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On July 2019, NMR celebrated the 14th anniversary of its induction as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Now, along with the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the Kalka-Shimla Railway, NMR is also part of the heritage ‘Mountain Railways of India’.
NMR has more than a few distinctions. On its 46 km journey, the little blue train climbs from 325 m to 2,240 m, negotiating along the way the steepest gradient of any railway line in South Asia. It does this with its rack and pinion system - it is the only rack railway in India - where cog wheels mesh with a toothed rack rail to ease the climb.
NMR uses one of the world’s oldest engines, 'X' Class steam rack locomotives, manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works of Winterthur in Switzerland, on the rack and pinion section of its tracks.
When this railway was completed in 1908, the last stop was the hill town of Coonoor. The line was later extended to Ooty (Udhagamandalam). It now passes through 13 stations: Mettupalayam, Kallar (now closed for passengers), Adderley, Hillgrove, Runnymede, Katteri, Coonoor, Wellington, Aravankadu, Ketti, Lovedale, Fernhill and Ooty.
These train journeys offer some of the best experiences as they chug on routes that have been carved through mountains and beautiful valleys.
The train leaves Mettupalayam at 7.10 each morning, switches from a steam to a diesel engine at Coonoor station, and chugs into Ooty at noon. [description Courtesy :- The Hindu News ]
Nilgiri Mountain Railways (NMR) is a popular tourist attraction, this meter-gauge rail is also called as Toy Train.
Online ticket booking Website of Indian railway NMR
From 1840 Cononley produced an average of 470 tons of lead ore per year until 1870, when output fell rapidly as the available ore was exhausted and new reserves were not found. The mine closed briefly in the slump of 1872, but reopened with a much smaller workforce before finally closing in 1881. www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/metal/mid-pennine-mines/fsouth/...
A NMR train led by a YDM-4 #6681 is seen halted at Ketti Station, Tamil Nadu. The train is proceeding towards Ooty from Coonoor.
Scene inside the Engine House at Coonoor, Tamil Nadu,India.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is metre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. NMR uses 'X' Class steam rack locomotives, manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works of Winterthur in Switzerland, on the rack and pinion section of its tracks. The steam locomotives are marshalled at the downhill (Mettupalayam) end of the train. The average gradient in this rack section is 1 in 24.5 (4.08%), with a maximum of 1 in 12 (8.33%).
Here, the employees pose as they continue working on on of the Engines.
X Class #37391 of NMR goes past its erstwhile shed at Coonor towards the Engine house.
A manual Winch of a long bygone era is seen.
"X" Class NMR Steam Locomotive, manufactured by Swiss Locomotive & Machine works Switzerland, ran between Mettupalayam and Ooty.
…mit Wagen von der Landesgrenze. So oder so ähnlich könnte man dieses, recht aktuelle Bild von 232 571 betiteln!
Doch zuerst zur Vorgeschichte. In der vorletzten Februarwoche verbrachte ich zwei Tage an der Nordsee - dazu bald mehr -, bevor es vom 19. auf den 20.2 zurück nach Bayern gehen sollte. Für letzteres Datum prognostizierten die Wetterberichte Sonne für die Oberpfalz, sodass ich mich dafür entschied an die Nacht, die ich durchfuhr, noch einen Foto-Tag in der Oberpfalz zu hängen.
Eine Entscheidung die ich nicht bereuen sollte: Klappten an diesem Tag doch soviele Ludmilla-Bilder in der Oberpfalz wie noch nie bei meinen vorherigen Besuchen. Nachdem morgens bereits der 45367 Richtung tschechische Grenze mit 232 571 bestens geklappt hatte, war am späteren Vormittag die Rückleistung dran. Diese, auch bekannt unter der Zugnummer 45366, fährt seit der Sperrung des Pegnitztals bzw. dem Fahrplanwechsel deutlich früher als zuvor, sodass sich unter anderem für Marktredwitz - Weiden jetzt im Winter einige schöne Motive ergeben.
So fand ich mich für jenen Zug, der an dem Tag sogar eine Stunde zu früh rollte, zur Abwechslung mal wieder in Reuth bei Erbendorf wieder: die perfekte Stelle für den kurzen, geradezu Modellbahn gerechten Zug, der schließlich mit zwei Eanos die Zehenbrecherbrücke, das Einfahrsignal des Bahnhofs Reuth und die anwesenden Fotografen in Richtung Nürnberg passierte.
Die altbelüftete Lok zeichnet sich aktuell aus durch eine Lackversiegelung von letztem Sommer und ein seitdem aufgebrachtes DB Cargo Logo…
NMR X37391 at one of the Water Stops at Coonoor, TN before heading to the shed, while an employee looks on for inspection.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a metre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, India, operated by Southern Railway and built by the British in 1908.
NMR uses 'X' Class steam rack locomotives, manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works of Winterthur in Switzerland, on the rack and pinion section of its tracks.
The steam locomotives are marshalled at the downhill (Mettupalayam) end of the train.
The average gradient in this rack section is 1 in 24.5 (4.08%), with a maximum of 1 in 12 (8.33%).
These are the last of the surviving Steam locos in India.
The crew of 08492 'Barnsley' have run the empty wagons under the coal loader of Barnburgh colliery then run back down to the front to back up onto a rake that is almost fully loaded. The coal has come up straight from the seams over 700 meters below the ground but there is no screening plant here. The railways job was to take the coal down to Manvers Main colliery, two miles south west, which had closed in March 1988 but where the screens still remained. This was common on larger colliery systems where mines spread out to tap the local coal seams and connecting railway systems fed the the coal to the main colliery complex to be screened, graded and railed out.
March the 30th 1989.
More reading on Barnburgh Colliery..
www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/coal-mining-in-the-british-isle...
C-GOGC - deHavilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter -
Province Of Ontario (Ministry Of Natural Resources)
overflying Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 750 - built in 1980
(make-up - coffeegrounds mixed with instant coffe mix)
(explore - nmr. 1 - 05.08.07)
A5 Magazine - Sin issue
NMR X37391 at one of the Water Stops at Coonoor, TN. An employee looks on for inspection.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is metre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. NMR uses 'X' Class steam rack locomotives, manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works of Winterthur in Switzerland, on the rack and pinion section of its tracks. The steam locomotives are marshalled at the downhill (Mettupalayam) end of the train. The average gradient in this rack section is 1 in 24.5 (4.08%), with a maximum of 1 in 12 (8.33%).
People love to travel to Ooty by Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India. The railway is operated by the Southern Railway and is the only rack railway in India.
Botallack Mine - Cornwall UK
Submarine mine for tin, copper and arsenic. 1721 - 1914.
www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/metal/cornwall-devon-mines/st-j...
Inside the Engine House of Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, India. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is metre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. NMR uses 'X' Class steam rack locomotives, manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works of Winterthur in Switzerland, on the rack and pinion section of its tracks. The steam locomotives are marshalled at the downhill (Mettupalayam) end of the train. The average gradient in this rack section is 1 in 24.5 (4.08%), with a maximum of 1 in 12 (8.33%). Here in the picture, an employee of NMR is seen working underneath the Steam Engine.
Crossing the pit lane and spotted the sunrise so I thought I'd quickly take a snap before a race car ran me over! Hand held, one shot and it came out like this, very happy with the result! Topped off a superb weekend where we came 2nd overall in a Class 3 car :)
Der Diesel-Vectron 247 903 von RTS wartete am Nachmittag des 13. August 2022 im Bahnhof von Marktredwitz auf die Weiterfahrt.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and is operated by the Southern Railway. NMR is the only rack railway in India.
In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The site then became known as Mountain railways of India.
The 'Nilgiri Passenger' train covers a distance of 26 km (16.2 mi), travels through 208 curves, 16 tunnels, and across 250 bridges. The uphill journey takes around 290 minutes (4.8 hours), and the downhill journey takes 215 minutes (3.6 hours). It has the steepest track in Asia with a maximum gradient of 8.33%.
The NMR-14 is a built-to-order marksman rifle designed with low-light operations in mind.
Despite having an integral suppressor, the NMR-14 operates on a short-recoil system; negating much of the felt recoil. Each NMR-14 comes standard with an IRNV optic.
Courtesy of ORION Technologies
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Credit to Shockwave for the SCAR charging handles.
One of my first train clicks captured with my new DSLR Canon EOS 1300D..
A YDM-4 Class locomotive of Golden Rick Diesel shed arrives Ketti with the passenger bound to Mettupalayam from Ooty..
The diesel loco hauls this train upto Coonoor, where it hand overs its charge to the X-Class Steam locomotive...
This Railway has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Railway,and is one of the few metre guage Rail Routes in India..