O WOww Just now I was discussing about Metre Gauge DC EMUs... Thanks a ton David for this wonderful and lovely stuff. This is not a tram, but EMU on a level crossing.

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2010 Jun 09 10:15:54 +0000

O..OK... I failed to observe the waiting vehicle at level gate. Wowww, is that a tram ??? And the lines crossing rly lines at 90 degres??? This is indeed a treasure trove...

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2010 Jun 09 10:18:35 +0000

Wow! A very special picture!

Posted by Harish Kumar on 2010 Jun 09 10:19:01 +0000

I think, this location is near Chennai Egmore, facing chennai-park, and this level gate, is today's ROB outside Chennai-Egmore, at Park end... I may also be corrected.

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2010 Jun 09 10:28:49 +0000

I think this location is just opposite to the Chennai Corporate (Rippon) building. The huge, white wall on the right side is the old Central Jail. Also visible is the mosque which is adjecent to the now extended BG platform of Park. The train is actually going towards Egmore and the Tram is heading to Chintadripet. This place now has a FOB.

Posted by Harish Kumar on 2010 Jun 09 11:06:00 +0000

I think Harish is right. The building dome visible on the top left must be Hotel Picnic. I also have a feeling the picture was taken at a height from the stairs of some FOB. It is not clear from the picture how the overhead wires of the Tram and the train crossed each other ! The "T" indicates the train is going towards Tambaram.

Posted by Manohar Natarajan on 2010 Jun 09 11:15:11 +0000

A million Thanks for sharing this picture to Chris Ward and to David.
I am trying to figure out how the Overhead wires of the tram and the OHE crossed each other! Some workaround must have been done. Can anyone try to decipher how this could have been achieved?

Posted by Gowri Sankar R on 2010 Jun 10 11:47:08 +0000