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The photos below depict steam loco preservation efforts by the railways, private organisations and individuals. More images will be added on to this list as and when we receive such contributions from members & non-members. Watch this space fore more..

Some examples of Railway preservation efforts

'W' class 585 of the Bilimora-Waghai section of WR is seen on a BG flat car at Bandra in Mumbai. This loco is the only surviving loco from that branch line after steam gave way to diesels some years ago.

A 'B' class from the DHR preserved outside Rail Bhavan in New Delhi.

'F' Class 716 of the Barsi Light Railway of CR was earmarked for preservation at one of the regional rail museums. Here it is seen lying at the Pune goods yard awaiting its future. Pic was taken in June 1996

Some examples of private preservation efforts

Another 'F' class, No.721 of the Barsi Light Railway was photographed in a preserved condition in Dec 99 at the Country Inn Car Park at Kosi Kalan (South of Delhi on the Delhi-Mathura main line)

The fate of industrial steam shunters.

An industrial shunter, numbered L-3 lies unused at a steel plant. The fate of many such industrial shunters is unknown.

Steam locomotives serving the sugar mills of
Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

The 2 examples above show unused MG steam locomotives lying in the sidings of the many private sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh. Their future? Unknown..