A very rare capture. YAM 1 21904 with a goods train zooms past Chennai Egmore. Even as late at January 1998 these little beasts handled all sort of duties in Chennai MG section. MG has gone all together from Chennai and with it, the YAM 1's. It is even hard to find an MG goods train in Southern railway now

Looking splendid in this low angle shot, palindromic YAM 1 21921 along with another of her friend wait near thier home shed at Tambaram. This was thier home for more than 30 years. Within a few years the doors of Tambaram Shed will shut forever for these cute little Japanese built electrics. Photograph by Gary Wilson during January 1998

How many years of active life left?? 21910 and 21910 spend thier day waiting to haul some night express out of Egmore. December 1996. Photograph by Gary Wilson

Like tired warriors after a lost battle several YAM 1's wait at the trip shed at Egmore. Strangely indeed, the loco in front, 21913 still exist today and is going to be preserved at BG car shed, Tambaram. 21906 has a name board reading "Mahal Express", the loco has bought in the non existant Madurai Mahal Express from Madurai

YAM 1 21920 hurries from the trip shed at Egmore to attend some duties during January 1998. Photograph by Gary Wilson

Nagore Exp on left has a 1A, 2A, FC, SL and II accomodation. Look at the MG FC.

Another name board that will soon disappear - Tambaram-Nagore Exp. Why have they forgotten the name of the train, Kamban Exp?

MG Oil Tankers. They were from different zones like WR, NR, and NF. Never will they return. They are all based at NGT (Nagapattinam) now

YDM 4 6233 that bought in food for the other locos. Strangely, the train had 3 caboose, two in the middle and one was the real one at the end. The oiltanker train had 9 wagons only

6186 and her friend 6281 spend time next to the Tambaram-Nagore Kamban Exp. 6281 is the power for Kamban Exp

MG stock of Rameswaram Exp. Strangely, the train is vestibuled almost throughout. It's SLR and a GS were being shunted.

How long will we see the name board of Tambaram-Rameswaram Exp??

Look at the MG vestebule of the Rameswaram Exp. The train has 2A, FC, SL and II classes

Nagore Exp still has a composite 1A-2A coach. This is the 2A side.

This is the 1A side. The coach is classified as WGFACCW and belong to Madurai Division

The crane is very small and cute, like the YAM 1's. It's capacity is just 2 tons

Thankfully, MG is alive and kicking in Tambaram. The BG train that you see in the distance is the Pallavan Exp hauled by an Arakkonam WAM 4 21255 approaching Tambaram

Peeping in between the MG wagon and YDM 4 to see the WAM 4 that hauled Pallavan

Uprooted MG concrete sleepers wait for a customer

YDM 4 6150 wait proudly at the head of Tambaram-Villupuram-Tiruvannamalai Passenger

A blue Vaccum Braked MG SLR in the Tambaram-Villupuram Passenger. Does the railways like the BG coaches so much as to mimic MG as BG coaches? YDM 4 6283 is waiting at head of historical 6701 "Boat Mail" (Tambaram-Rameswaram Exp)

This MG crane has defenitely seen better days.

The Tambaram BG EMU shed. Compare it with the MG days here

New rulers of Tambaram - YDM 4's wait impatiently like horses readying for the night battle and the BG EMU peeping from the distance

The cab of 21922 is full of batteries

YAM 1's cute little Bo-Bo bogies. So very different from the BG electric Co-Co's

Maybe this stage was made to do the ceremony to give peace to the departed soul of YAM 1's