Kalka - Shimla Line, India, 2014

Another hill railway in India but not as interesting as the others as there is no steam.

Waiting for the 'down' train to emerge from the tunnel

The elephant holds the key to give access to a section on single track  running

The station at Shimla

Nilgiri Mountain Railway in India (2014)

Although the Furka Railway in Switzerland is the 'twin' of the Dalat line there is another line in the south of India which is very similar in many respects. 

The following photographs were taken in 2014.

The train gets ready to leave Mettupalaiyam Station

Stopping for water and refreshments at Hillgrove Station

Old loco parked at Coonoor Station

Furka Railway, Switzerland, 2012

The full story of how the Swiss locomotives went to Vietnam and how they were rescued from the scrap heap and returned to Switzerland in 1990 is available on http://vnafmamn.com/tracing_shangrila.html and http://vnafmamn.com/VHXlocomotive_restoration.html
Although I disagree with some of the anti-communist comments on the Shangri La site it is included as it is the most comprehensive record available.

The following photographs were taken in 2012.

The cog assembly under the goods van

The maintenance depot being constructed around a turntable at Realp

Stopping for water on the climb out of Realp

The end of the cog section as the line descends into Gletsch with the Rhone glacier in the background

The following set of photographs were kindly made available by Walter Frech of DFB.
Information about the Furka Railway is available on https://www.dfb.ch but it is mainly in German (try google translate to get a reasonable translation)