Brilliant. All hail the monstor president.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 May 23 14:00:13 +0000

Now a days Mandovi Express gets 20032 mostly.

Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2007 May 23 13:55:49 +0000

Nice to see this photo on the server. The train is TVC-MAS Mail

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2007 May 23 13:35:38 +0000

Excellent pic!

Posted by Subhabrata Chatterjee on 2007 May 23 12:46:33 +0000

So sad the loco is goddily painted. Would love to see it in the regular livery. And I never think any NMR loco has "Nee-Maa-Re" on it's sides!

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2007 May 23 09:59:04 +0000

The 'strange belt drive' is a chain drive from the original rear axle of the truck chassis on which it is based to the new rail rear wheels.

It is good to see that this historic vehicle has been repainted and is now somewhat better cared for. When I saw it in Feb 2006 it was rapidly deteriorating with door and bonnet hanging open, rotting woodwork etc.

It is significant as a very early example of a petrol engined passenger vehicle. Wouldn't it be marvellous if it could be put back into operation. I,for one, would happily pay a premium fare to ride it.

Posted by David Churchill on 2007 May 23 08:56:12 +0000

HL

If you look closely below the Headlamps, there are bolts which can be uncorked. The top of the headlamp has a hinge kind of arrangement, probably to open it and replace the fused bulb.

Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2007 May 23 07:38:17 +0000

Hmm the shed looks spick and clean, but only for now. Wait till they start working on the locos and start bulding up the shed; it will become like any other shed!!

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 May 23 04:25:22 +0000

WOW!!! The color of NRM has completely changed. When I visited last April, all the locos lost their beauty & now every loco has been repainted. http://sr-amesh.fotopic.net/c953270.html

Posted by Ramesh on 2007 May 23 04:24:44 +0000

The locomotive is YB 429.

Posted by Ramesh on 2007 May 23 04:21:46 +0000