Around Agra |
by: JOHN LACEY |
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Agra, 200 kms from Delhi, is most famous as the location of that most beautiful of buildings, the Taj Mahal.
Agra is also of interest to the railway enthusiast, as it has a complicated railway geography as a result of its history. The complications involve a north-south broad gauge line intersecting an east-west broad gauge line. As well, a metre gauge line arrives from the west, and another departs for the east. However, the actual junction between these two metre gauge routes is at Achhnera, 27km to the west of Agra Fort.
There is a map on the next page.
I was fortunate to visit Agra several times during the last years of steam operation there, with my first brief visit made in late November 1980 to see the Taj Mahal. To navigate, simply click on the links at the top or at the bottom of each page. For more pages on India, see my contact page.
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Agra is home to more than the Taj Mahal...
Four pm on a winter's day sends long shadows across Fort station as # 101 Fast Passenger leaves for Bandikui on 1 Janauary 1983. |
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The photos on this page were taken at Agra Fort ( Metre Gauge ) Station. This station is the terminus for the WR routes west to Bandikui ( junction for Jaipur) and the NER route to Mathura, and places further east on the North East Frontier.
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Agra Fort station in 1982. Shunter MAWD 1500 with a NER YP returning to the MG Loco Depot. Agra Fort Metre Gauge station is located between the Fort and the Mosque, seen here behind the two locomotives. |
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By 1985, YGs had replaced the WD on shunting duties. |
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The Palace on Wheels resting at Agra Fort, 25.12.1982. |
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The former Maharajah of Bhavnagar's Car waits to receive its two passengers at Agra Fort on 25.12.1982. This car had a brass railed observation platform as its entrance, leading into the green silk-lined lounge. |
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| A NR WG 2-8-2 starts the 18 bogie load of No.8 Toofan Express out of Agra Fort, 25.12.1982. |
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| A WR WP passes Agra Fort with the late running (Lucknow - Kota) Avadh Express in January 1983. |
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| A NR WG 2-8-2 brings the ( Howrah-Delhi) Toofan Express across the Yamuna in January 1983, Agra Fort in the background. |
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