, Scotland. Jimmy Jose.
Bogies of the crane, along with the rotating mechansim. Jimmy Jose.
The rotating mechanism of the crane. Jimmy Jose.
Coupling between the various sections. Note the difference in bogies. Also note the newer Power Arm in the distance. Jimmy Jose.
The boiler of the steam crane up close. Jimmy Jose.
The complete boiler and related stuff of the crane. Jimmy Jose.
The under carriage of Vikrant is split to many parts. Look at Quilon Jn in the distance. Jimmy Jose.