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The Great Indian Peninsular Railway was one of the major railway companies of the past. The first passenger service in t...
26/11/2023

The Great Indian Peninsular Railway was one of the major railway companies of the past. The first passenger service in the country ran here, between Bori Bunder and Thana (now Thane). Most of its lines ended up on the Central Railway. Here we look at some pictures of the past. Most of these pictures are from the Annual Reports of the Indian Railways in the 1930s and 1940s....

The Great Indian Peninsular Railway was one of the major railway companies of the past. The first passenger service in the country ran here, between Bori Bunder and Thana (now Thane). Most of its l…

2023 may be considered an upset. But there have been greater upsets in the past, notably in 1983. The losing semi-finali...
19/11/2023

2023 may be considered an upset. But there have been greater upsets in the past, notably in 1983. The losing semi-finalists are in alphabetical order, as there is no official placing for the 3rd and 4th.

2023 may be considered an upset. But there have been greater upsets in the past, notably in 1983. The losing semi-finalists are in alphabetical order, as there is no official placing for the 3rd an…

Delhi Junction (DLI) has seen a number of changes over the years. First we take a look at the station signs over the yea...
18/11/2023

Delhi Junction (DLI) has seen a number of changes over the years. First we take a look at the station signs over the years: From the 1930s. Note the Hindi spelling. From more recent times : Punjabi can be seen on some signs. The Metro station near here was initially called Delhi Main. In a few years it became Chandni Chowk:...

Delhi Junction (DLI) has seen a number of changes over the years. First we take a look at the station signs over the years: From the 1930s. Note the Hindi spelling. From more recent times : Punjabi…

This tournament has seen many new records, particularly in batting. This information is up to Nov 7, 2023 (after the Afg...
08/11/2023

This tournament has seen many new records, particularly in batting. This information is up to Nov 7, 2023 (after the Afg vs Aus match). We first look at the individual's innings scores for all WC matches: Highest Innings scores of 150 or more: GJ Maxwell's 201* is the third highest individual score in all World Cup matches. It is the highest score for Australia in World Cup matches., surpassing DA Warner's 178 against Afghanistan in 2015....

This tournament has seen many new records, particularly in batting. This information is up to Nov 7, 2023 (after the Afg vs Aus match). We first look at the individual’s innings scores for al…

Taken from a handbook of that period. This shows the links between Bombay and Madras at that time. Most of the names hav...
06/11/2023

Taken from a handbook of that period. This shows the links between Bombay and Madras at that time. Most of the names have changed since 1876. The non-obvious ones include: Tirupetty->Renigunta Codoor->Koduru Barsee Road->Kurduwadi Decksal->Bhigwan

Taken from a handbook of that period. This shows the links between Bombay and Madras at that time. Most of the names have changed since 1876. The non-obvious ones include: Tirupetty->Renigunta C…

In the 1920s and 30s the Indian Railways was actively involved in promoting tourism in the Raj. There was a Central Publ...
02/11/2023

In the 1920s and 30s the Indian Railways was actively involved in promoting tourism in the Raj. There was a Central Publicity Bureau in the Railway Board which produced brochures for tourists. Here are some of the brochures which were depicted in the Annual Reports of the Indian Railways. 1926: 1932: Note the mention of private coaches (tourist cars): 1938:

In the 1920s and 30s the Indian Railways was actively involved in promoting tourism in the Raj. There was a Central Publicity Bureau in the Railway Board which produced brochures for tourists. Here…

Some pictures of this railway's activities in the 1930s. Pictures are taken from old publications of the railways. EMUs ...
27/10/2023

Some pictures of this railway's activities in the 1930s. Pictures are taken from old publications of the railways. EMUs in the 1930s. This one is crossing the Cooum Bridge in Madras. Container traffic in the 1930s: The steamship " SS Irwin" which ran the Dhanushkodi-Talaimannar ferry at that time.

Some pictures of this railway’s activities in the 1930s. Pictures are taken from old publications of the railways. EMUs in the 1930s. This one is crossing the Cooum Bridge in Madras. Containe…

Summary of a quick trip to the Northeast (Assam with a bit of Arunachal Pradesh). Oct 5. By 20977 Vande Bharat from Jaip...
15/10/2023

Summary of a quick trip to the Northeast (Assam with a bit of Arunachal Pradesh). Oct 5. By 20977 Vande Bharat from Jaipur Jn to Delhi Cantt (terminus), 0750-1135. Followed the expert advice to take an auto to Dhaulakuan metro station and then the Airport Express metro to DEL Terminal 3. Then by Vistara flight from DEL to GAU (UK 721, 1500-1725)....

Summary of a quick trip to the Northeast (Assam with a bit of Arunachal Pradesh). Oct 5. By 20977 Vande Bharat from Jaipur Jn to Delhi Cantt (terminus), 0750-1135. Followed the expert advice to tak…

After the NG shed of SECR, we come to the BG sheds elsewhere in Nagpur. Nagpur can be said to be at the crossroads of In...
02/10/2023

After the NG shed of SECR, we come to the BG sheds elsewhere in Nagpur. Nagpur can be said to be at the crossroads of India, where the diagonals of the Golden Quad meet. Here we can see Nagpur station and the Ajni steam shed long ago: Nagpur today: The steam shed was at Ajni, to the south of Nagpur:...

After the NG shed of SECR, we come to the BG sheds elsewhere in Nagpur. Nagpur can be said to be at the crossroads of India, where the diagonals of the Golden Quad meet. Here we can see Nagpur stat…

These signs have been there at Dholpur and Gwalior stations for a long time. They will not be needed for a long time, as...
02/10/2023

These signs have been there at Dholpur and Gwalior stations for a long time. They will not be needed for a long time, as there will not be any narrow gauge services from there. This would have happened at a number of other stations. In the recent past, Ahmadpur, Barddhaman and Katwa have ceased to have narrow gauge services.

These signs have been there at Dholpur and Gwalior stations for a long time. They will not be needed for a long time, as there will not be any narrow gauge services from there. This would have happ…

A quick summary of ODIs between these teams since 2020: Jan 2020: Ind won 2-1 in India. Nov/Dec 2020: Aus won 2-1 in Aus...
30/09/2023

A quick summary of ODIs between these teams since 2020: Jan 2020: Ind won 2-1 in India. Nov/Dec 2020: Aus won 2-1 in Australia Mar 2023: Aus won 2-1 in India Sep 2023: Ind won 2-1 in India A total of 149 ODIs have been played between these teams. India trails 56-83 with 10 no-results. For matches in India, India trails 32-33 with 5 NR (Total 70 matches)....

A quick summary of ODIs between these teams since 2020: Jan 2020: Ind won 2-1 in India. Nov/Dec 2020: Aus won 2-1 in Australia Mar 2023: Aus won 2-1 in India Sep 2023: Ind won 2-1 in India A total …

The Nagpur area, like the Saharanpur area, has also had a number of loco sheds. Here we start with the smaller one at Mo...
29/09/2023

The Nagpur area, like the Saharanpur area, has also had a number of loco sheds. Here we start with the smaller one at Motibagh, which is not a station with passenger services but part of a complex including steam (earlier) and diesel (later) on 2'6" NG and with BG added now. The BG side. The NG side. This comes under the SECR (earlier SER), unlike Nagpur and Ajni stations which are under CR....

The Nagpur area, like the Saharanpur area, has also had a number of loco sheds. Here we start with the smaller one at Motibagh, which is not a station with passenger services but part of a complex …

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