Re: Railways of India

Jan 02, 2006 2 Replies


Over the next few weeks I shall be travelling in India, both North and


>South, and rumour has it that they have quite a lot in the way of railway
>interest, including both preserved and "working" steam. Can anybody give me
>any pointers about what on no account to miss in the twelve inches to the
>foot scale, and are there any model railways to be seen, and any shops I >could visit?

Try and and for starters. A Google on Indian Railways will keep you busy for days. Keith


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Further to my last, the other steam route is The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, in the Nilgiri Hills in southern India, it is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is also the only cog railway in India.

Keith

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