My pictures with their little stories

Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 3 This fellow was probably the shop owner of this medical shop who was in the process of opening his shop when the train passed by. ( Shot from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway , 2017 )

Train to NJP from Darjeeling has a short halt at Ghum railway station Since we had barely made it to Darjeeling station in time to board this train to New Jalpaiguri , the brief halt at Ghum allowed us to pick up something to eat and have chai. ( Ghum, April 2017 ) See other pictures and blog posts related to Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Steam locomotive of Darjeeling Himalayan railway puffing its way Sitting so close to the steam locomotive of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (we were in the first row of the coach next to the loco) meant that I perfectly understood what puffing meant.  Steam locomotive is the ultimate multimedia experience - sound, smoke, steam, water droplets, coal particles and the locomotion. Here is my blog post on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Kalka - Shimla Railway Single line narrow gauge especially in the hills - this is a different world altogether. The trains on these tracks are never intimidating. They are friendly and charming and definitely not macho. Best thing to happen is that you do not know the railway timetable which means that train could suddenly appear from nowhere.

Waiting for Kalka-Shimla train to pass See this blog post  More about this railway