Bombay Railway & History Group

A feast of old findings and artefacts for global railway heritage buffs of railway archaeology in Bombay - Mumbai India. Rajendra B. Aklekar, Mumbai (rajendraa (@) gmail.com)

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05 February 2012

Last train on DC power on Western Railway, Mumbai

Last DC power EMU train on Bombay's Western Rly Spot the cake with candles saying 84. (DC locals were introduced in 1928--84 years ag...

29 December 2011

Masts of Bombay's first electric being removed

Masts of the first electric railway in Bombay being dismantled and removed. The masts have original seals of the first railway company, a ...

22 October 2011

British-era lever-frame signal cabin now history

Last few hand-operated lever frame railway signal cabins pulled down Published: Saturday, Oct 22, 2011, 10:00 IST By Rajendra Aklekar | Pl...

23 July 2011

Century-old rail footover bridge in Mumbai may be history

One of the city's oldest railway foot overbridges, built as far back as 1904 over the country's oldest line and recommended by the ...

30 June 2011

Vanishing railway signal boxes

With technological advancements in signalling and traction, old lever-frame signal boxes are fast vanishing from the railways in Mumbai. The...

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