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