Wow....why couldn't this still have been the case now ;-)

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Dec 13 18:00:24 +0000

Oh ok. Thanks for the info Bharat.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Dec 13 17:58:55 +0000

Wonderful coverage! Kudos to the adventurers!!

Posted by Gautam on 2007 Dec 13 17:29:51 +0000

Sid, that's not a WG. Seems like a BESA design to me but someone like Harsh would be able to confirm that. The buildings seen here were built in the 1920-30s and if I'm not mistaken, the loco on the left entered service a little after that. I think these locos were brought to the grounds as some sort of exhibit. Why would an EIR and GIP loco work on a construction site near Delhi?

Posted by Bharat Vohra on 2007 Dec 13 16:41:59 +0000

Solid structure downwards of pic. is compressor (to which black air nozzle is connected) which may be of 1 to 2 HP, thing with 'IMP' written and wires running in it with yellow label tags are solenoid valves, structure with 'AQ 15' in middle of pic. is pressure sensor or pressure switch. Dushyant Jani.

Posted by Gallery Administrator on 2007 Dec 13 16:37:07 +0000

WG and the Fairy Queen - nice nice! Wish the railway line was still there!

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Dec 13 16:14:11 +0000

I vaguely remember being told about a railway siding which was was built to haul the stones up the Raisina Hill from NDLS, to enable construction of the (now) Rashtrapati Bhawan, North/South blocks and Parliament House. This was the first picture I found supporting that.

Posted by Rajeev Shrivastava on 2007 Dec 13 16:02:34 +0000

"Come on big brother, let's play!"

BTW Rajeev, was the little one pulling the big one or was it being pushed? And some info on the vintage of this photo maybe...?

Posted by Bizzy Mishra on 2007 Dec 13 15:41:04 +0000

yet another great contribution from the adventure guys....great snaps guys..

Posted by Deepak Murali on 2007 Dec 13 14:17:19 +0000

Btw who took the photo?

Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2007 Dec 13 13:20:12 +0000