It is the steam engines of the ‘Mountain Railways of India’ that have led to their inclusion in the UNESCO world heritage sites.
The Himalayan railway of West Bengal and the Nilgiri railway of Tamil Nadu are the most famous ones.
In this case, I spotted a steam locomotive from the 19th century in front of the Coonoor railway station. It was just this one piece in what looked like an open museum.
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very nice! loved the first pic.. looks right out of a history book! and did u get down at lovedale? it was much better than at ooty or coonoor...for one, it was absolutely empty and we had the whole station to ourselves... and it was so peaceful and looked like the epitome of a railway station from our childhood books!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anu! Yes, I did get down at all stations and indeed it was much calmer than all the other stations. The entire joy ride was a great experience.
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