Daily Photos 4th year
4th year Pic 228 - Oct - 05 2012. Mini train , South India Critiques welcome! The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (Mini train) is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. The NMR track is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge and was pulled by steam engines made in Switzerland which are now replaced by diesel locomotives. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site. more info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway ADDED: The train starts from Coimbatore (1068 ft htl) and goes up to Ooty ( 7,228 ft ) traveling through16 tunnels and over 250 bridges, covering a distance of 46 km (28.6 mi) in 4.8 hours. We boarded from Coonoor which is approx 18 kms(10 mi).
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100987laurajohnson
on October 5, 2012Nice composition and perspective.
sisterhoodofthetravelingbras
on October 5, 2012really nice perspective.
nelli
on October 5, 2012so wonderful
irishmurr
on October 5, 2012Wonderful point of view that you captured this from!
KENNETH COLE
on October 5, 2012Well seen!
Donna McCommon
on October 5, 2012Great shot and perspective.
Lgood
on October 5, 2012What a wonderful shot Harsh, and I really enjoyed reading all the information. I will definitely be sharing this with my husband, he LOVES trains.
fotoeffects
on October 5, 2012Neat perspective; sounds like a fascinating train ride.
papamugger
on October 5, 2012Terrific shot, looks like a great ride and way to get a few photos - more on the way I hope
Blink32
on October 5, 2012Great shot and POV...were you on the train?