Yes indeed, worked Kalka -Simla and similar to ZF on Kangra Valley. I guess this loco and others were displaced by diesels.The DRLR had a real collection of 'gems'including some ex Central Railway A/1 2-8-4 tanks. I heard that the railway was abandoned after a strike and the locos left where they lay.If this is true they represent a real gold mine and would be snapped up by heritage railways in the UK.

Posted by Mick Pope on 2006 Mar 08 22:43:01 +0000

Lovely picture - stood out among the thumbnails! Looks like a crossing station on some desolate branch line instead of a major route. Is the mainline really that unkempt?

Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2006 Mar 08 20:07:58 +0000

Great photos esp. the ones with Kanchanjunga in the background. But this looks like Sukna station.

Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2006 Mar 08 20:00:43 +0000

Dont have a clue about DRLR but looking at the loco i have a hunch that they were used on Kalka Simla Railway is my guess correct??

Posted by Vaibhav Sarin on 2006 Mar 08 13:33:39 +0000

In fact, this is very close to Nagothane station (0.5km). The terrain in Konkan is such that the countryside closes in very quickly before/after the station. Sometimes, even at the station!

Posted by Abhijit Lokre on 2006 Mar 08 12:59:03 +0000

Beautiful picture!

Posted by Vivek Manvi on 2006 Mar 07 22:50:47 +0000

yep!! the loco looks KJM.

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2006 Mar 07 19:18:35 +0000

FOB in the middle of nowhere? Wow !

Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2006 Mar 07 10:40:26 +0000

Bachau was the worst hit town in the 2001 earthquake and suffered near to 100% damage. The station building and anciliary structures were also rebuilt after the quake. Some pre-quake elements like the tree seem to have survived..;-)

Posted by Abhijit Lokre on 2006 Mar 07 00:58:10 +0000

The sky is of a lovely hue and the platform so broad - neat!

Posted by Naren Damodaran on 2006 Mar 06 23:17:39 +0000