From : NODDINGCAT Added: Apr 3, 2007
See the Nilgiri Mountain Steam Railway, in Tamil Nadu, India.
The Journey ends at Coonoor - 28km, 5616ft - main intermediate station on the line to Comatore from Ooty. Coonoor is at the site of the locomotive workshops as well as the top end of the rack rail. Trains must reverse a short distance before continuing their climb to Ooty. It is normal for the locomotive to be changed here with diesel traction being normal for all trains to Ooty, except on this film, which is STEAM!
The journey begins in Ooty (Aka Udagamandalam)
The ride goes through Wellington - 29km, 5804ft
Aruvankadu - 32km, 6144ft
Ketti - 38km, 6864ft
and, Lovedale - 42km, 7694ft
Starting at Ooty - 46km, 7228ft(2200m)
Witness Indian steam, still running today! Category : Autos
From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the wonderful...
From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the wonderful...
From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred years these little trains have climbed through the clouds and into the wonderful...
Here is the first new steam engine for the metre gauge Nilgiri Mountain Railway built by the railway workshops at Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli, India, at a c...
Indian Hill Railways Episode 2/3 - The Nilgiri Mountain BBC Documentary Part 2 Of 6 From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hund...
The Nilagiri Passenger train from Mettupalayam to Ooty, on the World Heritage Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre gauge) crawls uphill through verdant scenery,on...
Indian Hill Railways Episode 2/3 - The Nilgiri Mountain Railway BBC Part 4 Of 6 From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred ...
Indian Hill Railways Episode 2/3 - The Nilgiri Mountain Railway BBC Part 5 Of 6 From the Himalayas in the north to the Nilgiris in the south - for a hundred ...