This album contains pictures of Industrial Steam locomotives on all gauges in the Indian sub-continent.
Loco 16 undergoing heavy repair in the shed. Bombay Port Trust, 4 Mar 1980. David Churchill.
Steam shed from footbridge. Can anyone tell me what is there now?. Bombay Port Trust, 4 Mar 1980. David Churchill.
Dehri Rohtas Railway 0-6-4t #6 Avonside works# 1982 of 1926. Dehri Rohtas Railway, 1980/01/14. Mick Pope.
Dehri Rohtas Railway 0-6-2t #5 Avonside works no 1856 of 1920. Dheri Rohtas Railway, 1980/01/14. Mick Pope.
Kalyanpur Lime and Cement Co Baldwin 0-6-2t works #50789 of 1918. Banjari Cement works, 1980/01/14. Mick Pope.
Saraya Sugar Co 0-4-0 #8 'Tweed' Sharp Stewart built 1873. Sardanagar, 1980/01/18. Mick Pope.
One for the museum? Ex IR CT class 0-6-4T 34308, retired from IR service in 1967, continues in service at Rohtas Industries as their #6. Dehri on Sone, 1982/01/14. Mick Pope.
Foreign Oddity. Back view of Vulcan Ironworks saddle tank -where do they put the coal?. Tata Iron and Steel, 1980/01/12. Mick Pope.
Foreign Oddity.3 foot gauge 0-4-0 saddle tank buily by Vulcan Iron Works USA in service at Jamshedpur steelworks. Tata Iron and Steel, 1980/01/12. Mick Pope.
Foreign Oddity. On the overhead gantry at Jamshedpur, 3' gauge Vulcan Ironworks [USA] services the furnaces. Tata Iron and Steel, Jamshedpur, 1980/01/12. Mick Pope.
Foreign Oddity. Calcutta Port Trust 0-6-2T #35 built by Mitsubishi of Japan in 1955, one of a large fleet working there in the 1980s. Anyone know when the last one finished?. Calcutta [as it was then], 1980/01/12. Mick Pope.
Foreign Oddity. Classic North American 0-6-0 'switcher' built by Porter in 1946 on the bg at Jamshedpur Steelworks. Probably the last of a large fleet. Tata Iron and Steel, 1980/01/12. Mick Pope.
Puzzle Picture. Can anyone identify the line and loco in this picture taken in Southern India in 1980? Clue - it is not an IR line. Mick Pope.
This months' nostalgia comes in the form of Bombay Port Trust at Wadala Road and their unusual 2-6-0 tanks. #16 was built by Kitson in 1922 and #19 in 1921. They look out of place against the overhead wires and modern flats
Another view of the two BPT locos at rest.