Rajendra B. Aklekar's Blog, page 4

Wheels of a locomotive being riveted. Nov 1954. India

Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan. Wheels of a locomotive being riveted. November 1954. Courtesy: Photo Division, India.

A steam loco receiving finishing touches, Chittaranjan India. Nov 1954

Locomotive Works,  A  new engine 649 of W.G. class receiving finishing touches. November 1954. Courtesy: Photo Division, India.

USSR Premier at Chittaranjan Loco Works India. Circa 1950s

[image error] Their Excellencies Mr. N.A. Bulganin, Premier of the USSR, and Mr. N.S. Khrushchev, Member, Presidium of the Soviet going round and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. Circa 1950s.

USSR Prime Minister at Chittaranjan Loco Works India. Circa 1950s

[image error] Their Excellencies Mr. N.A. Bulganin, Prime Minister of the USSR, and Mr. N.S. Khrushchev, Member, Presidium of the Soviet going round and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. Circa 1950s.

Their majesties of Nepal on a steam locomotive, India. 1955

Their Majesties the King and the Queen of Nepal having a joy ride in an Railway Engine at the Chittaranjan Loco Works, Calcutta on December, 1955

Their majesties on a steam locomotive, India. 1955

Their Majesties King and Queen of Nepal having a joy ride in an Railway Engine at the Chittaranjan Loco Works, Calcutta on December, 1955

A glossy new railway train for VIPs. India. Circa mid-1950s

[image error] Mr. Salah Eddin Al-Bitar, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Syria, and other members of the party photographed inside a rail coach during their visit to Hindustan Aircrafts Ltd. Bangalore. Circa mid-1950s, Courtesy. Photo Division, India.

A steam loco in finishing stages at Telco Factory India. January 1957

A Press party tour of Eastern India was arranged by the Government of India in January 1957. JAMSHEDPUR a locomotive in the finishing stages TELCO factory. Photo Courtesy: Photo Division, India.

East Indian Railway exhibition, 1949

An exhibit of signalling and track switches of an East India Railway Station on display at the Roorkee Engineering Exhibition, November, 1949. Coutesy: PhotoDivision India.

93-yr-old Indian Railway historian, always an inspiration...

This man is such an inspiration at his age. Always a pleasure to catch up with when he is in Mumbai. 93-year-old railway historian Srinivasa Venkatraman from Chennai India is doing his fourth book and has been moving across the country to do his research. On Tuesday, he spent the day at the Maharashtra State Government Archives in Mumbai doing his research.

Was lucky to catch up with him for an hour talking about trains and railways.