A brief history of Indian railway

06-12-2021

    A narrow-gauge steam loco built in 1889 by Atlas Works of Sharp Stewart & Co. Ltd for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Attached to it is a first-class coach that ran between Siliguri and Darjeeling before it was brought here A drawing room and a bedroom in the salon car Howrah: The Rail Museum near Howrah station has got a makeover over the past four months, making it one of the must-go places in the city. From a 129-year-old steam loco to a coach of one of the first Metro rakes, all the exhibits have got a facelift. The interiors of a metre-gauge inspection carriage, built by the Junagarh Workshop. The carriage is a

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Birthday wishes for Indian Railways! First passenger train ran 166 years ago; check cool facts
April 17, 2019

Happy Birthday wishes to Indian Railways! April 16 is a very special day for Indian Railways as today, exactly 166 years ago, the very first passenger train ran from Bori Bunder (now Mumbai’s CSMT or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) to Thane in Maharashtra. According to a tweet shared Ministry of Railways, on 16 April 1853, the 14-carriage

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ब्लैक ब्यूटी से बुलेट ट्रेन तक का सफर
April 17, 2019

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166 वर्ष की हुई रेलवे, जबलपुर में प्रदर्शनी, डाक टिकिटों से बताया रेलवे का इतिहास
April 17, 2019

जबलपुर रेलवे स्टेशन पर आज मंगलवार 16 अप्रेल को भारतीय रेलवे के गौरवशाली 166 वर्षों का इतिहास डाक टिकिटों के माध्यम से प्रदर्शित किया

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A  Historical Letter Dated 02 – 07 – 1909
April 12, 2019

*A  Letter which created history* Date: letter0 2 - 07 - 1909 Divisional Railway Officer, Sahibgunj, Respected Sirs, I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow or train to go off and I am running

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40 साल पुराना हेरिटेज इंजन बढ़ाएगा टाटा स्टेशन की शोभा
February 17, 2019

40 वर्ष पुराने मॉडल रेल इंजन (140 टन वजनी) को टाटानगर स्टेशन के पार्सल विभाग के सामने स्थापित किया जाएगा। यह एक हेरिटेज लोको इंजन है।

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Heritage Preservation in Indian Railways
January 7, 2019

Ministry of Railways has initiated several measures to promote heritage preservation in the Railways. These include revival of Steam Locomotives, up-keeping Hill Railways, special delegation of powers to Divisions for promoting Hill and Steam tourism, strengthening Railway museums, conservation of built heritage, digitization of Railway Heritage

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