Raj Steam - South Central Railway

A short section of metre gauge connected Khandwa (Western Railway) and Purna (South Central Railway). Initially allocated to the Central Railway, it was taken over by the SCR around 1977.

Only the obsessive enthusiasts made the effort to visit as the countryside was plain and the small allocation of steam locomotives consisted entirely of standard classes (YG, YL, and YP) allocated to just one shed, Akola.

We take a journey north starting with the 'milk train', 563 Fast Passenger at Purna on the morning of 31st December 1988. (BM)