National Rail Museum

New Delhi

(formerly Rail Transport Museum)

by: S.SHANKAR

(in collaboration with Harsh Vardhan)

 

 
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HYPERLINKED MASTER LIST OF OUTDOOR EXHIBITS

SO YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR ROUND OF THE NATIONAL RAIL MUSEUM, BUT WANT TO CHECK BACK ON SOME OF THE OUTDOOR EXHIBITS. I USED TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME!

HOPEFULLY, THIS PAGE WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE A LITTLE EASIER.

FOR EASE OF REFERENCE, THE EXHIBITS HAVE BEEN RE-GROUPED GAUGE-WISE.

EACH ITEM ON THIS PAGE IS LINKED TO ITS RESPECTIVE POSITION ON THE DESCRITION PAGE. HENCE, AFTER YOU LOCATE THE EXHIBIT YOU WANT TO CHECK BACK ON, SIMPLY CLICK ON ITS TITLE TO BE TRANSFERRED AUTOMATICALLY TO ITS THUMBNAIL AND DESCRIPTION.

THEREAFTER, HIT THE 'BACK' BUTTON ON YOUR BROWSER TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE, AND START ALL OVER AGAIN.

ALTERNATIVELY,YOU CAN OPEN SEVERAL ITEMS AT A TIME BY RIGHT CLICKING ON EACH LINK AND SELECTING 'OPEN IN NEW WINDOW'. THAT WAY, YOU CAN ALSO CONTINUE READING THIS PAGE UNINTERRUPTED.

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novelties &   misc.rly.items

 

identity (name or number) Year built Brief description of the exhibit
MONORAIL 1907 India's only steam monorail. Still runs within the museum grounds offering joy rides.
FIRE TRUCK (road vehicle) 1914 Used in railway workshops. A regular winner till date at vintage car rallies in Delhi.
FIRE CARTS (road vehicles) N/AV Hand operated fire carts with rudimentary hand pump.

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broad gauge

 

identity (name or number) Year built Brief description of the exhibit
FAIRY QUEEN 1855

Oldest operating steam
locomotive. Also the oldest locomotive in commercial service. Oldest exhibit at the NRM.
RAMGOTTY 1862 Converted to bg from 4' 0" gauge.Wooden brakes.Second oldest exhibit.
B-26 1870 0-6-0 with two-tone whistle, used on the Oudh & Rohilkhund Railway.
COVERED WAGON 1879 One of the earliest rivetted steel bodied freight cars, with bottle-jack buffers and ususual circular doors at each end.
A-48 1891 Half sectioned. Typical express passenger 4-6-0 locomotive.  Commonly known as 'mail engine'.
ERC   (green/white car) 1890 Used on the O & RR, fitted with sunshades on all sides.
ST 707 1904 Assembled from spare parts received along with fully built locomotive imports.
WP/P 1947 Express passenger locomotive, pride of the IR fleet for over four decades.
AWE 1943 One of the war-design classes of locomotive.
WL 1955 Light duty steam engine. Worked the last official broad gauge steam-hauled passenger service on the IR in December 1995.
ERA 1914 6-Wheeler saloon, used on the MSM Railway.
PHOENIX 1907 Originally a railmotor. 
XG/M 1928 Extremely heavy hump shunter.
FIRELESS LOCOMOTIVE 1953 Fireless locomotive.
GAEKWAR OF BARODA SALOON 1886 6-wheeler, Gold ornate ceiling inside.
DYNAMOMETER CAR 1930 Used  on the GIPR for evaluating performance of locomotives.
HPS/2 1950 Erstwhile standard 'mail' engine on the IR.   BESA design.
HAND CRANE 1883 Hand-operated breakdown crane.
HG/C 1909 Typical BESA design freight locomotive.

WOODEN BODIED SHEEP CARRIER

 1929 Wooden bodied bi-level sheep carrier.
CRANE TANK 1923 Tank locomotive with crane, used in workshops.
EMD 1907 Passenger loco often deployed for VIP train workings.
PT 1936 Suburban tank locomotive.              
E.M.U. POWER TRAILER (motor coach) 1928 Power trailer (motor coach) of one of the earliest e.m.u.s in India.
SENTINEL (b.g.) 1926 Vertical boiler steam engine with chain drive for light workings.
GARRATT 1930 Massive 234 T articulated Garratt locomotive.
XT/1 1935 Typical IRS design suburban tank locomotive.
SIR ROGER LUMLEY WCP/1 1930 First d.c. electric passenger locomotive to run on the IR.
SIR LESLIE WILSON WCG/1 1928 First d.c. electric freight locomotive to run on the IR. Articulated, based on 'crocodile' design.
Y-2 1907 Heavyweight pre-electrification banking engine on the GIP.
JAGJIVAN RAM   WAM/1 1959 One of the first a.c. electrics to run on the IR.
XE 1930 IRS design express passenger locomotive.
WDM/1 1957 First bg diesel to run in India, based on Alco's World Series design.
BIDHAAN WAG/1 1963 First Indian built ac freight electric locomotive.
     
         

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metre gauge

 

identity (name or number) Year built Brief description of the exhibit
TJ 1942 Second lightest mg engine to work in India.
6-car Armoured train 1886-90 Armoured train
YB 1935 IRS std. express locomotive.
HP 1948 US-built BESA-era steam engine fitted with 12 wheeled tender for working in arid areas.
X (Nilgiri locomotive) 1920 Rack and pinion locomotive.
Bikaner car BKS/ET 1902 One of the earliest wooden-bodied 3rd class cars on the Bikaner Railway.
P 1922-23 BESA engine, assembled at Ajmer Workshops.
FOWLER DIESEL 1949 India's earliest serious dieselization attempts were made using this class of engines.
YCG/1 1930 First and so far the only mg dc electrics to run in India.
VICEREGAL DINING CAR 1889 Part of a 5-car Viceroy special.
M-2 1923-24 A rare INSIDE CYLINDER locomotive.
PRINCE OF WALES SALOON 1875 Dimunitive 4-wheeler, balcony at either end.
E-207 1878 Converted to saddle tank from an earlier 0-4-2 design.
MYSORE MAHARAJA SALOON 1899 Part of the Maharaja's royal train. Convertible from mg to bg.
FMA 1888 Very popular 0-6-0 of her time.
F-1 1895 The FIRST engine to be built entirely in India.
NILGIRI RAILWAY PASSENGER CAR 1914 Rack car, typical Anglo-Indian basic construction, wooden.
THE OLD PALACE ON WHEELS TRAIN: 9 cars Various Ref. Outdoor exhibits section. All 9 cars shuttered and locked. Will be converted to a hotel.

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narrow gauge

 

identity (name or number) Year built Brief description of the exhibit
MTR 1910 Dimunitive ng engine with balloon-stack chimney.
MOURBHUJ COACH N/AV Composite, unbraked, entrance from balcony at each engine.
SENTINEL (n.g.) 1929 Vertical boiler steam engine with chain drive for light workings.
CS 1927 The smallest and lightest ng engine ever used in India. (Apart from 'Hasang)
DECAUVILLE 1902 Saddle tank engine, looks just like a pannier tank.
KALKA-SIMLA RAILCAR 1931 Petrol engined, dimunitive car which could be turned on its axis for the return journey.
ZF 1934 Very powerful, compact hill engine, no lookout on boiler side.
WT 1925 Worked on the IR's most extensively used 2' 6"ng lines centred around Dabhoi in Gujarat.
RA (Maharaja of Bhavnagar Saloon) 1931 Used by the Maharaja of Bhavnagar.
FOWLER DIESEL (Betty Tramways, Rajkot) N/AV One of the earliest diesels to run on Indian soil.
KALKA-SIMLA RAILBUS 1933 Dual-braked 15 seater railbus with swivelling headlight.
BARSI LIGHT RLY. COACH 1905 High capacity composite car from Calthropp's famous Barsi Light Railway.
RD 1929 Standard power on the Raipur-Dhamtari (hence RD) line before dieselization.
MLR 1907 Engine with articulated axles used on the Matheran line.
MATHERAN CARS (2 nos) N/AV Pint sized 4-wheelers, one first class, the other third class.
DARJEELING COACH 1902 Pint sized 4-wheeler, built locally at Tindharia.
B-777 (DARJEELING  LOCO) 1889, Re-built 1917 Legendary standard DHR power.
MATHERAN RAILCAR 1912 Chain drive, converted from a bus, 4-whl. bogie in front, single axle at the rear.
HASANG 1897 Used at Ledo, Assam, one of the smallest ng engines used on the IR. (Apart from the CS).
      MUSEUM TOY TRAIN 1976-77 Steam-engine shaped diesel engine, Constantly circumvents the static exhibits.

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