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| India_Adderley_Viaduct Southern Railway MG 0-8-2T X 37389 (SLM 3000/1925) propels its work train over Adderley Viaduct, just beyond which there was a landslide which the workers were going to clear. The Bhawani River was in full spate after much rain but some workers are content to hang on the outside of the work coach, at least 30 metres above the raging torrent - no Health & Safety considerations were in force! 26.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| India_Coonor_shed_X_37392 Heavy repair work at Coonor engine shed was done outdoors in what in winter, would be unpleasant weather conditions, but to the staff it was "all in a day's work". 0-8-2RT X 37392 (SLM 4070 1952) is receiving a lot of attention. 26.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| India_Coonor_shed_X_37394 Also under repair with its dome cover removed, is 0-8-2RT X 37394 (SLM 4072 1952). The picture allows a comparison of what is seen everywhere in India - all available space taken up with housing of some kind. Those in view vary from something approaching solid construction, to the very primitive. 26.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| India_Mettupalaiyam_MG_station Standing at the MG platform at Mettupalaiyam is a works train for taking a track repair crew to clear a landslide blocking the track beoynd Adderley. The crew and various others watch members of the tour group taking many pictures of 0-8-2RT X 37389 (SLM 3000 1925); 26.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| India_above_Adderley Southern Railway MG 0-8-2RT X 37389 (SLM 3000/1925) climbs away from Adderley on the rack section of the Mettuppalaiyam - Ootacamund railway, in the Nilgiri Mountains; 26.11.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway X 37385 metre gauge Abt system cogwheel locomotive built 1920 by SLM Winterthur. 17 locomotives of this type were built 1914 to 1952 by SLM, most are still in service on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (only rack railway in India). In 2011 four new locomotives were built according to the same basic design, but oil-fired with newer components. National Railway Museum New Delhi 2012-12-07. |
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