Pre Independence (1947) Broad Gauge Steam.

This album contains pictures of broad gauge steam locomotives from the pre independence (1947) era.

Date: 2008-09-02
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 28 items
IMail002

This is what I believe The Imperial Mail pulling into Nagpur Junction. This is an undated photograph reproduced from a glass plate negative. However the shining 4-4-2 E1 class locomotive at the helm suggests that the picture could be from 1910-5. Note the

orion - EIR

`Orion', an East Indian Railway locomotive numbered 97 was originally built as 0-4-0 WT in 1859-60 by Avonside. All locomotives from this batch were originally just named and the numbers were added only between 1880-4. All were rebuilt as 0-4-2 WT in 186

EIR 2-4-0 202

East Indian Railway (EIR), E class locomotive No. 202, a 2-4-0 built by Kitson in 1860-1. These were amongst the earliest standard design mass-produced locomotives for a railway company in India.

postcard088

A picture postcard from early 1900s showing an early 4-6-0 design locomotive of East Indian Railway (possibly P class).

KTH

An undated picture postcard showing Kota(h) station with an UP train on the platform. Postcard was in the personal collection of Station Master of this station between November 1918 to February 1922. Locomotive in picture is an H Class 4-6-0 No. 519 built

GGC

An undated picture postcard showing Gangapur City station with a train crossing. Postcard was in the personal collection of Station Master of this station between February 1922 till December 1922. Facing locomotive is an H class No. 505 buily by Vulcan Fo

EIR001

East Indian Railway's CT class 0-6-4T locomotive No. 843 was built/assembled at Jamalpur Works in 1906/7

53 Up Lahore-Quetta train hauled by 3 HGS locomotives in the 1930's.

53 Up Lahore - Quetta train of the North Western Railway, hauled by three 2-8-0 type HGS class locomotives, Nannar Nala bridge at the beginning of the Bolan Pass incline. Mid-1930's. (P.S.A. Berridge, coll. Olga Berridge.) ()

A train steams over the reconstructed Bolan Pass railway line. William Edge, ~1890.
5:30 Passenger from Kotri reaching Frere Road station, 1900
Train over Attock bridge, 1895
XA class 4-6-2 loco on Chappar Rift bridge
img003

CWD class 2-8-2 No. 5107 seen at Karachi in 1947. It was built by Canadian Locomotive Company at Kingston, Ontario. 5107 was amongst the first batch of 28 broad gauge war department locomotives built. It is still a coal burner when photographed but all st