Conceived as a motor-cycle trip ended in pursuing these mountain trains by road and by foot, clicking them in different moods and set up. Presenting here a collection of pictures on the evergreen Nilgiri Mountain Railways taken during our trip to this beautiful hill destination in November 2012.
Black Beauty, X-37396 switches line to take charge of the Metupalayam bound passenger from Coonoor. (Harish Kumar)
The guard clears and the loco lets out the steam, just as the evening service to Metupalayam pulls out of Coonoor (Harish Kumar)
It is always a delight to watch a steam loco in action. With the signal clear, the passenger is on its way to Metupalayam. (Raghu Jayaraman)
Parallel action at Coonoor. Just as the Mettupalayam bound passenger begins to roll down the hills, the Udagamandalam bound passenger is ready to be shunted on to the main platform. (Harish Kumar)
Few kilometers down the line, we watch the passenger steaming down the steep gradient. (Naveen M)
LP makes final minute check, as we get ready for an uphill journey to Udagai. (Benhur)
Later in the evening, we took the 56138 Passenger to Lovedale. (Naveen M)
Two passengers soaking on the lovely view the railway line has to offer. (Harish Kumar)
We were dropped at Lovedale, and we bid Adieu to the passenger train and the fellow passengers. (Harish Kumar)
After another cup of tea and a few kilometers of off-roading, we were back at Lovedale, just in time to catch the last action of the day, and our trip. The 18:00 hrs service from Udagamandalam arrives at Lovedale. (Harish Kumar)
The powerful headlight of YDM-4 #6664 pierces through the flowing fog, as the Coonoor bound passenger moves out of Lovedale. (Naveen M)
The tiny lamp at the guard's end scans down the line, as the train disappears around the corner, the last time in this trip. Until next time, Folks! (Harish Kumar)