Lock down Day No- 37
Video No- 37
Coonoor YDM-4 6730 in SHF mode hauling 56137 Udagamandalam (Ooty)-Mettupalayam Passenger arrives Coonoor from Ooty.
The rake crosses the home signal and reverses back to the platform.
The...
more... diesel loco with one coach is detached and reversed back to the yard.
Oil fired Steam Locomotive "X 37396" chugs and attaches to the rake for it's onward journey to Mettupalayam.
Oil fired Steam Locomotive "X 37396" hauled 56137 Udagamandalam (Ooty)- Mettupalayam Passenger departs Coonoor Railway station.
This is the only train across Indian Railway's network which has a Diesel to Steam Locomotive change.
The Ooty-Mettupalayam section is also called as Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR). In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR).
This section comes under Salem Division of Southern Railways.
Video shot on 26th February, 2019.