One can make out how SR has become SWR. I mean S "W" R

Posted by Ravi Sundararajan on 2009 Mar 11 18:29:24 +0000

It's great to see a YD preserved, especially in a condition such as this!

Posted by John Lacey on 2009 Feb 27 10:29:35 +0000

This locomotive was based at Castle Rock shed and was meant only for working on the ghat section(Braganza ghats).
Drivers and firemen who worked in this very locomotive are still serving the railways.

Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2009 Feb 10 02:19:29 +0000

head lights on??

Posted by Deepak Murali on 2008 Nov 28 04:48:10 +0000

Rest in peace, mighty one.

Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2008 Nov 26 17:55:24 +0000

Can't believe the locos are still there! And no, NIMACH does not stand for North Indian etc. In fact the conventional spelling from British days has been Neemuch!And MHOW is simply the anglicisation of Mahoo, the original name of the town...we can debate this endlessly on derailed if you like.

Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2008 Nov 26 06:06:33 +0000

Wow, wonderful bit of information, Sachin Bhai. How many locos are there in Neemuch?

MHOW stands for Military Headquarters of War

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2008 Nov 26 02:51:31 +0000

happens! 50yrs down the line people will wonder that NOIDA stands for New Okla Industrial Development Authority.

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2008 Nov 25 23:48:27 +0000

That's an interesting bit of information about the name Nimach - tks for sharing. As for the steamers, it seems little has changed since Mohan and me passed through there a few years back.

Posted by Bharat Vohra on 2008 Nov 25 17:48:21 +0000

I'm glad the loco is preserved: it was the first of the ZD class built in 1957, but the loco did run on the CR.

Posted by John Lacey on 2008 Aug 17 10:32:18 +0000