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| Indian Metre-Gauge Heaven! Ajmer on India’s Western Railway was a treasure-house of old locomotive types, with Imperial (pre-Independence), classes outnumbering Indian Railways standard designs. All has long since gone – steam was replaced by diesel traction and the metre gauge has been superseded by Indian Railways’ broad gauge of 5 feet, six inches (1.676m). Here are a few memories, seen on just one day in December, 1979: Ajmer north end passenger pilot, Class G2 282, brings empty coaching stock to the carriage sidings. Colour slide and scan by Roger Griffiths: roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| Indian Metre-Gauge Heaven! Ajmer on India’s Western Railway was a treasure-house of old locomotive types, with Imperial (pre-Independence), classes outnumbering Indian Railways standard designs. All has long since gone – steam was replaced by diesel traction and the metre gauge has been superseded by Indian Railways’ broad gauge of 5 feet, six inches (1.676m). Here are a few memories, seen on just one day in December, 1979: Taking water under Ajmer station’s marvellous signal gantry was the north end passenger pilot, Class G2 282; note the permanently attached brake van. Colour slide and scan by Roger Griffiths: roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| Indian Metre-Gauge Heaven! Ajmer on India’s Western Railway was a treasure-house of old locomotive types, with Imperial (pre-Independence), classes outnumbering Indian Railways standard designs. All has long since gone – steam was replaced by diesel traction and the metre gauge has been superseded by Indian Railways’ broad gauge of 5 feet, six inches (1.676m). Here are a few memories, seen on just one day in December, 1979: Ajmer north end freight pilot, Class G2 300, brings a train of wagons into the sidings north of the station. Note the permanently attached water tank, to allow the loco to work away from water supplies all day. Colour slide and scan by Roger Griffiths: roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
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