Suchit Nanda > View from the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) as it makes its way through the mountains taking about about 3.5 hrs to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore) from Ooty. It was sheer joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > Lovedale Station on the Niligiri Passenger Train from Udagamandalam to Mettupalayam. As the Niligiri Mountain Railways (NMR) as it makes its way through the hills & mountains it passes a number of tunnels while taking about about 3.5 hrs to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore) from Ooty. Its a joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > View at the Ooty railway station. For the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) this station is the starting point for the train to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore). It was sheer joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > The small train which is part of the NMR (Nilgiri Mountain Railways) arrives into Ooty railway station. For the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) this station is the starting point for the train to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore). It was sheer joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > B&W converted image of the coolie (baggage loader) at the Ooty railway station. For the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) this station is the starting point for the train to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore). He was such a warm and friendly person.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > The later comers running to catch the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) at Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > The Mettupalayam station in the evening. The Niligiri Passenger Train arrives at Mettupalayam in the evening and one can take a train to Chennai or Coimbatore from here. 
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > The Niligiri Passenger Train at Mettupalayam in the evening. Its a joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which passes many railway crossings and is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > The Niligiri Passenger Train crosses a number of tunnels & bridges while going from Udagamandalam to Mettupalayam. Its a joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which passes many railway crossings and is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
View from the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) as it makes its way through the mountains taking about about 3.5 hrs to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore) from Ooty. It was sheer joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
Suchit Nanda > View from the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) as it makes its way through the mountains taking about about 3.5 hrs to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore) from Ooty. It was sheer joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
View from the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR) as it makes its way through the mountains taking about about 3.5 hrs to go to Mettupalayam (near Coimbatore) from Ooty. It was sheer joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. July 2007
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