The Nilgiris : The 14th anniversary of the Heritage Day of the Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) was celebrated on Monday. As on this day in 2005, the NMR was accorded the World Heritage Site status by the UNESCO.
The Nilgiris : The 14th anniversary of the Heritage Day of the Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) was celebrated on Monday. As on this day in 2005, the NMR was accorded the World Heritage Site status by the UNESCO.
The Nilgiris railway is the only steam engine operated train which is still in operation even after 150 years.
The stream engine was built in Switzerland in 1914 and was brought to India in 1918. When professor Robert Lee studied the Nilgiris mountain railway for his PhD he recognised the speciality and recommended the then Prime Minister I. K. Gujral to renovate the railways in 2004.
A UNESCO committee consisting of Robert Lee, Ian Walker inspected and provided the Heritage status for NMR on July 15, 2005.
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 X Class locomotives are six to eight decades old. These locomotives give NMR a distinct charm, taking scores of passengers to Coonoor and Udhagamandalam, crossing 45.8 kilometres (28 mi), 108 curves, 16 tunnels and 250 bridges. (Wiki)
Between Mettupalayam and Coonoor, the line uses the Abt rack and pinion system to climb the steep gradient. NMR is the only rack railway in India.
The Nilgiris railway is the only steam engine operated train which is still in operation even after 150 years.
The stream engine was built in Switzerland in 1914 and was brought to India in 1918. When professor Robert Lee studied the Nilgiris mountain railway for his PhD he recognised the speciality and recommended the then Prime Minister I. K. Gujral to renovate the railways in 2004.
A UNESCO committee consisting of Robert Lee, Ian Walker inspected and provided the Heritage status for NMR on July 15, 2005.
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 X Class locomotives are six to eight decades old. These locomotives give NMR a distinct charm, taking scores of passengers to Coonoor and Udhagamandalam, crossing 45.8 kilometres (28 mi), 108 curves, 16 tunnels and 250 bridges. (Wiki)
Between Mettupalayam and Coonoor, the line uses the Abt rack and pinion system to climb the steep gradient. NMR is the only rack railway in India.