Metre gauge DLW No 2801 crosses the Pantha Path Road in Dhaka with a train of pilgrims heading to the Biswa Ijtema festival at Tongi.

5 feet 6 inch gauge MLW No 6103 arrives at Rajshahi with the 0745 Chapainawabganj to Siragonj Bazar, The Rajshahi Express. The loco was built in Montreal in 1970.

Shopping opportunities are available from your carriage window as the train stops at Ishurdi. Grapes, nuts and books are amongst the goodies available.

ALCo clag! 5 feet 6 inch gauge loco No 6303 starts it`s engine at Khulna loco shed. Both of these locos were built in Montreal in 1981.

Metre gauge loco No 2919 has obviously suffered some damage to it`s nose. It is seen here at Kalaura Junction with the 0730 Sylhet to Dhaka in 2008.

Metre gauge loco No 2506 arrives at the east end of Mymensingh with a busy commuter train. The loco was built in Japan in 1980.

1969 built MLW No 2317 is the only loco present at the small loco depot at Laksham Junction.

GM class No 2025 drops on to the loco shed at Pahartali, Chittagong. It has just left the nearby workshops where it had been overhauled and repainted. Other locos visible include classes 22, 27, 2... (more)

Metre gauge 2503 shunts carriages a Mymensingh, while some colorful locals pose for the camera. The loco was built in Japan in 1980.

Cycle rickshaw drivers steer around a pair of metre gauge MLW locos which are heading for the loco shed at Mymensingh. Both locos were built in Montreal in 1969.

This was taken just a few seconds after RP photo 312919 and it`s good to see that all on board are still present. I would guess that the train was travelling at around 30mph. 2712 heads a train of... (more)

Metre gauge Henschel No 2714 heads a well loaded train towards Dhaka Kamalapur at Karwan Bazar in 2010.

Roof riders! Metre gauge 2917 nears journey`s end at Dhaka Kamlapur with the 0730 from Sylhet.

Fellow railpics contributor Phil Cotterill photographs a train of pilgrims returning from the Biswa Ijtema festival at Tongi. Seen in the Tejgaon area of Dhaka. I`ve no idea of the loco class.

Metre gauge DLW No 2801 crosses the Pantha Path Road in Dhaka with a train of pilgrims heading to the Biswa Ijtema festival at Tongi.