Gems of pictures. Thanks Mark for sharing!
Tender appears to be in Taj Express livery too.

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2012 May 28 08:52:36 +0000

Interesting photographs, and thanks a lot for sharing! True, never seen so many types of steam locos in action! And the Permanent way looks so clean, so much plastic free those days!!

Posted by PVS Praveen Kumar on 2012 May 26 01:50:31 +0000

Quite amazing to see a steam loco chugging on electrified line!

Posted by Karan Desai on 2012 May 25 21:07:26 +0000

I never knew that these many variants of steam loco existed in India. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2012 May 25 09:41:56 +0000

Superb decoration. Wonder whats written on the front of the loco

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2012 May 24 11:37:54 +0000

Inside cylinders and valve gear.

Posted by S. Srinivas on 2012 May 23 14:50:11 +0000

Inside cylinders.

Posted by S. Srinivas on 2012 May 23 14:38:21 +0000

check out the cycle on the loco. nice :)

Posted by Saptarshi Bhattacharya on 2012 May 23 12:40:47 +0000

49 UP/50 DN is the Howrah Amritsar Express. Current numbers are 3049/50.

Posted by Bodhisattva Sengupta on 2012 May 23 11:09:06 +0000

If my memory serves right Kolhapur had one of these beauties on shunting duties in early 80's before steam was withdrawn completely. It always appeared in perfect working conditions but relegated to shunting duty just because IR was phasing out steam.

Posted by Satish Gune on 2012 May 23 06:44:52 +0000