Pre Independence (1947) Broad Gauge Steam.
This album contains pictures of broad gauge steam locomotives from the pre independence (1947) era.
GIPR ghat loco Y43, SS class 4-6-0ST in 1863. Scan provided by John Lacey.
NWR's EM class loco #931 at Meerut Cantt. in 1946. Scan provided by John Lacey.
An AWD loco. From the Western Railway historical collection. Provided by Mr Mukul Jain, CPRO of WR, and Prakash Tendulkar.
Dadar station showing steam-hauled suburban trains. The locos for these trains were the 'T' class 0-6-2T engines dating back to 1911. From the Western Railway historical collection. Provided by Mr Mukul Jain, CPRO of WR, and Prakash Tendulkar.
The Frontier Mail hauled by 'H' class #533 (4-6-0, North British, 1922) with the driver in a white uniform. From the Western Railway historical collection. Provided by Mr Mukul Jain, CPRO of WR, and Prakash Tendulkar.
The Frontier Mail at the Dara Pass, hauled by an XC (4-6-2, Vulcan Foundry, 1928-29). From the Western Railway historical collection. Provided by Mr Mukul Jain, CPRO of WR, and Prakash Tendulkar.
The Royal Train entering Bombay Central. From the Western Railway historical collection. Provided by Mr Mukul Jain, CPRO of WR, and Prakash Tendulkar.
Photo of the G Class steam locomotive of Bengal Nagpur Railway taken at Behrampur. This is a 4-6-0 two cylinder express locomotive. No.257 Centurion. One of the India's earliest locomotive 4-6-0, predating the BESA standard HP type by 2 years. This engine
A Pacific locomotive belonging to the North Western Railway that could be one of either XS1 or XS2 classes. NWR deployed 4-6-2 Pacific locomotives of these classes: WL (built 1939), XS1, XS2, XA, XA1, XA2 and XC class.
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Details of the loco built by Vulcan locomotive works for BNR in 1907.
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This is what I believe The Imperial Mail pulling into Nagpur Junction. This is an undated photograph reproduced from a glass plate negative. However the shining 4-4-2 E1 class locomotive at the helm suggests that the picture could be from 1910-5. Note the
`Orion', an East Indian Railway locomotive numbered 97 was originally built as 0-4-0 WT in 1859-60 by Avonside. All locomotives from this batch were originally just named and the numbers were added only between 1880-4. All were rebuilt as 0-4-2 WT in 186
East Indian Railway (EIR), E class locomotive No. 202, a 2-4-0 built by Kitson in 1860-1. These were amongst the earliest standard design mass-produced locomotives for a railway company in India.
A picture postcard from early 1900s showing an early 4-6-0 design locomotive of East Indian Railway (possibly P class).
An undated picture postcard showing Kota(h) station with an UP train on the platform. Postcard was in the personal collection of Station Master of this station between November 1918 to February 1922. Locomotive in picture is an H Class 4-6-0 No. 519 built
An undated picture postcard showing Gangapur City station with a train crossing. Postcard was in the personal collection of Station Master of this station between February 1922 till December 1922. Facing locomotive is an H class No. 505 buily by Vulcan Fo
East Indian Railway's CT class 0-6-4T locomotive No. 843 was built/assembled at Jamalpur Works in 1906/7
53 Up Lahore - Quetta train of the North Western Railway, hauled by three 2-8-0 type HGS class locomotives, Nannar Nala bridge at the beginning of the Bolan Pass incline. Mid-1930's. (P.S.A. Berridge, coll. Olga Berridge.) ()
