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.

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

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.

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.

WB??? Whistle for bulls??

Awesome

Amazing

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!

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!!

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