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)
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The first unstreamlined WP I saw: WP#7350. Puri, 1983-01. John Lacey.

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Destreamlined WP#7370 with #218 Palasa-Khurda Road Mixed. Rhamba ( Chilka Lake), 1986-12. John Lacey.

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A destreamlined WP#7347 with #220 Waltair-Puri Passenger. Rambha, 1987-01-01. John Lacey.

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In response to recent correspondence - a BG HPS1 4-6-0 24249 with deflectors. Sorry that the light was past it's best when I took this. Ranaghat/Krishnagar area, 1980. Mick Pope.

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Several decades seperate the two eras of motive power represented by these two locos in Sealdah Terminus. Can someone identify the electric loco for me please?. Sealdah, 1980. Mick Pope.

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Veteran SGS 34264, built in 1921, awaits it's next duty in the early morning light. Sealdah Terminus, 1980. Mick Pope.

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WG on a turntable; location and date not identified. From a Railway Board newsletter. Scanned by Shubhabrata Chattopadhyay.

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This SGS has not quite lost it's wheeels but looks about to do so.This reminds us of the primitive conditions under which steam locos were maintained. Chitpur 1980.

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My home city of Liverpool is often the target of jokes because it's citizens are alleged to be the worst thieves in the UK.A popular pastime is alleged to be jacking cars up onto piles of bricks and stealing the wheels! I felt at home when I visited Chitp

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A roofless portion of the roundhouse locoshed at Chitpur houses a WM class. 1980

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A wonderful location on the shore of Chilka Lake sees a SER WP haul # 80 Tirupati-Puri Express northbound in the late afternoon.1987-01-02

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Staff discuss a repair on the cylinder of a clean WP. Jabalpur shed

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A study in 'bullet' front ends at Asansol while staff tae a break on improvised seats

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Jabalpur was the cleanest steam shed I encountered in India,on a par with any I had visited worldwide, even though it was near the end when this was taken in 1993. What do the signs say?

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WP-7329 deaprts Puri with the late afternoon passenger past the distinctive trees.
Puri.
1983-01-