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How the GIPR still rules the roost on CR in Mumbai
Pics have been deliberately diluted to avoid misuse. The originals are with a better resolution and more clarity
Inverted pot sleepers at Panvel.
One of the last bull-head tracks being uprooted at Kurla in Apr 2003.
One of the metal culverts on GIP clicked on its way to being scrapped. The seal mentions GIP railway in bold.
Sandhurst Rd upper level station has these huge GIP seals across the length and breadth of the station.
Remains of an old GIP wagon at Kurla. Though local rly officials dispute that this is an old wagon, the chasis has original seals of the GIP railway.
Rare metal clip sleepers at Bhandup. Removed from a siding and piled up in 2005.
Part of Bhandup station being demolished in March 2003. Subsequently, the Manglorean tiles were replaced with cement asbestos sheets.
A tower water tank near Mulund. Most of the major stations between CST and Kalyan have such or comparatively smaller tower water tanks.
A dead-end marker for an old bull-head line near Kurla. The old track is now buried underneath a vegetable field. There was a derailment in December 2007 besides this location after which this track was completely extracted and the land used to lay additional lines for Kurla carshed begun.
Original GIP seals on Bhandup station. Some such seals apparently went missing when the station was renovated in March 2004.
An old advertisement trying to attract passengers for the Bombay-Poona train.
An old stone building at Kurla station. Note the huge cast iron metal water tank, once meant to water steam locos. The building is now a part of the rly electrical department.
A WP cools itself at Thane station in Aprl 2003. This was a part of the CR 150 year celebrations when it sued to run special steam-hauled trains between CST and Thane.
A junction point outside Thane station with clear markings of its manufacturer, GKW (Guest Keen Williams).
Bull-head rails used as pillars at Thane station. The track has markings (circled in red) indicating the name of the British company, the contract number and the year of manufacture.
Narrow Gauge Loco 'Rukmini'. A narrow gauge (2 feet) 2-8-2 B/1 class locomotive (No. 766) used on the Yavatmal - Murtazapur line built in 1916. The loco put in 62 years in service before its retirement in 1978. Its tender is also seen in the picture.
A beautiful design of Thane station. Note the pillars are made of old and discarded bull-headed rails.
A glass headlight beam of an old GIPR locomotive. Bought by BRHG member from Matunga in Mumbai, Manish Mehta.
A proud WP locomotive emerges out of Ballard Pier railway station. The Imperial Mail between Bombay in India and Karachi, now in Pakistan, used to depart from this station and come under the BB&CI railway (now WR). The station now lies behind Green Gate, now a prohibited naval area.
A singular photograph of a halt station on the Mumbai-Pune line from a private collection.
A rare pre-electrification photograph of a signal cabin at Sandhurst Road. The small plate on cabin states 'Hancock Bridge Cabin'.
The official logo of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.
A station bell of the GIP railway, bought by an American Ron Morton, to put up outside his house as a piece of decoration.
Numerous chair sleepers lying strewn outside after the bull-headed track at Kurla was uprooted in April 2003.
A GIPR seal on an electric mast at Kurla.
A very rare photograph of the Thane creek bridge during its construction in 1853.
A local suburban train rides the Thane creek bridge a 150 years later.
