Frontier Mail had the numbers 3/4 right through from Bombay to Peshawar. 57/58 was known as GIP Bombay Express, and also went to Peshawar. 5/6 Punjab (Calcutta) Mail ran from Howrah to Lahore. 17/18 was a Link Express between Lahore and Howrah, with coaches attached to the Doon Express at Laksar. You can see the originally Lahori Passenger here from Lahore to Dehra Dun (today's ASR - DDN Express). 67/ 68 Coaching Express seems to be forerunner of the ASR - Delhi Janata Express, which has since vanished. The mainline from Lahore to Delhi was via Saharanpur, with only 57/58 taking the shorter route via Panipat.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2010 Sep 29 17:28:47 +0000

fond memories of CWDs of LRJ shed!

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2010 Sep 25 14:21:27 +0000

Rare stuff. Pre 1947, we read Indian State Railways everywhere. What is Indian State Railways? Is it GIPR, BB&CI etc, which were owned by the state?

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2010 Sep 15 07:48:15 +0000

Pic is full of drama... I observe that the tracks are MG, SG and BG!

Posted by Gowri Sankar R on 2010 Sep 14 14:42:27 +0000

Duzdap was renamed Zahidan. The Iran border was at Kuh-i-Taftan between Nok-Kundi and Mirjawa. Timetables of the 1970s showed this station.

Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2010 Sep 13 13:32:24 +0000

This was run by the Parry's group.

Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2010 Sep 08 12:53:49 +0000

Doc, the Ranipet branch came later. Initially Walajah Road was called Arcot, which can be seen in the early maps.

Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2010 Sep 08 12:52:29 +0000

Sir, In those days when average per capita income was Rs. 100, two annas was not cheap.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2010 Sep 08 12:43:46 +0000

I am finding the price most attractive!

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2010 Sep 08 12:39:29 +0000

This zone was totally isolated from the rest of the country. Also note the line planned between Silghat and Jorhat to Amguri. This would have cut right through the heart of the Kaziranga National Park.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2010 Sep 08 12:25:34 +0000