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The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals, is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. [1] The railway is operated by the Southern Railway [2] and is the only rack railway in India. The railway relies on its fleet of steam ...
A train on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 46 km (29 mi) metre gauge single-line railway. It connects the town of Mettupalayam with the hill station of Udagamandalam . The route is located within the state of Tamil Nadu and travels through the Nilgiri Hills, which are popularly known as the Blue Mountains of ...
The Nilgiri Express (Also known as the Blue Mountain Express, or Nilagiri Express) is a night express train service operating between Chennai Central and Mettupalayam, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. [1] It is operated by Indian Railways.
The X class is a metre gauge 0-8-2 RT rack and pinion compound locomotive used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. They are used on the 28-kilometre-long (17 mi) section between Coonoor and Mettupalayam, where the line reaches a gradient of 8%. [citation needed] The railway uses the Abt system on these steep ...
Nilgiri Mountain Railway working under Southern Railway zone, Chennai and also it is UNESCO World Heritage site. 1845 Madras Railway Company was launched. 1853 Madras Railway Company, registered in Chennai began work. 1856 First passenger rail service began in Royapuram - Walajapet (Walaja Road) route. Perambur loco workshop set up in Vaughan.
The word Nilgiri, comes from Tamil words neelam (blue) + giri (mountain), has been in use since at least 1117 CE. In Tamil literature it is mentioned as Iraniyamuttam [2] [3] It is thought that the bluish flowers of kurinji shrubs gave rise to the name. [4]
Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district connecting Mettupalayam and Udagamandalam. It was built by the British in 1908 and is operated by the Southern Railways. [24] [25] It is the only rack railway in India and operates on its own fleet of steam locomotives between Coonoor and ...
Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, connecting Udagamandalam and Mettupalayam. The Nilgiri Railway Company was formed in 1885, and the Mettupalayam-Coonoor section of the track was opened for traffic on 15 June 1899.