Post Independence (1947) Broad Gauge Steam.

This album contains pictures of Indian Railway broad gauge steam locomotives from the post independence (1947) era.

Date: 2008-09-02
Owner: Harsh Vardhan
Size: 255 items (334 items total)
hatiawg.jpg

Hatia based WG [either #8369 or #8287] at Ranchi. Note the nice rail crane just behind the loco. Ranchi, 1982/04/08. Mick Pope.

coaling.jpg

Steam cranes feeding steam locomotives. Delhi Junction, ??/03/93. Mick Pope.

silversun.jpg

Smoke, steam and other pollution obscure the settting sun at Delhi Junction. Delhi Junction shed, ?//03/94. Mick Pope.

palwal_pass.jpg

A CR suburban pass ex Palwal ( probably # 367). Mystery location, Delhi area, 1980-12. John Lacey.

balugan_north_wp_7356.jpg

WP #7356 speeding south with the Puri-Tirupati Express. Near Chilka Lake, 1986-12-30. John Lacey.

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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.

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Another angle of the crane. Sabarmati, 2005-08-19. Abhijit Lokre.

nzm_wg10522.jpg

WG #10522 crosses the bridge on a morning passenger from Palwal. Hazrat Nizamuddin, 1980-12-. John Lacey.

wpgwalsouth.jpg

A WP heads south. Gwalior, 1982/04/10. Mick Pope.

chilka_ontrain.jpg

Chilka Lake-a WP steams north with #80 Tirupathi-Puri Express. Chilka Lake, 1987-03. John Lacey.

chilka_east_ex_train.jpg

Chilka Lake-a WP steams north with #80 Tirupathi-Puri Express. Chilka Lake, 1987-03. John Lacey.

wpmetta.jpg

WP #7070 after arrival with train 5, Nilagiri Express. Mettupalaiyam, 1980. Mick Pope.

chilka_wp_pass_north_morn.jpg

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

jabalpurwp1.jpg

Jabalpur WP 7717 over the pit at her home shed. Jabalpur, 1993. Mick Pope.

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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.