This album contains pictures of Indian Railway broad gauge steam locomotives from the post independence (1947) era.
HPS-2#24469 was the last of the long very long line of " Indian Mail Engines" to be built ( in 1950). The basic design dates back to 1906. Here the loco is going to shed after arriving with a passenger train. Lucknow, 1980-12-xx. John Lacey.
HPS-2 on evening train gallops out of Lucknow. Lucknow, 1980-12-xx. John Lacey.
HPS-2 departs past WP#7247 on deashing road. Lucknow, 1980-12-xx. John Lacey.
wp7375 while working Puri-Tirupati Exp "blowing down". Palasa, 1983-01-xx. John Lacey.
Steamy Evening at Sonpur: count the locos on two gauges (9?). Sonpur, 1980-12-. John Lacey.
WP 7656 at Agra shed awaiting haulage of 'Taj' express. Agra, ??/04/1982. Mick Pope.
WG #8369 arriving at Ranchi on passanger. Ranchi, Bihar, 1982/04/08. Mick Pope.
WP 7624 restarts its train after a signal check. Mystery location, Delhi area, 1980-12. John Lacey.
WG 8559 running light from Hatia. Ranchi, 1983-01. John Lacey.
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.