The map indicates an 'Ellora Road' station between Lasur and Daulatabad. Was this the earlier name of Potul (POZ) station ? Any more info on Ellora Road ?

Posted by K Gupta on 2009 Nov 13 04:44:26 +0000

Interesting! I didn't know Harbor Line was electrified before GIPR Mainlines!

Posted by Karan Desai on 2009 Nov 13 04:29:39 +0000

@Top Photo
Interesting to see the sign read "KURLA" and not "COORLA" which gave the station its code - CLA.

@Bottom Photo
The wordings in the ad perfectly portray the great pride GIPR used to take in it's Queen!

Posted by Karan Desai on 2009 Nov 13 04:27:32 +0000

Bradshaw from 1931 says that a portion of the Blue Mountain exp went from MTP to Bangalore too.

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Nov 13 03:49:29 +0000

The photographer must be referring to present Elephant gate area. In Tamil it is called as "Yaanai Kavuni"

Posted by Ramesh on 2009 Nov 13 03:33:21 +0000

Messrs. Mackinon Mackenzie & Co. are the same company which built the bridge over the Ghagra at Chhapra (Inchcape bridge), which Samar had recently mentioned about.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Nov 09 05:33:03 +0000

There are multiple trains, all providing connections to the 7 Dn., which goes via Trichinopoly - Karaikkudi - Manamadurai - Dhanushkodi. Could there have been slip coaches between Madras and Tuticorin? And don't miss the race segregation policies of the time.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Nov 09 05:31:15 +0000

Karan, 4 Dn Bobmay-Howrah Mail was so till 4-digit numbers came; Even=Down.

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2009 Oct 28 20:18:09 +0000

Dinapore is known as Danapur now. Similarly Cawnpore, all angrezi pronounciations!

Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2009 Oct 27 15:53:09 +0000

Was the present day Varanasi Jn known as Benares Cant at that time?

Posted by Rahul on 2009 Oct 27 14:51:38 +0000