At great speed on the rack railway
339 views · Published 15 November 2012 · 1:15 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: Incredible Steam Trains of India and Other Videos · 2012 · Education
The 2nd India-built oil fired steam engine for Nilgiri Mountain Railway, X 37397, which entered service in March 2012, rushes toward Coonoor at its maximum speed on the rack section, and a family passing by on the road lined with majestic cypress trees stops by for a memorable photograph.
V.M.Govind Krishnan's book: "NMR [Nilgiri Mountain Railway]-From Lifeline to Oblivion", now available in its Revised Edition documents the efforts of the public to thwart the moves of the Indian government to dismantle this unique rack railway, now in its 113th year; and to keep this engineering marvel in running condition. NMR is the only metre gauge rack railway in Asia.
Online orders for this Book can be had on this link: https://notionpress.com/read/nilgiri-mountain-railway-nmr?cN=af22197be2df8d21f124b5e0a0e3d7d9d066c92f
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