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India 1980

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Dehli Museum

17 February 1980



Monorail in Dehli Museum

17 February 1980



Dehli Museum

17 February 1980



Dehli Museum - 4 guages

17 February 1980



BNR Garrett in Dehli Museum

17 February 1980



Garrett makers plate

17 February 1980



Dehli Museum

17 February 1980



WG passes meseum

17 February 1980



WG passes meseum

17 February 1980



GIPR 1500v DC electric & XG 2-8-2 in museum

17 February 1980



P class 2-6-4T in museum

17 February 1980



HGC in museum

17 February 1980



Kalka - Simla tank engine in museum

17 February 1980



P class No 31652 in museum

17 February 1980



Tea on the balcony

17 February 1980



Dehli Jn shed: WPs

17 February 1980



WP at Dehli Jn shed

17 February 1980



7656 leaves New Dehli with the Taj Express

18 February 1980



Taj Express leaving New Dehli

18 February 1980



Balls? (New Dehli)

18 February 1980



Formula Buggy in New Dehli

18 February 1980



Connacht Place

18 February 1980



Crane at Serrai Rohilla

18 February 1980



YP at Serrai Rohilla

18 February 1980



In Baroda House, waiting outside the GM's Office while our missing reservations for the tour were honoured

18 February 1980



Dehli Jn: YP as station pilot

18 February 1980



YP 2310 outside Dehli Jn

18 February 1980



YP takes shunt out of Dehli Jn

18 February 1980



YP 2308 at Dehli Jn

18 February 1980



12522 (CWD) at Dehli Jn

18 February 1980



YP 2310 leaves Dehli Jn

18 February 1980



G2 class 4-6-0 No 282 at Ajmer

19 February 1980



YP at Ajmer

19 February 1980



Signals at Marwar Jn

19 February 1980



Class ?? 4-6-0 No ??? at Marwar Jn

19 February 1980



Scenic shot between Marwar Jn & Abu Road

19 February 1980



Jawai Bandh (YP without deflectors)

19 February 1980



Abu Road Works

19 February 1980



Abu Road crane

19 February 1980



YD 2-8-0 at Abu Road

19 February 1980



Dholka: YP No 2260 waits in the loop

20 February 1980



Dholka: watering

20 February 1980



The Zoo!

20 February 1980



Crossing

20 February 1980



Jalaila Road

20 February 1980



Elevated frame at Jalaila Road

20 February 1980



Bhotad

20 February 1980



Bhotad - YP 2090 takes over

20 February 1980



Dhola: N1S No. 962

20 February 1980



N1S 962 shunts Dhola

20 February 1980



Dhola

20 February 1980



YD (?) at Dhola

20 February 1980



Railcar at Sihor Jn

20 February 1980



NG shed at Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



NG Diesel Railcar at Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



PTS 4-6-4T at Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



PS on wheeldrop at Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



YL 5078 at Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



YL 5078 at Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



Dinner in Bhavnagar

20 February 1980



Dhaboi: ZB arriving

21 February 1980



Dhaboi: ZB 2-6-2

21 February 1980



Dhaboi shed: ZB on blowdown pad

21 February 1980



Old tank engine at Dhaboi in use as stationary boiler

21 February 1980



Plate on crane at Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Crane at Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Dhaboi shed

21 February 1980



P class 4-6-0 at Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Dhaboi shed

21 February 1980



Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Dhaboi Jn

21 February 1980



Dhaboi with ZB shunting

21 February 1980



B class 4-6-4T at Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Bob Toye at Dhaboi

21 February 1980



West end of Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Jim with admirers

21 February 1980



Harry's admirers

21 February 1980



Dhaboi Jn

21 February 1980



Dhaboi Jn name board

21 February 1980



Dhaboi street

21 February 1980



Gricing stops play

21 February 1980



Dhaboi

21 February 1980



Dhaboi (ZB class)

21 February 1980



P class at Pratnagar

21 February 1980



ZB at Pratnagar

21 February 1980



AWD leaves Baroda

22 February 1980



AWD leaves Baroda

22 February 1980



AWD leaving Baroda

22 February 1980



1st class waiting room at Baroda

22 February 1980



Bombay Victoria ("VT")

22 February 1980



Bombay VT

22 February 1980



Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli with YP leaving

23 February 1980



YP arriving at Hubli

23 February 1980



YD shunting the carriage works at Hubli

23 February 1980



YD 2-8-2 at Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli: YP 2832

23 February 1980



Coaling at Hubli

23 February 1980



YG at Hubli

23 February 1980



YP 2832 at Hubli

23 February 1980



YDM4 Co-Co at Hubli

23 February 1980



Yd at Hubli

23 February 1980



Hubli: shunting the special bogie

23 February 1980



Hubli

23 February 1980



YG at Hubli

23 February 1980



Bangalore: View from hotel room

24 February 1980



Bangalore: view from hotel

24 February 1980



Bangalore Cantonment

24 February 1980



WT tank at Bangalore Cantonment

24 February 1980



XD at Bangalore Cantonment

24 February 1980



XD at Bangalore Cantonment

24 February 1980



Bangalore Cantonment

24 February 1980



Bangalore Cantonment

24 February 1980



Bangalore Cantonment

24 February 1980



Bangalore City

24 February 1980



Bangalore City

24 February 1980



Bangalore City

24 February 1980



Bangalore City

24 February 1980



Bangalore

24 February 1980



Bangalore

24 February 1980



Bangalore

24 February 1980



Bangalore

24 February 1980



Bangalore City

24 February 1980



Bangalore Boozer

24 February 1980



Leyland Titan

24 February 1980



Leyland Titan

24 February 1980



Articulated Double Decker at Bangalore

24 February 1980



Leyland Titan

24 February 1980



22487 passes hotel

25 February 1980



WG passes hotel

25 February 1980



Gricer Jim

25 February 1980



Freight comes up bank

25 February 1980



Freight comes up bank

25 February 1980



XD climbing out of Bangalore City

25 February 1980



Banker on rear ...

25 February 1980



The Banker

25 February 1980



The Banker

25 February 1980



Ashok Hotel, Bangalore

25 February 1980



Jim (again)

25 February 1980



Hotel Ashoka

25 February 1980



Jim in Hotel Pool

25 February 1980



Ashok Hotel

25 February 1980



Jim at Ashok Hotel

25 February 1980



Jim at Ashok Hotel

25 February 1980



Jim goes off the board

25 February 1980



Indian Pants

25 February 1980



Jim on top board

25 February 1980



Bull Temple

25 February 1980



Small temple near Bull

25 February 1980



Another temple on hill opposite Bull

25 February 1980



Bangalore Horticultural park

25 February 1980



Crystal Palace

25 February 1980



Culture Vultures

25 February 1980



Crystal Palace

25 February 1980



Small Elephant on steps

25 February 1980



Inside C. Palace

25 February 1980



One of the 4 towers

25 February 1980



Senate House

25 February 1980



Law Courts

25 February 1980



Near Mettappulliam

26 February 1980



AWC at Mettappulliam

26 February 1980



AWC & WP at Mettappulliam

26 February 1980



WP leaves Mettappulliam

26 February 1980



Mettappulliam: WP departs

26 February 1980



WP leaves Mettappulliam

26 February 1980



WP runs round (Mettappulliam)

26 February 1980



Start of the rack

26 February 1980



On a viaduct

26 February 1980



Looking back

26 February 1980



View onto plains

26 February 1980



Adderley

26 February 1980



Adderley

26 February 1980



Adderley

26 February 1980



Looking uphill

26 February 1980



Leaving a tunnel

26 February 1980



Leaving a tunnel

26 February 1980



Hillgrove

26 February 1980



Runneymead

26 February 1980



Nearing Coonoor

26 February 1980



Side Valley near Coonoor

26 February 1980



Looking down on Runneymead

26 February 1980



Coonoor Shed

26 February 1980



Coonoor

26 February 1980



Coonoor

26 February 1980



"Tiffin Room" at Coonoor

26 February 1980



Coonoor Nameboard

26 February 1980



Adhesion section above Conoor

26 February 1980



Ooty nameboard

26 February 1980



Ooty station

26 February 1980



37395 in Ooty shed

26 February 1980



Ooty Carridge Sidings

26 February 1980



Ooty Town Centre

26 February 1980



Ooty

26 February 1980



Ooty

26 February 1980



Tiffin at Ooty

26 February 1980



Ready to leave

26 February 1980



Ooty lake

26 February 1980



Approaching Summit

26 February 1980



View near summit

26 February 1980



Looking down to Coonoor from summit

26 February 1980



Near Summit

26 February 1980



37384 (Prototype 'X') at Coonoor

26 February 1980



Coonoor

26 February 1980



At Metappulliam

26 February 1980



Basin Bridge Shed

27 February 1980



Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



WP off "Yercaud Express" (alloc Erode) at Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



Erode WP at Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



WP at Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



Diesel commuter train passes Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



EMU approaches Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



Snake Demo at Basin Bridge

27 February 1980



Grippers' notice at Egmore

27 February 1980



Egmore station

27 February 1980



Madras Egmore station

27 February 1980



WDM4 at Madras Central

27 February 1980



HPS at Madras Central

27 February 1980



Lallaguda

28 February 1980



Yms dumped at Lallaguda

28 February 1980



XB dumped at Lallaguda

28 February 1980



Lalaguda

28 February 1980



YG in suburban blue at Lalaguda

28 February 1980



YD 2-8-2 at Lalaguda

28 February 1980



YP 2870 (Telco - 1970) the last built at Lalaguda

28 February 1980



Broad & Metre guage at Lalaguda

28 February 1980



YP at Lalaguda

28 February 1980



Track recording car at Secunderabad

28 February 1980



WGs at Secunderabad

28 February 1980



YP runs round at Secunderabad

28 February 1980



Falaknuma

28 February 1980



Falaknuma

28 February 1980



Katcheguda

28 February 1980



Katcheguda

28 February 1980



Bridge near Katcheguda

29 February 1980



YP on bridge near Katcheguda

29 February 1980



Ritz Hotel, Hyderabad

29 February 1980



Ritz Hotel, Hyderabad

29 February 1980



Jim playing Crib

29 February 1980



Hyderabad Zoo train

29 February 1980



White Rhino

29 February 1980



Hippopotami

29 February 1980



Black Rhino

29 February 1980



Zoo Gricers

29 February 1980



Black Bear

29 February 1980



Hyderabad

29 February 1980



Hyderabad

29 February 1980



Market place in Hyderabad

29 February 1980



Hyderabad

29 February 1980



"Monkey" water stop

03 March 1980



Market place in Hyderabad

29 February 1980



ZE 2-8-2 at Gondor Jn

01 March 1980



Electric is attached at Durg Jn

01 March 1980



WP on blocks at Howrah

02 March 1980



HSM on ecs at Howrah

02 March 1980



SGC at Howrah loco

02 March 1980



HGS at Howrah loco

02 March 1980



WT at Howrah loco

02 March 1980



Howrah loco

02 March 1980



Howrah loco

02 March 1980



Gricer Booth

02 March 1980



A devil's brood

02 March 1980



Howrah loco

02 March 1980



Santragachi: HSM on ecs

02 March 1980



Santragachi: ecs

02 March 1980



Santragachi: HS 2-8-0

02 March 1980



Santragachi: HSM on ecs

02 March 1980



Chitpur: 2xWAG1 electrics

02 March 1980



WM at Chitpur

02 March 1980



SGC2 at Chitpur

02 March 1980



CWD at Chitpur

02 March 1980



Chitpur

02 March 1980



Howrah Bridge

02 March 1980



View of Hooghly down stream

02 March 1980



Old Paddler on Hooghly

02 March 1980



Bridge & Tram

02 March 1980



Calcutta Bus

02 March 1980



Festival of Colour

02 March 1980



Rail grinder

02 March 1980



View upstream

02 March 1980



Howrah Bridge

02 March 1980



New Jalpaguri: Tony Mortlock moves locals

02 March 1980



WD at New Jalpaguri

03 March 1980



800 shunting

03 March 1980



783 ready to leave

03 March 1980



Sukna

03 March 1980



Sukna: "No Photting"

03 March 1980



Sukna: Composite carriage

03 March 1980



Darjeeling line

03 March 1980



Following train

03 March 1980



Following train crossing

03 March 1980



Waterstop

03 March 1980



Taking water

03 March 1980



Zig-zag

03 March 1980



View on Darjeeling line

03 March 1980



Other train

03 March 1980



Looking back (1st zig-zag)

03 March 1980



View (near No. 4)

03 March 1980



Mountains

03 March 1980



Tindharia

03 March 1980



Tindharia zig-zag

03 March 1980



Inter-vehicle connection

03 March 1980



Tindharia shed

03 March 1980



Loco cab

03 March 1980



Tindharia

03 March 1980



View from Tindharia station

03 March 1980



Plates on 797

03 March 1980



Tindharia zig-zag

03 March 1980



Tindharia works

03 March 1980



"Agony point"

03 March 1980



Monkey

03 March 1980



Mahanadi

03 March 1980



Mahanadi

03 March 1980



Mahanadi

03 March 1980



Kurseong

03 March 1980



Kurseong

03 March 1980



Kurseong

03 March 1980



Kurseong Shed

03 March 1980



Kurseong Shed

03 March 1980



Kurseong Street & train

03 March 1980



Darjeeling

04 March 1980



Darjeeling Street

04 March 1980



Darjeeling

04 March 1980



Group Shot in Darjeeling, and it was COLD!

04 March 1980



Silly Phots

04 March 1980



View from Hotel

04 March 1980



NBL works plate on 785

04 March 1980



Darjeeling

04 March 1980



Darjeeling

04 March 1980



803 "Himalayan Bird" at Darjeeling

04 March 1980



Ghoom

04 March 1980



Ghoom - checking brakes

04 March 1980



Sonada

04 March 1980



Tung - up train

04 March 1980



Tung - crossing

04 March 1980



Kurseong on down journey

04 March 1980



Being overtaken by the beer! The train actually made up some time by cutting the station dwell short, so the beer-buying party missed the train and had to take a taxi, commanding the driver to: "Follow that train!"

04 March 1980



Mahenadi

04 March 1980



Tindharia shed

04 March 1980



Tindharia works

04 March 1980



Calcutta tram Car No.1 at Raja Bazaar

05 March 1980



Raja Bazaar depot

05 March 1980



Horse Carriage

05 March 1980



Tram at Raja Bazaar

05 March 1980



Sealdah: Push-Pull set

05 March 1980



SGS at Sealdah

05 March 1980



Last SGS at Sealdah (w/d 8/3/80)

05 March 1980



SGS at Sealdah

05 March 1980



SGS at Sealdah

05 March 1980



SGS at Sealdah

05 March 1980



CWD at Sealdah

05 March 1980



SX near Burdwan

05 March 1980



Burdwan station

05 March 1980



XC at Burdwan

05 March 1980



XC at Panagh

05 March 1980



XE at Asanol

05 March 1980



HGS at Asanol

05 March 1980



Mr Cherry asleep

05 March 1980



Lucknow

06 March 1980



HPS in Lucknow works

06 March 1980



WP/G & HPS boilers

06 March 1980



Ex-works WP

06 March 1980



Lucknow gricers

06 March 1980



WL 15049 on steam test

06 March 1980



WL 15049

06 March 1980



HPS on steam test

06 March 1980



ex-Works HPS

06 March 1980



WM at Lucknow Works

06 March 1980



XA (?) at Lucknow

06 March 1980



Horse Buggy at Lucknow

06 March 1980



View from Hotel

06 March 1980



View from Hotel

06 March 1980



Hotel Garden

06 March 1980



Chabagh shed

06 March 1980



Chabagh shed cow

06 March 1980



T 2-6-2T at chabagh

06 March 1980



T 2-6-2T at chabagh

06 March 1980



T 2-6-2T at chabagh

06 March 1980



YP 2247 at Chabagh

06 March 1980



2247 works plate

06 March 1980



P 4-6-0 at Chabagh

06 March 1980



P 4-6-0 at Chabagh

06 March 1980



WW 0-6-2Ts dumped at Lucknow (whole class!)

06 March 1980



Monkies at Lucknow

06 March 1980



WW at Lucknow

06 March 1980



Out of fuel (again) - The taxi drivers would buy enough fuel for the trip booked, and sometimes underestimated, so off he would go with a gerry-can and buy another litre or two!

06 March 1980



Taj at dawn

07 March 1980



Early morning Taj gricers

07 March 1980



Taj at dawn

07 March 1980



Taj at dawn

07 March 1980



The sun rises

07 March 1980



South gateway

07 March 1980



The finished product

07 March 1980



Taj at dawn

07 March 1980



Taj & Jim

07 March 1980



Taj Mahal

07 March 1980



Taj Mahal

07 March 1980



Western gateway

07 March 1980



Back of Taj

07 March 1980



Red fort from Taj

07 March 1980



North Portal

07 March 1980



The gardens

07 March 1980



Jim & Taj

07 March 1980



Standard shot

07 March 1980



Look Ma!

07 March 1980



Gardens outside

07 March 1980



Gateway to Grandpa's Taj

07 March 1980



Grandpa's Taj

07 March 1980



Grandpa's Taj

07 March 1980



Agra Bridges

07 March 1980



Railway Bridges at Agra

07 March 1980



Taj from Red Fort

07 March 1980



Red Fort at Agra

07 March 1980



Red Fort at Agra

07 March 1980



Red Fort at Agra

07 March 1980



Red Fort (Queen's Summer Palace)

07 March 1980



Red Fort at Agra

07 March 1980



Red Fort at Agra

07 March 1980



Red Fort at Agra

07 March 1980



Red Fort at Agra

07 March 1980



Whoops!! (Agra Idgah shed)

07 March 1980



Agra (Idgah)

07 March 1980



WG at Agra (Idgah)

07 March 1980



WD at Agra (Idgah)

07 March 1980

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I was born in 1953 and educated at Tonbridge and Bristol University. Since then I have been employed on the Railways, most of the time in the West Midlands. From 1980 I lived in Wolverhampton, and for the last 20 years in Bridgnorth