Samastipur in October 1994

By Lars-Åke Holst

Date: 2006-04-19
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 12 items
YG 4264.jpg

YG 4264 is leaving Samastipur Metre Gauge station with a passenger train heading for Darbhanga 1994-10-21.

YG 4179.jpg

YG 4179 is looking out through the brick wall at the backside of Samsatipur locoshed 1994-10-21.

Samastipur Locoshed.jpg

Samastipur MG steam locoshed 1994-10-21

YP 2723.jpg

YP 2723 is ready to leave the shed and go to work in Samastipur 1994-10-21.

YP 2723-1.jpg

The same loco YP 2723 is backing out while YG 3000 is waiting on the track beside. Samastipur 1994-10-21.

YP 2857.jpg

YP 2857 have just left its train outside platform 1 in Samastipur and is going back to the MG shed. 1994-10-21

YP 2718.jpg

After leaving the train from New Jalpaiguri very early in the morning in Barauni, I was glad to find YP 2718 waiting in front of Mithilachal Express that would take me to Samastipur 1994-10-21. This was my first journey in India behind a MG steam engine,

YG 3000.jpg

One hazy morning in Samastipur, Bihar, YG 3000 is waiting for another duty in front of the MG locoshed 1994-10-21

YG 3063.jpg

YG 3063 is waiting at Samastipur MG freight yard with a goods train bound for Darbhanga 1994-10-21. Please note the drivers bike loaded at the front of the engine.

YG 3063-1.jpg

YG 3063 waiting with the train bound for Darbhanga 1994-10-21. The picture is taken when the crew was shunting the train together.

YG 4082.jpg

YG 4082 passing the station in Samastipur 1994-10-21 before taking care of shunting duties.

YG 3572.jpg

YG 3572 at Samastipur station during October 1994. Photograph by Lasse Holst