Nilgiri Mountain Railway
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The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals, is a 1,000 mm metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The railway is ope
NMR at Ketti station
A curve on NMR
A curve on NMR
NMR line showing rails and rack in 1900
Mountain railways of India
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The Mountain railways of India refer to railway lines operating in the mountainous regions of India. These include narrow-gauge railways that connect to select hill stations, and some of the broad-gau
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
…UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The site then became known as Mountain Railways of India. In 1854, plans were made to build a mountain railway from Mettupalayam to the Nilgiri Hills. However, it took the decision-makers 45 years to cut…
Darjeeling Train Fruitshop Crop
KSR Steam special at Taradevi 05 02 13 56
A train on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway