The loco is looking majestic! I always like the way pilots stop the train-with the loco and tender/milktankers away from the platform.

Posted by Ashwanth on 2006 Sep 22 09:14:33 +0000

Arre Janab, wah Taj boliye. Beautiful!

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2006 Sep 22 07:52:39 +0000

Awesome pic.. after an overdose of electrics n diesels, here comes something that quenches the thirst of us railfans.. super.. Thanx a lot Mrs Rege!

Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2006 Sep 21 23:20:18 +0000

Also the third line by which this train is traveling is no more. The loop to NRM has been re-laid from the mainline itself.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Sep 21 23:17:26 +0000

WOW! Never have i ever seen it so clear and open before. If you look now......this place is filled up with grass and weeds and one can hardly notice the line going into the NRM. I guess the photographer has used the flyover to take this shot. Without the catenary and the modifications, this place looks like a whole new place to me!!!!

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Sep 21 23:13:44 +0000

Superb pics. Indeed it is refreshing to see steam after so long. Look at the mixed train. The coaches and wagons too are as antique as the loco. The small coach in front is really interesting. What was it used for? Seems that too is on way to NRM

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Sep 21 22:49:47 +0000

John Sir, You are a Genius..Thanks for capturing India Prime Rail Heritage...Hats Off!!

Posted by Saurab Basu on 2006 Jun 25 22:41:31 +0000

Lovely Snap... and note the signs of electrification co-existing with the giant steamers..

Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2006 Jun 11 01:44:53 +0000

This was the only system of this type I encountered in India. Even large depots seemed to rely upon the steam crane and bucket method.I liked the way each crane had its own number. As they were self propelled this seemed the correct thing. In the UK very large sheds had concrete towers/silos with elevators on which full wagons were lifted and tipped into the silo but I have also seen the conveyor belt system used

Posted by Mick Pope on 2006 Jun 08 03:30:38 +0000

How does this stuff work? I remember that there was a coaling system at Ernakulam Jn in 1980's with a conveyer belt and hooper buckets. Do you have a pic of such a system?

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Jun 07 08:52:45 +0000