Original steam engine 100 years old and proudly showcased at the entrance. (welcome to www.ken
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kentheteamanIn album: NILGIRIS MOUNTAIN RAILWAYIn Webshots channel: travel - Date uploaded: Oct 11, 2003
Quote from Jetwings by Monisha - The engines to haul the toy trains up this treacherous climb were specially designed by the Swiss Locomotive Works, in Winterthur, Switzerland, which sent a set of three steam locomotives to the Nilgiri Railway in 1923. A further four engines were imported in 1952. Over the past 75 years, these tireless iron horses have been puffing over the tracks virtually without a pause. It is a tribute, not only to their mechanical strength, but also to the ingenuity of the
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