Post Independence (1947) Metre Gauge Steam
This album contains pictures of metre gauge steam locomotives from the post independence (1947) era.
Album: Samastipur in October 1994
Album: Ahmadabad / Sabarmati in 1996-97
Album: Udaipur / Ranapratapnagar / Chitturgarh in 1996-97
Album: Mhow in March 1997
Album: Wankaner / Morbi in 1997 and in 1999
Album: Palace on Wheels locomotives in Delhi in October 1994
Album: Metre gauge steam locomotives - Images by Mark Carter
A YP at Nidamangalam in 1985. Photo by John Lacey.
YL with the afternoon mixed ex-Tranquebar. Photo by John Lacey, 1985.
Last steam locomotive built by Chittaranjan Loco Works, a YP, working on the North Eastern Railway. Scan provided by Vijay Balasubramanian.
A YG shunts an MG rake at Miraj in the early 1990s. Photo by Apurva Bahadur.
The motion and links of a YP locomotive near Mysore, with Apurva's wife Shyama; some time in the early 1990s. Photo by Apurva Bahadur.
The afternoon sun shines on YP #2673 at Thiruvarur Junction. Photo by Adam Akbar. Date uncertain, in the 1980s.
A composite of two photographs showing close-up views of the YP loco #2673 at Thiruvarur Junction. Photo by Adam Akbar. Date uncertain, in the 1980s.
A YP and a YDM side by side, somewhere on the way to Kumbakonam, mid-1980s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
A YP at a water crane at Maivaram, mid-1980s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
A train approaching Kodracheri station. Late 1970s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
A YP shunting a rake at Madras Egmore. Late 1970s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
A YP idling at Thiruvarur Junction in the mid-1980s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
The driver in the cab of a YP loco at Madras Egmore. Mid-1970s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
A YP loco moves slowly along the line. Photo by Adam Akbar, location not specified, mid-1980s.
YG loco #4231 moves along with the driver talking to the
linesman. Photo by Adam Akbar, mid-1980s, location not specified.
A YP loco at Egmore in the late 1970s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
Loco shed at Mayavaram in the mid-1980s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
Trains crossing at Thirunageswaram in the 1980s. Photo by Adam Akbar.
Bangalore steam shed, July 1984. By Malcolm Peakman.
YP seen from the Delhi Anmadabad train. Unknown, July 19 1984. By Malcolm Peakman.