Matheran Hill Railway
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The Matheran Hill Railway is a heritage railway in Maharashtra, India. It was built between 1901 and 1907 by Abdul Hussein Adamjee Peerbhoy, financed by his father Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy at the cost of Rs.16,00,000[1]. The railway covers a distance of 20 kilometres (12.67 miles), over large swathes of forest territory connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats hills near Mumbai.
The railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway. Neral also has a broad gauge station which is on the busy Mumbai-Pune route.
The railways comes under the Central Railways and is being promoted as a future World Heritage Site.
The railway was closed by flood damage during 2005 and is not expected to re-open before April 2007[2]. Contrary to those expectations, the first run on the repaired railway was March 5, 2007[3].
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[edit] Locomotives
[edit] Steam Locomotives
| MHR No. | ISR No. | Builder | Builders No. | Date | Current Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 738 | O & K | 1766 | 1905 | Bombay |
| 2 | 739 | O & K | 2342 | 1907 | Delhi |
| 3 | 740 | O & K | 2343 | 1907 | U.K. (LBR) |
| 4 | 741 | O & K | 1767 | 1905 | Matheran |
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway No. 794 was transferred here in 2001
[edit] Diesel Locomotives
| ISR No. | Class | Builder | Builders No. | Date | Current Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | NDM1 | Jung | 12108 | 1956 | Not Known | From Kalka Shimla Railway |
| 501 | NDM1 | Jung | 12109 | 1956 | In Service | Originally No.750 |
| 502 | NDM1 | Jung | 12110 | 1956 | Not Known | Originally No.751 |
| 503 | NDM1 | Jung | 12111 | 1956 | Dismantled | Originally No.752 |
| 504 | NDM1 | Jung | 12105 | 1956 | Not Known | From Kalka Shimla Railway |
| 505 | NDM1 | Jung | 12107 | 1956 | Dismantled | From Kalka Shimla Railway |
| 505 | NDM1 | Jung | 12107 | 1956 | Not Known | From Kalka Shimla Railway |
| 600 | NDM6 | ? | ? | ? | In Service | visible in Railworld photos |
Currently Class NDM1 and NDM6 locomotives are in use
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Image:Matheran_Railway_Wala.jpg
- ^ Why you still can’t take the toy train to Matheran
- ^ Uphill Journey Resumes
[edit] External links
- Railworld - Photographs
- Neral Matheran Light Railway - Photographs of 2005 monsoon damage
- Matheran
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