Interesting epigraphy on the brass plates: Top plate, "Surakhsha pratham", i.e., "safety first". Bottom plate just above the doors of the coal furnace, "Koyla swadisht hai", meaning "the coal is tasty". The loco appears to be tastefully decorated inside.

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2007 Apr 02 01:47:59 +0000

Beautiful. What is the bird statue doing there means which switch or lever?

Posted by Samar on 2007 Apr 01 18:38:36 +0000

The crown sitting elegantly on the exhaust pipe, does add a regal touch to YP 2579. There's a sense of pride attached to a steam loco thats sadly missing from its diesel and electic counterparts. Thanks a lot John, for these pictures.

Posted by PVS Praveen Kumar on 2006 Oct 03 08:32:50 +0000

W/B is Whistle/Bridge. There is a bridge further down the line. Moreover, the train is on a curve. A similar sign is also before the road-cum-rail bridge over River Godavari.

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2006 Oct 03 07:18:33 +0000

WB??? Whistle for bulls??

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Oct 02 21:34:43 +0000

Awesome

Posted by Sriskandh Subramanian on 2006 Oct 01 16:40:09 +0000

Amazing

Posted by Abhijit Lokre on 2006 Jun 07 18:36:35 +0000

Oh John! you've outdone urself all over again! I love the rays in their last moments on the rails and that smell of dust! you've captured the moment! brilliant!

Posted by Naren Damodaran on 2006 Jun 06 19:10:16 +0000

The place was also called Mayavaram then. Everything about this pic is so nostalgic:
1. Mayavaram has been renamed Myladuturai (Mayavaram was Sanskrit and Myladuturai is Tamil)
2. Line to Karaikal is now closed
3. YL locos were light locos for small branch lines
4. What is the second coach. An MG coach with only two doors on a side? Must be very rare. Only MG AC coaches had them
And what a beautifull shot!!

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Jun 04 20:07:44 +0000

same location as that of http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Uploads/YDM4_6601MathuraJunction9-3-92.jpg.html

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2006 Apr 08 09:22:35 +0000