history

IR trains of yesteryears wore magnifient liveries, most of which have sadly been replaced with the standard blue-dark blue of the air braked trains, or the drab maroon of the vacumm braked ones. Some special trains like the Rajdhani or Shatabdi Expresses do maintain special liveries, while some like the Karnavati or the Swarna Jayanti Express are lucky enough to have distinct paint coats. In this section, we have made an attempt to re create that colorful, but longlost past of IR.

Pink City Express (MG) 1970s-1980s (picture courtesy Jay Balakrishna)

Tamil Nadu Express, 1970s

Coromandel Express 1970s - early 1980s

Ganga Kaveri Express, 1970s - early 1980s (picture courtesy Jay Balakrishna)

Brindavan Express, 1970s (picture courtesy Jay Balakrishna)

Brindavan Express, 1980s

GT Express, 1960s

GT / AC Express 1970s