Morning scene

Palani Express rolling out of Madurai Jn passing an Accident Relief Train (ART) and brand new Parcel Van can be seen in the background

3 YG 2-8-2, metre gauge locos are visible in this busy morning scene at Madurai in 1989. Loco 4199 was built by Tata Engineering in Bihar, India, in 1958.

6 locos, a mix of YP and YG classes, are gathered around the turntable at Madurai. I was just too young to have witnessed scenes like this at home in England, so it was really a wonderful sight fo... (more)

6 withdrawn metre gauge locos of YP and YG class are seen in varying stages of scrapping at Madurai shed in 1989.

We arrived at Madurai steam shed as a worker was sharing a farewell cup of tea with his colleagues, on his retirement. He was pleased to have someone take a photo of the event. Here he poses with ... (more)