Nice click and very rare shot.

Posted by Jatin Bhavsar on 2008 Jul 21 15:39:00 +0000

Great action shot! Lovely foreground of crossovers to.

Posted by Bharat Vohra on 2008 Jul 21 14:44:23 +0000

At some later date, the full form read "His Exalted Highness...", which may well have been the longest name of any railway company in the world.

Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2008 Jul 21 07:20:44 +0000

See how the frame has got bent by the heat.

Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2008 Jul 21 07:13:50 +0000

I can see two "No Entry" signboards. What are they for? Normally such boards are used on roads to warn drivers about a No Entry but that is not needed on railways where points are set from the Control Tower.

Posted by Karan Desai on 2008 Jul 21 07:07:29 +0000

This is perhaps the only steam loco to be retro fitted with air brakes.

Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2008 Jul 21 04:03:08 +0000

Thats the sight feed lubricator. The valves are used to control the number of oil drops per minute being fed to the moving parts. The drops can be seen throught the glass.

Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2008 Jul 21 04:02:17 +0000

The regulator had a spring and slot arrangement and was unlike most regulators on steam locos.

Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2008 Jul 21 03:59:49 +0000

The link that moves the slide valve was removed and the slide valve locked in a position so as to ensure that both front and rear ports of steam cylinder are open to exhaust / inlet to prevent any pressure from building up in the steam cylinders as this would result in a dynamic brake type of effect.

Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2008 Jul 21 03:57:22 +0000

No.There are many in the archives!

Posted by Ashwanth on 2008 Jul 21 03:38:02 +0000