Jitendra, this project is in full swing. See www.uhurumithuru.org

The Ernakulam terminus is now known as Ernakulam Goods and is a famous ghost station whose last train ran over a decade ago. The turnoff is near ERN's north cabin, fairly close to where I used to stay long ago.

And this explains why stations from Beach to Kodambakkam have codes starting with M (MSB, MSF, MPK, MS, MSC, MKK). All these were considered as part of the Madras City. Mambalam and Saidapet were outside the city limits under Saidapet municipality.

DSY is most definitely Dhanushkody. Also, the code for Kandambakkam is KDMD - it gets explained now. This station has had a different name earlier! (Kandamanadi)

very interesting pic. looks to be an 8 coach rake made up with 2 units with 2 motor coaches for each unit. These must have been taken off much before 1980 since i do not remember such a combination. and where are the cowcatchers? ;-)

A lovely refreshing album.

Mr. Gupta, Potul is indeed the closest station to the Ellora caves (12 km) past the town of Khuldabad, and may have been called Ellora Road in the past. I do not know when it was renamed.

Karan, the "burra sahibs" would not have liked to travel rubbing shoulders with the natives. Therefore they needed two trains.

Today also in the season, the evening Indrayani on Sundays is full of people returning from the races.

Byculla station in the heart of Mumbai today - not an inch of open space today, and certainly no wooden platforms on stilts, gaslights or tongas.