If you neglect animals in zoo, you could face
legal action from animal activists. However, you neglect vintage and valuable
locos in Railway Museum, nobody can touch you. (Although Rail fans may curse
you, it does not make any dent.)
Mysore Railway Museum is a classic example of
such neglect of vintage locos. The gate keeper will charge you an entrance fee
plus camera fee, never issue receipt for camera fee and will not return the
change, either. The sweeper will swap the dust towards rails. She has managed to
conceal axel box of one (loco) tender so far.
Maharaja's saloon is so much full of dust that
even a stray dog won't care to sleep there. I feel sorry for these locos and
other displays.
Entrance gate with a logo, "MSR" for Mysore State Railways.
Austin rail-motor car.
Maharaja's saloon.
Another view of the same.
Maharaja's bed and reading table. Uncovered and full of dust....
Decorative description plate
ES 506 4-6-2 is the first loco at the entrance.
The coach behind it, has had all fans lying on floor. Due for vanishing?????
Inspection car cum ticket office.
Another set of inspection cars.
A crane on display
W.G. Bagnall #1625 was made in 1900 for Khushalgarh - Kohat - Thal Railway which
was a military frontier line. The loco was subsequently transferred to NWR. It
operated at Timber Depot in Marala and was transferred later to Dhilwan
Creosoting plant. This 2'-6" gauge loco is configured as 2-4-2ST.
Class E #37244 4-4-4T from SIR built by North British Locomotive Co. in
1920. Originally # 8, it was one of the three super heated locos.
Class TS/1 #37338 2-6-2T from SR. It was made by WG Bagnall in 1932 for Mysore
State Railways.
YP #2511 in a dilapidated shape. It is made by Telco in 1963.
YDM4 #6200 on dual gauge track at Mysore station. It is the second YDM4 by DLW
in 1968. (#6199 being the first one.) Still running strong, I guess!
Source for Technical and
Historical information: Indian Locomotives by Hugh Hughes.
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