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The following 3 railway objects were discovered by Mr.PJ Singh, Secretary, ISRS.
Efforts have been made since to save and restore them.

Steam Generator, 1907

Photograph taken by ISRS of a Steam Powered Generator presently lying in front of the Main Gate of Yadvindra Gardens. When the Gardens were the property of the Maharaja of Patiala, this Steam Engine was imported to run a generator for the illumination of the Gardens, during the royal visits.

The engine is in a very good condition but does not blend with the aesthetics of the ancient architecture of the Yadvindra Gardens. It has been requested by ISRS to have the Engine shifted to the National Rail Museum, New Delhi. This probably is the only survivor of its time.

The nameplate details are as under:
1.RANSOMES & JEFFERIES ENGINEERS
IPSWICH, ENGLAND
2.SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNMO WORKS DATE: 1907 CAPACITY 19 KW DC

KSR Recovery Train, 1903

Recovery Train No.404 - 4 Wheeler, C.R.Turner Ltd., Langley Hill, England 1903.

Painted in original livery.

Tools - Pick Axes & Jacks made by Builder R.C. Gibbons Birmingham

Also seen in Kalka station yard were:

1 SL Class No.92 4 - Wheeler Coach (wooden bodied), now condemned but can be restored

Silver Plated Glass Holders, NWR Stamped Push Cocks, Towel Racks, Curtain Rod Old Lanterns

Steam Crane, Kalka Yard

Parked mutely amidst all kinds of undergrowth, it majestically reflects the glorious period of early mechanical age.

What makes it unique, is the wooden one piece boom with scars of nearly 100 years of use, beautiful castings, stabilizing jacks on four sides, and sliding counter weight.

Further to this, it is hand operated.

The maker is:
T.WORSDELL ENGINEER
BIRMINGHAM
But with no date of manufacturing.

The Crane is a very rare piece and probably the only survivor of its kind and it should be preserved by shifting it to the NRM, New Delhi.