The YCG-1 was a class of electric locomotives built in the 1930s in England for use on the metre-gauge electrified lines in the Chennai (Madras) area. The name stands for (Y)metre gauge, (C)DC ele... (more)

Morning light on shinning locomotives

Morning light spills over the long goods train as a pair of shinning WDM-3D's lead the train through the countryside.

The electric locomotive #4006 of the GIPR (Great Indian Peninsula Railway), Later CR (Central Railway) has been built in 1930 and was named Sir Roger Lumley. It is preserved at the Delhi National ... (more)

The X class is a metre gauge 0-8-2T rack and pinion compound locomotive used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. They are used on the 28-kilometre-long (17 mi) ... (more)

Grime power

Jan Shatabdi Express with its colorful carriages powered by a grime power rushing to its final destination, Thiruvananthapuram Central

222XX series

The first series of WAP-4 locos popularly called as MONSTER, had sheer power but no efficiency in power consumption and a rarity to spot nowadays

Metre gauge 4-6-2 Pacific No YP 2813 has stopped at Umra (Rajasthan) with the 0935 Udaipur to Ahmedabad. This train was booked 11 hours and 45 minutes to cover around 200 miles. The same loco and... (more)

Favorite shed & train

WAP-7 from my favorite shed, ERODE powering my favorite train, Chennai Mail Superfast Express through Paravur station

Satara to Pune passenger train entering Ambale station.

Through lush greenery

PONMALAI WDG-3A helping the lead loco to climb the gradients of Western Ghats as the train rolls through the lush green hills

Fresh colors

Basking in morning sun, PONMALAI WDG-3A in fresh colors resting with Kochuveli - Nilambur Road Rajya Rani Express

5 feet 6 inch gauge 4-6-2 No 15054 of WL class is being scrapped at Firozpur, in the Indian Punjab, in 1995.

The broad gauge steam locomotive WP #7564 is turned on the turntable of the Delhi shed. A total of 755 WPs were built between 1947 and 1967, bearing fleet numbers 7000 to 7754. The first batch of ... (more)

100+ years old

Built in 1921 during British rule, this station had steam locos followed by diesel locos and will be electrified by 2023

Teak forest

Passing through the dense teak forest of Melattur, situated in the 101 years old railway route between Shoranur Jn and Nilambur Road