IR 150 years exhibition train |
In 2002 , IR was conducting 150 years celebrations all over India !
An exhibition train toured across India. It spent 2-4 days in various cities.
I visited it during its bangalore halt ( Bangalore Cantonment ). The
coaches of the train were actually remodeled old sleeper coaches ,
with speed downgraded from 110kmph to 75kmph. The inside of the coaches had
been 'cleared' to make space for an art / photo gallery & model
exhibits. The exhibition part was about 8 coaches & dealt with different aspects
of railways in India. Another 6 coaches were meant for staff , etc. |
Special Note : A few photos are of the 're-photographed' type. Hence , I am not the original
photographer ! Some photos are skewed , as I have tried to avoid flash. |
A giant elephant , Bholu , the guard ! Welcomes you to the entrance. ( No entry fees ! ) |
The decorated entrance door. A board reads " Railway Board Welcomes You '. |
One of the crew / service coaches of this train. Rake belongs to Northern Railway. |
On the inside , a beautiful frame displays all the emblems of the 'original zones'
of the Indian railways. The best design I felt , were that of 'state rly mysore ' the first one. 'Eastern rly' is also quite good , its the last one. |
Wow ! What an assortment ! CLW kings : WAP- 4 , WAG- 9 & WAG- 7 |
Please click on photos for larger images. |
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Appears to be NDLS trip shed. WAP- 4 , WAP- 1. The white loco is WAP- 5. A Rajdhani rake can also be seen in the background. |
The cute YAM - 1 MG electric cruising over a river with an unknown exp , on Chennai
Egmore - Villupuram line (the grand chord of the south ). |
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