Darjeeling Himalayan Railways

Trip to DHR in March 2009
by Sagar Patil

Date: 2009-04-07
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 25 items
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1. #602 NDM-6 (Class O-B-O). Manufactured at SAN Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd, Bangalore, India. (Sagar)

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2. B Class loco attaches a coach to our rake. (Sagar)

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3. Driver operating B class loco. Note a little quantity of coal sufficient for shunting duties. (Sagar)

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4. It reverses after completing its duty (Sagar)

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5. It puffs, puffs and puffs with great pick up. (Sagar)

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6. Our train 2D starts the journey as #602 NDM-6 whistles. (Sagar)

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7. Himalayan Bird #779 Class - B. Manufactured by 'Sharp Stewart & Co., Glasgow, Scotland' in 1889. (Sagar)

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8. A Japanese girl curiously taking shots of 779 B class loco "Himalayan Bird" (Sagar)

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9. Crossing many of such locations on the road. (Sagar)

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10. Train arrives at the famous 360 degree BATASIA LOOP (Sagar)

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11. 'Baby Sivok', said as World's Smallest Steam Loco (still in working condition). Kept in GHUM MUSEUM. Manufactured in 1881 by 'Sharp & Stewarts Company Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland' (Sagar)

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12. Mini BCN? At Ghum Museum (Sagar)

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13. Ready to leave Ghum (Altitude: 7407 ft). (Sagar)

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14. Bus escapes but Sumo can't. Vehicle drivers have to be very alert at these locations. Loco pilot continuously whistles the horn while approaching such spots. (Sagar)

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15. Screw-Break manually operated by experienced staff. Each coach has one such breaks-man. They decide the amount of brakes to be applied looking to locations, speed and whistling of loco by LP. Almost all coaches in our train were of Screw-Brakes. (Saga

Comments
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The diamond crossing with the BG was once with the MG towards Assam. Brings back fond memories of taking the train to Siliguri, and then (probably on the next day) aboard the A T Mail to Bihar.
Posted by Bodhisattva Sengupta on 2009 Apr 11 09:33:17 +0100
The diamond crossing with the BG was once with the MG towards Assam. Brings back fond memories of taking the train to Siliguri, and then (probably on the next day) aboard the A T Mail to Bihar.
Posted by Bodhisattva Sengupta on 2009 Apr 11 09:30:09 +0100
Excellent work Sagar...crisp and nice...
Posted by Milind on 2009 Apr 09 05:13:14 +0100