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On the tracks amidst the grass where one can wander at will, stand seventy nine real life exhibits. These represent some of the most exquisite specimens of railway locomotives, cars and rolling stock ever seen in India, ranging from the dimunitive 'CS' and 'Hasang', (two of the smallest locomotives to run in India), to the massive Garratt locomotive, the 234 tonne behemoth hulking among the pygmies. So join me then, on a fascinating journey into the hoary past of India's railways. CLICK HERE FOR A LAYOUT PLAN OF THE NRM OUTDOOR DISPLAY YARD (Courtesy Harsh Vardhan. Our special thanks to D.S.Hanspal, Sr. Research Asst. at the NRM for having drawn this layout plan for us) THEREAFTER HIT THE 'BACK' BUTTON OF YOUR BROWSER TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE ALTERNATIVELY, RIGHT CLICK ON THE IMAGE AND SELECT 'OPEN IN NEW WINDOW' TO CONTINUE READING THIS PAGE UNINTERRUPTED.
CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE IF YOU ARE IN A FRIGHTFUL HURRY AND WOULD LIKE TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE FIRST OUTDOOR EXHIBIT.
THE FIRST EXHIBIT that greets you as you enter the museum gates is the old Palace on Wheels Rake with the TJ locomotive on the lead. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE AND THE OTHERS ON THIS PAGE FOR NOW. WE WILL DWELL ON THEM IN DETAIL ON OUR WAY OUT. TO VIEW THE DESCRIPTION AND VITALSTATICS OF THESE EXHIBITS DIRECTLY BY CLICKING ON THEIR TITLES, VISIT THE HYPERLINKED MASTER LIST OF OUTDOOR EXHIBITS PAGE. CLICK ON EACH IMAGE TO ENLARGE IT. THEREAFTER HIT THE 'BACK' BUTTON ON YOUR BROWSER TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE. ALTERNATIVELY RIGHT CLICK ON THE IMAGE AND CHOOSE 'OPEN IN NEW WINDOW' TO CONTINUE READING THIS PAGE UNINTERRUPTED.
Close-by is
the dimunitive MTR locomotive.
with the FIRE PUMPS
alongside. As I said earlier, we shall dwell upon these in detail later, on our way out. Lets continue our walk towards the museum building.
We finally reach the glass house which originally housed the Fairy Queen, but is now home to the RAMGOTTY, and this is where our tour of the outdoor exhibits really begins.
OK, WE HAVE REACHED THE MUSEUM BUILDING NOW. CLICK ON THE '2TRAINS' IMAGE BELOW TO GO TO THE OUTDOOR EXHIBITS. In case you wish to see the indoor exhibits first, follow the link in the table at the bottom of this page. But whatever you do, ENJOY !!! CLICK ON THE ABOVE IMAGE TO GO TO THE OUTDOOR EXHIBITS
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