nice loco!!

Good one...

nice one

After lying in neglect around various yards all over the country uncared and unattended, it is indeed an admirable that most the steam engines have found a good home in Rewari, where they are regularly maintained, steamed. While, the engines still look good, I think the Rewari shed should be opened to volunteer participation from steam/rail fans to come help restore the machines, assist in operations etc. To make this model sustainable, more steam runs should be organized and widely advertised so that people keep trickling in and the revenue meter keeps ticking.

Thanks for the wonderful set, James.
While it is nice to see the effort, I think they have used too much paint to make the locos look artificially good. Being old school, I think the old rustic looks better than this make up!

When hauling air-braked stock, there is a compressor in the first coach that supplies air for the braking system. The red pipe is for connecting to that. Some locomotives like Fairy Queen carry their compressors on-board but it is still powered by the generator in the trailing cars.


When on their own, these locomotives have to rely on their vacuum brakes and steam brakes. In all they now have four kinds of brakes including mechanical brakes!

The locos have been modified for Air-Brake working.Wonder how the requisite pressure is built using the limited power sources in the locomotives.There is also a third pipe colored red,the function of which is not clear.

I am reminded of the song - Mere Sapnon Ki Rani - from the Hindi movie Aradhana.

Gems of pictures. Thanks Mark for sharing!
Tender appears to be in Taj Express livery too.

Sir, I remember some of these working in Quilon MG shead as shunters. Do you have pics of them? I still remember the elongated chimneys