Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

Trip to DHR in March 2009
by Sagar Patil

Date: 2009-04-07
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 25 items
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16. Through Mists and Chills (Sagar)

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17. Easy coupling. No AIR/Vacuum breaks (Sagar)

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18. Kurseong. A famous station on the route. Note the altitude of 4864 ft. (Sagar)

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19. Train No.1D waits on the loop, till we pass. (Sagar)

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20. Tourists take chance to photograph our train. (Sagar)

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21. Locomotive Carriage and Wagon workshop at TINDHARIA (Sagar)

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22. A reversal drama at 'Z' Loop. Staff showing clearance for reverse. Total 6 'Z'-loops come across the journey. Current position and Z loop is depicted in inset (Simple MS Paint Diagram) (Sagar)

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23. Sr.LP and ALP posing me as our train waits for clearance for Diamond crossing ahead between Siliguri and NJP (Sagar)

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24. Finally arrived at NJP. Coaches shine the all time. (Sagar)

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25. Long Exposure. New Jalpaiguri at around 7 PM, one can see our toy train resting before shed. Little blur due to shaking of FOB. (Sagar)

Comments
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The diamond crossing with the BG was once with the MG towards Assam. Brings back fond memories of taking the train to Siliguri, and then (probably on the next day) aboard the A T Mail to Bihar.
Posted by Bodhisattva Sengupta on 2009 Apr 11 09:33:17 +0100
The diamond crossing with the BG was once with the MG towards Assam. Brings back fond memories of taking the train to Siliguri, and then (probably on the next day) aboard the A T Mail to Bihar.
Posted by Bodhisattva Sengupta on 2009 Apr 11 09:30:09 +0100
Excellent work Sagar...crisp and nice...
Posted by Milind on 2009 Apr 09 05:13:14 +0100