Thank you for visiting my page. Please share your experiences especially if you have travelled on this railway.

11/04/00 16:07:34

Name: Trevor Wadlow	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: the world	Favourite steam train: dhr	Favourite food: n/a
Hobbies: music and literature

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excellent website, particularly useful as a source of information for the film we are about to make of the DHR.

10/30/00 22:53:05

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10/30/00 14:42:14

Name: John Harbeck	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Hobbies: steam locomotives - operating steam museum

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Home of DHR19B/778. Currently not operable due to cracked plate in firebox. We did operate it for two years -- 1987 and 1988. Didn't quite reach 100 years as an operating locomotive, but there's still hope it will run again. The ONLY Class B known to have left the Indian continent.

10/30/00 04:41:21

Name: EugeneKarthak	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: Toy Train	Favourite food: Thai
Hobbies: Travel

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I am very happy to know about your website I am overjoyed to learn that the author of this site is a Karthak (Lepcha) and people think that we r extinct

10/20/00 18:35:23

Name: Dr. Devasis Chatterjee	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Do I still have to say?	Favourite steam train: ditto	Favourite food: Hilsa - any preparation
Hobbies: I'm an incorrigible epicure

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Sound presentation of a noisy wonder!

10/17/00 09:17:14

Name: Lee

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I am an Australian living in Lucknow and I plan to join some friends in Darjeeling in Novemver and I hope to catch the train there. Thanks for your good site

10/05/00 21:56:56

Name: jack c sampson	My URL: Visit Me
Favourite food: pudding/curries	Hobbies: india

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09/27/00 11:26:51

Name: mike pratt	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: switzerland	Favourite steam train: black five	Favourite food: curry
Hobbies: skiing,rail travel

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great site, must go there some time.

09/14/00 01:26:03

Name: Haritha Waidyaratne

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Thanks for all the valuable information and photos on this 'small wonder', the DHR train. It was disheartening to hear that the authorities were going to introduce diesel trains. Nontheless, having already known what has happened to the narrow gauge trains in Sri Lanka, I would say that it is typical to this part of the world. In the '70s they cut short more than half of that scenic 'Kelani Valley' line. Again in the '90s they started broad-gauging the remainder which is complete now. When doing all these operations, they kept a rail in the middle making provision for running narrow gauge train as and when required. But the narrow gauge trains in Sri Lanka were never seen or heard of again. The little locos and compartments must surely be rusting in one of the many yards here. All this despite the fact that the politicians inaugurating the broa -gauging project boasted that this was going to be the first line in the whole of Asia that would simultaneously run two types of trains. Keeping all this in mind, I pray that a similar fate would not befall this wonderful train, at least now it has become a 'World Heritage Site'. Thanks.

09/11/00 07:59:36

Name: Pertti Nuottimäki	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Don´t like to travel
Hobbies: Publishing steam-litteratur

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I am coming to ride DHR i the beginning of nov 2000. Enyone who knows quite small (no modell) steam engines to buy. I´l stay some days in Shillong because of family matters.

09/02/00 08:54:19

Name: Peter J. Karthak	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Any comfortable one in the high hills and mountainsdamere	Favourite steam train: The Old Darjeeling Toy Train	Favourite food: Nepalese & Chinese
Hobbies: Music & Writing

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I cannot thank you enough for the great story on the DHR, the "Toy Train" of my old hometown, Darjeeling, which I left some 35 years ago. Now I'm in Kathmandu, but visit Darjeeling once in a while. However, in my hurried visits, I didn't know much about t e developments in the DHR until I read the stories and saw the photographs in the website. Thank you again for the nostalgia and its continuing history. My partial knowledge of the story of UNESCO's recognition and other bodies' lobbying and support of DHR as a World Heritage Railway is also through the efforts of Prof. Mahendra P. Lama, a native Darjeelingan who has been a Professorr at Jawaharlal Univer ity in New Delhi for the last 20 plus years. Perhaps you should have his side of the story also, especially in the context of the attitude of the then Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council while Prof. Lama lobbied for the status of the DHR with the Council. Thank you once again! Sincerely Peter J. Karthak Manager - Public Relations & Publicity The Fulbari Resort & Spa Kathmandu Marketing Office Tel: 977 1 545384, 527588, 520085 Fax: 977 1 523149 Office E-mail: prm@fulbari.com.np

08/30/00 18:41:06

Name: Terry Martin	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Darjeeling & Kurseong
Favourite steam train: DHR

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I am compiling a companion volume to my first book on the DHR "Halfway to Heaven". I would like to include the stories of all those whose lives have been touched by this remarkable railway over the years, and for it to be illustrated with historical photo from those old family albums. I would be delighted to hear from anybody who can help record these tales for posterity.

08/28/00 23:59:58

Name: Kerry Whitfield	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Any resort you can watch trains from	Favourite steam train: Darjeeling	Favourite food: chocolate cake
Hobbies: Building train related web sites

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Great web site you've built. I've just got back from Darjeeling and have put together a web site about the DHR with some news and loads of pics of steam trains and Calcutta trams. For those steam lovers out there you'll be interested to know that in the 4 days I was in Darjeeling the new diesel failed 2 days and derailed the day they finally got it running. In the mean time the trusty little tank engines kept the show on the road. Great railway. I can't wait to go back.

08/11/00 08:27:47

Name: Edgar Weiland

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I travelled the Darjeeling-railway on July 29th (up) and July 30th (down). Although there was quite some monsoon rain there where two services running: The 3D (09.00 New Jailpaiguri, 17.15 Darjeeling), the 2D (09.10 Darjeeling, 17.30 New Jalpaiguri), the D (Kurseong-Darjeeling) and the 8D (Darjeeling - Kurseong) were running both days with all the services being about 30 minutes late on the 29th and all of them being quite on time on the 30th. The 2D+3D are diesel-hauled (engine 604 hauling the 3D on the 29th and returning with the 2D on the next day, engine 603 doing the opposite way) now, though the stock for the 3D was taken into New Jalpaiguri station by steam-engine 802 - may this engine h ules the early-morning New Jailpaiguri-Siliguri-service, which I have no record of. The 8D/9D trains were worked by the steam-loco 780 "Green Hills" on both days. The 1D and 4D services are definitely cancelled for the moment, the timetables at the stations en route give various different timings though they all show a train leaving New Jalpaiguri around 09.00 as well as a down train leaving Darjeeling at about the same time. The 8D/9D service is not always given and if it is the timings vary quite a lot: As I noticed it starts of at Kurseong around 07.00 and returns leaving Darjeeling around 15.00. Just let me say that I had a really great time on this most lovely railway. Regards Edgar

08/06/00 08:53:16

Name: Steven Pegler	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Porthmadog
Favourite steam train: Taliesin single Fairlie	Hobbies: 7mm Narrow Gauge Modelling

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I build 7mm narrow gauge locos and stock e-mail me

07/26/00 23:21:54

Name: Jerry Hurt	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Fontana Village, NC, USA	Favourite steam train: Cass Scenic Railway	Favourite food: Pizza
Hobbies: Model Building, Bicycling, Taking Railway Photographs

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Very surprized to find such a glorious website with the greatest railroad in the world. Ihave a friend who is a native of India that keeps telling me I need to come with him when he goes back for a visit. Keep up the good work.

07/05/00 16:13:34

Name: john nielsen	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: the world	Favourite steam train: tender engine	Favourite food: ???
Hobbies: trains ect.

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a greating from denmark, i realy hope too visit india ,and your nice litle railway some day, hope steam survive. many greatings from john schøler nielsen danish railway club

07/03/00 19:59:30

Name: Phil Corran	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Penang.My	Favourite steam train: 6-015, North Borneo railway	Favourite food: Beer
Hobbies: Beer & Steam trains.

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A Great Website. More up to date Information Please, as i am looking to visit The DHR in the near Future. Please kkep up the Good Work.

07/01/00 14:12:36

Name: pankaj kumar

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please keep me updated as I am making a film on DHR pankaj

06/28/00 17:58:17

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06/10/00 21:56:00

Name: tapojyoti banerjee	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Darjeeling
Favourite food: momos

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I was born and brought up in Darjeeling. I came across your page mainly because it gave some technical details regarding the DHRS engines. By the way, does anyone have any info regarding an extension of this line into the Teesta valley? (Lohapul on the kalimpong/gangtok road). Another point: In Darjeeling town, the track extended beyond the station to the godown known as "Malgoodam", where there was a ropeway linking Darjeeling to Bijanbari. The track was pulled up sometime in the early 80's.

06/09/00 14:48:17

Name: gerald harding	My URL: Visit Me
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Hobbies: railway modelling/needlework

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A great sight. I enjoyed the pictures. Wish I was a mountain goat.

05/27/00 21:50:58

Name: Terry Griner	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Gold Hill RR Colorado
Favourite food: All kinds	Hobbies: Gauge 1 Steam Trains

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Love the pictures! My 3 year old daughter wants one of the 'blue trains'. My family is planning to go there in 3 years. (2002) Thanks for making it so easy to see the beauty of country.

04/26/00 14:42:51

Name: larry gold	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite food: Shrimp Curry
Hobbies: Model Trains

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Excellent web site !

04/20/00 09:31:54

Name: shantanu guha ray	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Goa	Favourite steam train: Darjeeling Toy Train	Favourite food: Chilled beer and fried prawns
Hobbies: Making films

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As a journalist, I have been to Darjeeling when it was in turmoil because of the Gurkhaland agitation. The train services resumed after that and I experienced it during my second visit. It was simply class. I wish I could take my wife and daughter to such a fascinating place again.

04/12/00 23:31:13

Name: Dr Richard Kirk

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Excellent site, I think you need to recalculate your estimates of B Tank tractive effort, though tractive effort isn't everything! - Formula for low speeds is very simple. Diesels might be an incentive to move freight to rail from road in long term, but ew tourists would make journey to DHR to travel behind deisel.

04/04/00 21:48:26

Name: Hornsby, T.R.	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Grazelema, Cadiz, Spain	Favourite steam train: LNWR 0-6-2 Coal Tank	Favourite food: cosidos y favadas
Hobbies: Railways, Walking

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Much enjoyed. Was Spooner ( of Festiniog 'fame') involved as some sources suggest ?

03/26/00 20:03:23

Name: Guus Brinkel	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Darjeeling
Hobbies: Steam engines

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Keep up the good work and let's put all effort together to keep as much steam as posible on the Darjeeling railway

03/08/00 04:49:06

Name: Freda (Brewster) Gross	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: DH "Toy Train"
Favourite food: "Chow on a banana leaf" from Restuarant in Kurseong!!	Hobbies: Reading, & surfing the net

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Your page brought back some fond memories of our trips to school (circa 1953-61) (Dow Hill, Kurseong) on the "Toy Train" twice a year in March and November. The idea of switching to diesel is outrageous - part of the pleasure of riding the train is the sm ll of the steam, the chug, chugging when its trying to climb a hill and finally getting coal in your hair! Please preserve the train the way it is. Nothing can match the uniqueness of the DH Toy Train.

02/29/00 10:35:11

Name: B.Chandrashekhar	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: NJP to Darjeeling	Favourite food: South Indian
Hobbies: Cricket,Music

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Thanks for the info on Darjeeling.I still maintain that the train to Darjeeling should continue to be steam hauled rather than dieselising.Just like "the palace on wheels" in Rajasthan, this train to Darjeeling should start serving good food, the cost of hich can be recovered alongwith the train fare.

02/29/00 10:26:00

Name: B.Chandrashekhar

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02/25/00 19:51:06

Name: Abhijeet Trivedi	My URL: Visit Me
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02/19/00 06:30:58

Name: Madhukar SJB Rana	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Bali	Favourite steam train: Darjeeling Mini	Favourite food: Thai food
Hobbies: Tennis, Cricket

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exceelent photo of the train and the town. Brought back memories of going home days. Regards

02/17/00 07:19:19

Name: Edwin Bernard	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: The 'Toy Train'	Favourite food: Ghoshboni
Hobbies: Keyboards

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While going over the DHR links especially the sounds of the Toy Train a flood of fond memories returned to me. The last time I rode the train was in December 1961 on our return trip from Goethals to Calcutta. A fervent wish is to return there for a visit. Keep up the great

02/13/00 21:42:13

Name: Jorge Garreta Mendoza	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: many	Favourite steam train: several argentinian narrow gauge	Favourite food: many
Hobbies: railroads, photography, sciences, sports

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Re: diesel power. Why not? This is an endangered railway. Diesel could save it. Re: Ugly/modern DMU. Well, is a matter of opinion. Of course it MUST be modern, an "state of the art" DMU so in years to come we shall speak of "character". Darjeeling is not "preserved" railway, is a running concern and so needs "point technology" lasting half or one century, and then, others railfans will intend to "save" this "old classic DMU". Please, do not live in past times, look at the future. By the other way, I am traveling to India next April and will be at New Delhi and Agra from 15th. onwards. Any fan wishing to meet me, please connect via my email: jegm@sinectis.com.ar Thanks.

02/11/00 19:03:40

Name: Terry Griner	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Hobbies: Gauge 1 live steamers

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Very nice site, do you have a map of the Line? If so I would love to see it! I am beginning to plan a trip there in two-three years.

02/11/00 02:04:08

Name: Gilbert Raymond	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Toy Train
Favourite food: Khofta curry	Hobbies: Genealogy

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I travelled first on the Toy Train to Kurseong as a seven year old in 1946. The experience has always stuck in my memory. I am glad the railway has been accorded World Heritage status. It will always be Top of the Pops with all those who travelled on it. Maybe one day I will be able to travel on it again. A great site. Congratulations.

02/07/00 13:01:27

Name: Andrew Hickley

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I represent Time Travel, the historical organisation that is travelling from the UK to Darjeeling in May to help celebrate the anniversary fo the opening of the railway and to help boost tourism to the region. We are currently carrying out rigorous academ c research and making authentic 1880s costumes to help with the event. It would be a terrible shame if, when we reached Darjeeling, the old steam locomotives had been replaced by modern diesels. I shall watch developments with interest.

02/07/00 13:01:23

Name: Andrew Hickley

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I represent Time Travel, the historical organisation that is travelling from the UK to Darjeeling in May to help celebrate the anniversary fo the opening of the railway and to help boost tourism to the region. We are currently carrying out rigorous academ c research and making authentic 1880s costumes to help with the event. It would be a terrible shame if, when we reached Darjeeling, the old steam locomotives had been replaced by modern diesels. I shall watch developments with interest.

02/03/00 23:54:59

Name: Michael Quin-Conroy	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: Toy Train	Favourite food: Kofta Curry
Hobbies: Time on my computer

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Just looked in and will come back to explore the site. My interests are in re visiting my old school GMS (1943) and Darjeeling and this time recording it on film and Video. Regards Michael.

01/31/00 22:04:30

Name: Ann Goddard	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Toy train
Favourite food: Indian	Hobbies: Sport

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Great site

01/27/00 03:51:01

Name: Peter Harding	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: What else - the DHR!
Favourite food: Bacon & eggs as served in the refreshment room at Kurseong Station	Hobbies: Not for publication

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01/25/00 11:37:52

Name: Lance Webster	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite food: Aloo,muttar,khobi kari
Hobbies: travel

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I will have a great time going through the links you have provided. I have been back to GMS and Darj in 1993, 1995 and 1997 with various members of my family and we visited St Helen's as well. Loved the batassi loop in 1993 and was very pleasantly surprised to see the wonderful Gurkha Memorial on the summitat the loop. Lance Webster Mornington. Victoria. Australia.

01/25/00 08:08:44

Name: john gardiner	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: DHR going downhill!
Favourite food: chicken curry	Hobbies: motor sport, snooker

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Good to see more photos of the train and Kurseong. Sadly my PC can't do sound (I think) Recently joined VADHA. Looking forward to the next re-union. Have spoken to Stanley Prins, part of my class at VSK (1939 - 46) Well done on your efforts John

01/25/00 03:47:56

Name: sushil adhikari	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Illam
Favourite food: rice	Hobbies: reading books

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nothing

01/23/00 14:47:18

Name: Sally Stewart	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Cal/Kurseong/Darj	Favourite steam train: DHRly Iron Sherpa	Favourite food: Too many!
Hobbies: The VADHA web site

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Dr. Shomik - I have had a wonderful expereience this afternoon. Through the medium of your Home Page, I have entered a time warp and when I actually got to hear the 'glorious' sound of the little Iron Sherpa - well I was a school girl again ... travellin (twice a year) to and from Siliguri/Kuseong in the 1940s. (I used to be a boarder at Dow Hill Girls School) Thank you very much for affording me the opportunity to travel, through the use of the senses, to a time and place in 'long ago land'! Now - if ou could only capture the sound of a 'jhora' ..... !! Thank you again.

01/09/00 21:09:31

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Brilliant. Hope to be there some day. gentlebilly.

01/03/00 16:30:32

Name: Keith Lewis

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12/28/99 16:17:46

Name: Roger C Green	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Goa	Favourite steam train: Any Steam	Favourite food: Chicken Curry and Rice
Hobbies: Photography

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Hi there. I lived there in Kurseong and attended GMS for most of my school days.I remember sitting on the school's third field and watching the train come around "last bend" and waiting for the "Puff" of steam siginaling that the train had blown its "whistle".We wo ld count the seconds till we heard the "whistle" to try and figure how far it was. Thanks you for this page and thanks for the memories.All good ones Roger.

12/18/99 21:56:31

Name: Mick Melbourne	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: India/Nepal
Favourite steam train: Darjeeling	Hobbies: Model engineering

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Very informative site. Visited Darjeeling in 1977 as part of a India/Nepal holiday, traveled on the train from Darjeeling to Ghum.

12/13/99 23:44:05

Name: Bryan Bignell	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Hobbies: fmily history

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Extremely interested as I have ab Album of photos dating back to the early part of the century of the british troops in Pith helmets stationed in the area. Plus quite a few of the railway and mountains. I beleive they were sent to my father about 1915 from a relative serving there at the time. I believe the troops could have been from the Devon And Cornwall light infantry. Keep in touch.

12/02/99 00:24:36

Name: Rod Holcombe	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling, Patagonia, Wales	Favourite steam train: Talyllyn + DHR	Favourite food: Seafood- why do you ask
Hobbies: Railways, photography, badgers, walking , mountains

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Thank you a very interesting web site. I am a member of the DHR and think that the mag. is excellent. I have visited Darjeeling on three occasions and still want to go again. Perhaps 2001! Best wishes

12/01/99 20:06:35

Name: Hugh A. Rayner	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Darjeeling!
Favourite steam train: DHR

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12/01/99 20:04:57

Name: Hugh A. Rayner	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Darjeeling!
Favourite steam train: DHR

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11/20/99 02:27:56

Name: george swift	My URL: Visit Me
Favourite steam train: Sierra RR 28. or any other steam locomotive,	Hobbies: Volunteer train crewman on Sirra RR , Railtown 1897, Jamestown Calif. USA.

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DHR is vert unique. Hope to ride it someday!,

11/12/99 21:32:06

Name: Tim Flynn	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: DHR

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Glad to see enthusiasm for the DHR is so widespread. I rode the line in June, 1997, while working in India. We were on time (a shock to the locals in Darjeeling), the one locomotive survived the entire trip, and the Rs.19 fare was definitely worth every paise. As you know, words can't adequately describe the ride. I'll be back

11/10/99 22:54:08

Name: Bruce Henderson	My URL: Visit Me
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Keep it going, please !

10/29/99 01:44:43

Name: Margaret Hanley

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I plan to travel on the "Toy Train" in mid-November 1999. Thank you for the infor and the links.

10/27/99 18:47:17

Name: Clarenbeek Th.J.	My URL: Visit Me
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10/22/99 19:37:04

Name: David Lewis	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Poole, Dorset, UK

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I like your website. I have e-mailed you separately. (Poole is my favourate resort because I live there!)

10/21/99 03:31:52

Name: Philo Willetts	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Darjeeling
Favourite steam train: Darjeeling	Hobbies: Reading history

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Thanks for the beautiful photographic and descriptive reminder of this beautiful little railroad. I took to ascent in 1973 and found it beautiful indeed with spectacular views of Kanchenjunga as a reward. My memory is that the trip was a little bumpy an tiring, and probably represents a truer experience of the beauty but also the practical comfort limitations of past steam travel. Again, a great job! Thanks. Philo Willetts

10/18/99 19:17:17

Name: j speak	My URL: Visit Me
Favourite steam train: dhr class B and drgw K 27 mudhens	Hobbies: model railways

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sorry the above information is not complete my son set up the net page and email and i cant find the bit of paper he wrote mine on , very interesting web site,have added it to my favorites i'm buying a laithe next year with the intention of building a liv steam model at 1.75 inches to the foot of the class B hence my visit to the site. regards J.S

10/03/99 20:20:44

Name: malcolm garner

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Visted the line in 1978. Great memories - I hope to see it again soon!

09/23/99 18:33:54

Name: James Marsden

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I was, at four years old, sent from Calcutta by my parents, year 1940, as a boarder to the New School, Darjeeling. My sister Judith, a year older than me was also sent. We started the journey, complete with bedding rolls, from Howrah station accross the r ver Hooglie from Calcutta. From there, travelled overnight to Siliguri where we had breakfast and transferred to the DHR narrow guage. Lunched at Kurseong waiting for the down train or it waiting for us going up. Arrived in Darjeeling, if there had been n landslides, in the afternoon. From the station at Darjeeling we took the rest of the jouney on ponies to the New School. Your DHR page was a wonderfully nostalgic find for me. Keep up the good work. Best regards., James Marsden

09/19/99 09:23:07

Name: David Clarke	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Festiniog Rly
Favourite steam train: Darg.0-4-0; Single Fairlie	Hobbies: Building live steam loco's of all sizes

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Will visit the darj one day. Also Iam a full time technical artist and have just started a darj 0-4-0 illustration

09/14/99 15:56:52

Name: mrinal	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: geocities	Favourite steam train: fairy queen	Favourite food: sweets
Hobbies: surfingthe net

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good job

09/05/99 20:57:59

Name: Hannes Paling	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: All narrow gauge trains
Favourite food: Any food that is prepared well	Hobbies: Live steam & 0n30

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In South Africa we had a number of narrow gauge railways, we still have a couple, some of which I would like to model. I never had the privilege of visiting the Darjeeling although it has been one of my favorite narrow gauge lines. Keep up the good work I will visit again soon

08/26/99 22:08:53

Name: Clarence Noyer	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Any SP a-c cab forward pulled train
Hobbies: RR modeling of 3 ft and narrower gauged equipment for 2.5 inch and larger scale

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Thank you very much for your presentation of the DHR. There was an article in "Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazzette" Your pictures bring the article to life. Your website is included in my 'favorites' list.

08/22/99 17:55:23

Name: Anand Almal	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: Fairy Queen	Favourite food: Cheese
Hobbies: travelling, photography

Comments:
good job! Couldn't something be done like this for the entire IR

08/19/99 10:08:44

Name: sara hughes	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: darjeeling	Favourite steam train: darj tot train	Favourite food: chocolate
Hobbies: writing

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I am preparing an article reelating to my extensive visit to darjeeling and the toy train. I had found it hard to find any information relating to the locamotives whilst there, but thankfully i found you!

08/19/99 10:05:30

Name: sara hughes	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: darjeeling	Favourite steam train: darj tot train	Favourite food: chocolate
Hobbies: writing

Comments:
I am preparing an article reelating to my extensive visit to darjeeling and the toy train. I had found it hard to find any information relating to the locamotives whilst there, but thankfully i found you!

08/18/99 15:35:29

Name: John Dunford	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Newquay	Favourite steam train: Irish NG	Favourite food: Curry
Hobbies: Model Railways, Steam Railways, Dancing Jive

Comments:
Good page, visited India in 1987 as a once in a lifetime journey. To my regret I never got to the Darj. But one day maybee. I also was almost up for the railway Magazine Trip a few years back, but never made that either. Just adore the Loco's still used daily. But the ones that makes my mouth water are the Pacific and the former Streamliner. Can we have some pictures of these on the home page please?

08/17/99 00:03:50

Name: Scott Rice	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Cumbres & Toltec RR
Favourite food: Oysters	Hobbies: Live Steam and Life Size Trains

Comments:
I think this is a great web site, I hope to visit the DHR soon. It has always been a dream of mine to buy one of the class B steam locos and take it back to the U.S. I was wondering if you might post the class B's specs on the web.

08/17/99 00:03:37

Name: Scott Rice	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Cumbres & Toltec RR
Favourite food: Oysters	Hobbies: Live Steam and Life Size Trains

Comments:
I think this is a great web site, I hope to visit the DHR soon. It has always been a dream of mine to buy one of the class B steam locos and take it back to the U.S. I was wondering if you might post the class B's specs on the web.

07/31/99 14:26:43

Name: Rajendra Baid	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Hotel Cindrella	Favourite steam train: Toy train of Darjeeling	Favourite food: Vegetarian
Hobbies: Trekking and Music

Comments:
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society's office bearers are doing good work in promoting Darjeeling's toy train. You can visit our website -www.cindrellahotels.com, having details of our region and our hotel. Our Hotel is situated at Siliguri, the gateway to the tourist destinations of Darjeeling, Sikkim and Bhutan. When you come to Siliguri, visit me at Hotel Cindrella. Thanks and regards - Rajendra Baid

07/26/99 19:16:12

Name: Bill Burgess	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Hart Lodge Ontario Canada	Favourite steam train: Darjeeling tank	Favourite food: I like most foods
Hobbies: Building live steam engines

Comments:
I look forward to hearing more of the Darjeeling railroad, and seeing pictures of the engines and rolling stock. At the moment a friend and I working on the building of two gauge 1 live steam Darjeeling tanks, so we follow your site with great interest. My wife and I may take a trip to India in the not to distant future.

07/26/99 19:10:34

Name: Bill Burgess	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Hart Lodge Ontario Canada
Favourite steam train: Darjeeling tank	Favourite food: I like most foods

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07/15/99 18:52:13

Name: John Teall	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite food: lemon noodle soup with meat - chocklate icecream
Hobbies: trees trains computers and solitude also speculative fiction and creating my alternative world(s) digital art...

Comments:
this is a very special train in a very special place - while i think steam is great for attracting tourists - i think the primary goal needs to be preserving and promoting sustainable guideway based systems built to human-scale proportions and with econom c off the shelf components of all sorts - i think the upgrading of schedules by right of way and alighnment improvements and a sumplimenting of schedules to increase frequence of service with the use of purpose built DMUs built to identical proportions (" oading gauge") with existing equipment would be a great enhancement to the existing service and make it more appealing to a broader audience. just a thought. rail vehicules of such design are illustrated on my web page...

06/24/99 08:57:48

Name: Karma Wangchuk	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Cedar Inn, Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway	Favourite food: Momos & Thukpa
Hobbies: Travel

Comments:
very happy to see the DHRS website. it is most encouraging to find that a group of enthusiasts has got together to "promote awareness of, interest in, and support for, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway". we are now in the final stages of setting up Cedar Inn, a 30-room boutique hotel which offers the finest living and greatest views in Darjeeling, situated as it is on the Jalapahar ridge near the primary wing of St. Paul's School. the hotel will formally pen its doors to tourists for the season commencing september '99 and we would like to contribute in whatever way we can to the DHRS. for starters, we would like to subscribe to the 'Darjeeling Mail' newsletter - it is very well produced and makes very in eresting reading. our hotel guests will definitely enjoy the articles and we would like to keep a few copies in our in-house library. if there is any other way in which we at cedar inn can assist the DHRS, please let us know. we await your response. with ur best wishes, sincerely the team at Cedar Inn

06/24/99 08:46:07

Name: Karma Wangchuk

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06/17/99 00:06:06

Name: Les STIFF	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Sete, France	Favourite steam train: 9F	Favourite food: Curry
Hobbies: Model Engineering

Comments:
Just surfed in !

06/06/99 10:44:34

Name: Alan Bentley

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Comments:
My dad travelled on this railway during the 40's and this site has brought back some memories, most notably the Ghoom Loops.

05/22/99 15:38:59

Name: TadaoNakajima	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: everywhere with STEAM	Favourite steam train: narrow gauge loco.	Favourite food: rice
Hobbies: railway & steam loco.

Comments:
Namaste,Å@I've visited in India=Bharat 8times,and always I adore Toy-Engine. I'll planning from culcatta se to new-jalpaigri tak by train in daytime.Now stay 3days with

05/21/99 10:12:45

Name: eddy kent	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: ANY STEAM	Favourite food: bully beef
Hobbies: model railways

Comments:
Most interested having visited darjeeling while on leave (1941) Brought back vivid memories

05/15/99 19:34:40

Name: Hans HUFNAGEL	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: narrow gauge
Favourite food: Chinese	Hobbies: Railway photographing

Comments:
I was 3 times on the DHR - great raiway !

05/15/99 11:04:37

Name: arne gustavsen	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Philippines	Favourite steam train: hiawatah express	Favourite food: fruits,vegetables
Hobbies: model trains,old cars

Comments:
from norway

05/14/99 17:32:56

Name: teresa

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Comments:
great information and pictures of your great trains and country

05/04/99 13:02:54

Name: David Martin	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: 3801
Favourite food: Black forest cake	Hobbies: Internet, photography, motorbikes, hi-fi

Comments:
Pleased to find your site, altho I have never been to India. Come & see the Blue Mountains railways at http://info.mountains.net.au/rail

04/22/99 20:35:59

Name: Christopher Baker	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Darjeeling
Favourite steam train: DHR	Hobbies: Travel

Comments:
A tribute to those who built, run, maintain and use the railway. May it continue to run.

04/21/99 21:41:50

Name: Geoffrey Lowe

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04/09/99 15:40:12

Name: Hartmut Höllwarth	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Train with german class 18.1
Favourite food: food with spaetzle	Hobbies: walking, skiing, traveling by railway, railway

Comments:
Hallo Leute, Freunschaft!

03/29/99 05:09:08

My Email: Email Me

Favourite resort: Darjeeling

Favourite steam train: Darjeeling Steam Travel

Comments:
Marilyn Metz. DHRS, Happy to visit your web-site.Look forward to seeing you and DHR buffs on 13th April at New Delhi S.K.Malik Executive Director (Tourism) Indian Railways

02/15/99 19:51:02

Name: Bruce Bennett

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My Email: Email Me

Comments:
Nice sight !

12/27/98 16:23:55

Name: David Trotter	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Kurseong
Hobbies: 12" to 1ft railway construction

Comments:
Very pleased to discover your site: Having visited Darjeeling in March of 98 for the second time I am very interested in all events which affect the Toy Train.

12/26/98 18:25:56

Name: P. Christener	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: India	Favourite steam train: DHR (What a question !)	Favourite food: Indian Food, Pasta
Hobbies: Travelling

Comments:
I travelled the DHR in Winter 96/97. It was a wonderful journey, despite the locomotive broke down in Kurseong. We stood in Darjeeling at the Windamere Hotel, a memory of the British Empire and a perfect place to celecbrate New Year's Eve. It's important that DHR stays alive as a steam railroad, since it is one of the major tourist attractions in North India.

12/13/98 21:42:34

Name: Justin Miles	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe
Favourite food: Pasta	Hobbies: Steam trains, bird watching

Comments:
I really enjoyed your site, enlightened me in to the magic railways of the Himalayas. We have our own two foot gauge railway operating from Port Elizabeth, South Africa to Thornhill with the occasional special operating the full two foot line 170 miles to Avontuur, occasional diesel hauled freight operates there to a load of apples, gone are the days of the Garratt class operating the full length, the Apple Express is hoping to run a special in March/April 1999 with there restored NG/G16 Garratt, hopefully this year there will be no let down like this year when it did not run (the special that is)Nice link here http://www.ru.ac.za/departments/iwr/staff/daf/pix/ng/p_ng.html

12/02/98 13:57:51

Name: sanjay kumar singh	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Home(Kurseong)	Favourite steam train: DHR (What Else)	Favourite food: indian,continental
Hobbies: Electronics, reading, trekking

Comments:
Great Pictures and other material. Was glad to see the old home town , born at 108 Hill Cart Road Kurseong Darjeeling 734203. Good Work

11/27/98 10:09:39

Name: Woon CL	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: darjeeling,nepal,silk rd	Favourite steam train: darjeeling's	Favourite food: tosai[b],chinese[l],thai[dinner]
Hobbies: photography,soccer,swimming.

Comments:
i used to see steam run engines when i was a boy. never realize that they were gone in the early 70's. the "black beauty" strike me when i saw it on the TV last night. the sound , steam and it's network....... hope to see them again in darjeeling someday in this dream land.

11/27/98 09:57:54

Name: cl woon	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: nepal, the silk road	Favourite steam train: darjeeling's	Favourite food: tosai for breakfast,chinese for lunch thai food for dinner.
Hobbies: photography

Comments:
Malaysian trains were once steamed run, also built by the British. Steam engine was then out of sight in the early 70's in our country. It's a wonder to watch the wondrous steam engine once again thru' the programme provided by the National Geographic that causes me to surf the internet to look for more details particularly the one on the Darjeeling site......... Darjeeling is my dream land for photo, the rail,landscape, and it's people and of course the heritage from the region. I hope my dream would be realized someday.................

10/28/98 09:33:45

Name: HEMAL SHAH	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: lakshdwip
Hobbies: travelling

Comments:
I an vert shocked that to know that Indian Railway is not interested to run this beautiful track.I was just surprised today morning when I went to Railway reservation office to get my reservation for the same train and they told me thta the service is clo ed due to some problem.I am going to Darjeeling in this December and I had make a plan to go there by this toy train since last six months and now I and all of my friends who are coming with me are very disappointed when heared regarding non service of th train

10/01/98 22:25:16

Name: Rudan Bettelheim	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Darjeeling
Favourite steam train: DHR	Hobbies: Narrow gauge railways

Comments:
I like the DHR website, thanks

08/09/98 09:51:55

Name: Terry Martin	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Darjeeling
Favourite steam train: DHR

Comments:
I visited the DHR in February and March this year and fell totally under its spell! I am compiling all the information I can to complete a book to celebrate this unique railway and I would apprecitae your memories and anecdotes to make it a unique publica ion. Together we could make a valuable contribution in test-riding history by keeping steam running to Darjeeling into the next millenium.

07/28/98 08:22:37

Name: Hans Griener	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: India (north) and Nepal
Favourite food: Vienna Schnitzel	Hobbies: travelling, taking pictures,computer,soccer

Comments:
I will visit Darjeeling and other places in Northern India in September 1998. Taking the Toy Train will be one of my highlights during my journey. Mail me if someone wants to meet me in Darjeeling (Sep.10-13 1998).

07/24/98 06:37:17

Name: Warren Miller

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My Email: Email Me

Comments:
Greatly enjoyed my visit to Darjeeling in Oct 1997. The railwaw is a great trip and Darjeeling is a great destination. Hope the railway and Website carry on to greater things. PS does anyone know anything about the streamlined loco that ran on the DHR in the 30's?

07/20/98 09:50:43

Name: Patrick W Doyle	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Kurseong	Favourite steam train: DHR	Favourite food: Indian curries
Hobbies: Ballroom dancing

Comments:
I attended Victoria School from 1939 to 1944 and enjoyed using the Toy Train from Siliguri to Kurseong and back when going to and from school in March and December each year. Also enjoyed using the train when going to Darjeeling to watch our First XI pla St Pauls and North Point and later to represent VS. Went back later in the late '40's and visited Tiger Hill with a number of Dow Hill and Victoria ex-students who had returned for the annual sports days for both schools. I enjoyed the nostalgia of viewing the wonderful photographs that brought back some wonderful memories. You have done a wonderful job with this web site.

07/15/98 18:36:37

Name: Harold Armitage	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: GWR King Class
Hobbies: Travel, gliding

Comments:
A place I hope to visit some time in the future!

07/02/98 21:52:57

Name: Michael Irlam	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Anything Great Western

Comments:
A good site, I will include a link to your site on my site of railway links at, http://geocities.datacellar.net/Athens/Oracle/6255 Regards

06/30/98 23:20:40

Name: Lindsay Lucas	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Hosteria La Vasconia, El Maiten	Favourite steam train: 25NC	Favourite food: Steak & veg.
Hobbies: steam preservation & photography

Comments:
Still planning a visit to Darj - hoping that the planned new color scheme doesn't eventuate first.

06/13/98 09:08:29

My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: The D.H.R Toy Train
Favourite food: Chopatis	Hobbies: Traveling

Comments:
I had the distincion of travelling on the toy train in June 1944. I was in the United States Army air force, stationed near calcutta. I came to India in May 1942 and was stationed at many places, including Agra. I and my friends went up to Darjeeling abo t the first of June 1944. On the 7th of June we were ordered back to the U.S. I will never forget the experience of riding on the train and the wonderful people we met. I love India and Nepal. If i wasn't so old I would move back tomorrow. Sincerely, Bernard W. Rowe Col.USAF (ret)

06/06/98 00:20:25

Name: ASHISH SHARMA

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My Email: Email Me

Comments:
Visiting this web page takes me closer to my wife and son who is 2 yr now and growing in Kurseong.I visited Kurseong few months back and my son took his first ride in "toy train"...sound of which he listens every day.He runs out making "KOOOOooook" sound to see it with big smile and curious eyes!! Your web page will be the only place in US where he can see his "kook..koo" once they join me in July98.

05/16/98 02:52:20

Name: Raymond Marsh	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: no thanks	Favourite steam train: All narrow gauge	Favourite food: Chinese
Hobbies: Train & tram photography

Comments:
In 1976-77 rode all over India on as much Narrow Gauge as possible. Favourite of course was the D.H.R. line

05/15/98 21:20:52

Name: Raymond Marsh	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Offs Harbour	Favourite steam train: "Patagonian Express" in Argentina	Favourite food: Chinese
Hobbies: Train & tram picture collecting

Comments:
In 1976-77 I travelled around India on a circular tour ticket. The aim was to ride on and photograph as many steam-hauled narrow-gauge lines as possible. A bonus was of course the large number of steam-hauled broad and metre gauge trains used. The durati n of the trip was 11 weeks and the highlight was, of course the D.H.R. LONG MAY IT SURVIVE !

05/13/98 06:53:02

Name: Brenda (Brewster) Naser	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: The DHR "Toy Train"
Favourite food: Indian / also Roast Beef	Hobbies: Computing, sewing, reading

Comments:
Excellent website - lovely pictures. Brought back a lot of memories. I was in Dow Hill School, Kurseong in the 1950s and have very fond memories of the train ride to and from school - in particular the "Toy Train". Heard about this website from my sist r, Gillian, who has signed your guest book just before me....

05/12/98 02:54:28

Name: Gillian Featherstone	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling & Cyprus	Favourite steam train: The DHR of course	Favourite food: Spicy curries!
Hobbies: Reading & sending/receiving email.

Comments:
What happy memories I have of the DHR! I went to Dow Hill School from '48-'57 and rode the 'toy train' to and from school every year. We too used to jump off and run alongside the train much to the chagrin of the teachers escorting us. I belong to the ictoria & Dow Hill Association which is based in England with branches in Canada and Australia - all have annual get-togethers for past students. Get in touch with me if you would like their webpage address.My grandmother used to work at the Windamere Ho el in Darjeeling which is the 'home base' for the Indian venture to save the DHR.Also, my Dad worked on the railways all his life, so it's in my blood!

05/12/98 00:28:42

Name: John Raby

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My Email: Email Me

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I've been giving your page to people. It's my first time to look. Nice work. John

04/24/98 23:40:21

Name: Neville Conder	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Puffing Billy, Cocktoo Run
Hobbies: narrow gauge railways, internet

Comments:
Great page, always has been my favorite narrow gauge railway. Hope to see it one day.

04/24/98 23:33:02

Name: Neville Conder

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04/24/98 19:21:54

Name: Howard Bishop	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Welshpool & Llanfair and Talyllyn
Hobbies: Steam trains and cycling (especially recumbents and Moultons)

Comments:
A great web site. All power to the DHRS. Hope to visit it one day. Why not visit my Railway, the Middleton Railway, Leeds (Web page: http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~mph6mrt/mrt.htm). It's "the world's oldest working railway!" established in 1758 by the first Act of Parliament, and ran the first commercially successful team locos in 1812 (four years before Geo Stephenson!), a rack and pinion engine designed by John Blenkinsop and built by Matthew Murray (who founded the locomotive industry in Leeds).

04/24/98 19:14:23

Name: Howard Bishop	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: Welshpool & Llanfair
Hobbies: Steam railways, cycling

Comments:
An excellent web page! Very enjoyable. Am Marketing Manager for Middleton Railway, Leeds, the "world's oldest working railway!"

04/17/98 20:53:14

Name: Colin Jepson	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Lake District	Favourite steam train: Ravenglass & Eskdale	Favourite food: Chilli
Hobbies: Cycling, computing, driving steam engines

Comments:
Great website Shomik! I hope to visit the Darjeeling & Himalaya Railway (if the organised tour happens) next year. I drive a half size model of a Class B D & H R loco called "Sherpa" at the Fairbourne Railway in Mid Wales so I'm keen to see the real ones in action. All the best - Col.

04/16/98 06:30:13

Name: Mukesh Gupta	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Obviously Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: DHR	Favourite food: Indian/Tibetan/Nepalese
Hobbies: Stamps;coins, airmail lables

Comments:
A FABULOUS site on the DHR. Brought back lot of memories ... I too used to jump on and off the train when the goods train used to go right up to the bazaar area... I also used to put coins and nails on the tracks and see them flattened out... brings a lot of memories. Yes I am a North Pointer. All NP guys can contact me... someone is trying to set up an NP Alumnu Association... so if you know of any NP guys, pls pass this on. I can put you in touch with the one who is trying to do this. Again GOOD WORK ON THE TOY TRAIN. THANKS A LOT. Mukesh

04/16/98 06:29:18

Name: Mukesh Gupta	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Obviously Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: DHR	Favourite food: Indian/Tibetan/Nepalese
Hobbies: Stamps;coins, airmail lables

Comments:
A FABULOUS site on the DHR. Brought back lot of memories ... I too used to jump on and off the train when the goods train used to go right up to the bazaar area... I also used to put coins and nails on the tracks and see them flattened out... brings a lot of memories. Yes I am a North Pointer. All NP guys can contact me... someone is trying to set up an NP Alumnu Association... so if you know of any NP guys, pls pass this on. I can put you in touch with the one who is trying to do this. Again GOOD WORK ON THE TOY TRAIN. THANKS A LOT. Mukesh

04/15/98 23:28:45

Name: Dr. K.J. Walker	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Don't do resorts.	Favourite steam train: Many!	Favourite food: Kerala ghosht
Hobbies: Motorcading steam, model railways

Comments:
Good stuff, keep it up. I have visited DHR several times and am currently involved in trying to set up a Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society in Australia (there is already one in UK). Interested parties or prsopective members should contact me.

03/19/98 18:52:24

Name: Rob Bennett	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: / America	Favourite steam train: 1st darj 'B' Class tank 1889	Favourite food: All spicy food
Hobbies: 16mm Darj rlwy Modelling

Comments:
I have just joined the D.H.R.S and I think it looks very good, well done one and all!

03/03/98 08:29:41

Name: Bishal Lama	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling/Kurseong ofcourse!	Favourite steam train: The One and Only "Toy Train" of Darj.	Favourite food: Indian and Nepalese
Hobbies: Spectator Sports

Comments:
I came across your page by chance and you have done a great job. I grew up in Kurseong during the turbulent 80's and studied at goethals Memorial School and the Toy train is one of the best memories I have of the place. Thanks for bringing back the memor es of the good old school days. Thanks a lot! I would be happy to receive e-mails from any interested persons wanting to talk about the Queen of Hills.

02/19/98 21:54:18

Name: Pete Jordan	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling/Porthmadog	Favourite steam train: DHR and Ffestiniog
Favourite food: Not allowed any - I'm too fat	Hobbies: Driving buses

Comments:
As Treasurer of the DHRS, many thanks for putting this up on the website. I've just spoken to Dave Charlesworth, and we should have the first magazine out in the next few days. Regards Pete Jordan

02/15/98 11:33:06

Name: Ted Sadler	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Whitley Bay	Favourite steam train: The Sunny South Express	Favourite food: Vegetable curry
Hobbies: Railways, of course!

Comments:
Nice site. One day.....

02/13/98 18:27:05

Name: Peter Mullett	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Pelion Greece
Favourite steam train: Volos - Pelion 2 foot line

Comments:
Great site. It has been a long standing ambition of mine to see the Darjeeling in action.

02/11/98 02:21:54

Name: William R. Leisure	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: French Lick, Indiana US.	Favourite steam train: SP AC12's	Favourite food: anything not french!
Hobbies: model railroading

Comments:
Thank you for the photos, I intend to use one of them, and insert my grandson in the photo, just to please him, he dearly loves the "Thomas the Tank Engine" stories. If you wish I can send you photos of US roads power and equipment, it is easy for me because I work for "Conrail", and thank you again.

01/19/98 22:32:07

Name: G Whistler	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite resort: Ravenglass
Favourite food: curry	Hobbies: video producer

Comments:
I am interested in making a professional video of the darjeeling railway and am interested in any information. I am one of uks leading steam video producers.

12/17/97 13:57:47

Name: Terry Griner	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: GeorgeTown Colorado	Favourite steam train: Georgetown loop	Favourite food: North Indian(Sub-Cont.)
Hobbies: Model Railroading, all scales

Comments:
Beautiful pictures! I was drooling on my keyboard!!!! Can I get bigger versions of the Pics to use as windows background?

12/17/97 01:23:37

Name: Peter Trounce	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Hobbies: Live Steam Models

Comments:
A superb site, Well done!

11/28/97 16:33:09

Name: Tara J. Ballance

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I first became interested in the part of the world we now know as India, Pakistan and Afghanistan when as an adolscent I began reading Kipling. I had the opportunity in the 1970s to visit Kabul, Afghanistan, travelling through the Kabul Gorge and Khyber P ss into Pakistan. I hope I can someday find the money, time and opportunity to visit Darjeeling, preferably by steam train!

11/25/97 16:14:26

Name: Amitava Bhattacharya

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Great page, brought back many memories. I grew up in Kurseong, in the 60's/70's. My school (GMS) had a 'siding' nearby, some of the trains to Darjeeling used to stop for a while before going on to Tung. Have many memories of walking on those tracks, and r nning on Hill Cart Road to catch the running train...of putting coins on the tracks and watching the train flatten them.... Anyone want to share memories, write me; thanks, Amitava

11/07/97 21:14:00

Name: nelson bond

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Favourite steam train: darj-him rr

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Used to take this train to Mt Hermon school 1946-48. Brought back a lot of memories of shooting at monkeys from train with slingshot-however monkeys caught up with the train and pelted us in return. Great page,great memories. Thanks!

11/04/97 14:35:43

Name: Bruce DOUGLASS	My URL: Visit Me
My Email: Email Me	Favourite steam train: any
Favourite food: Braai/BBQ	Hobbies: RAILROADING

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I piloted a Darjeeling garett on its 2nd outing in 7 1/4in miniture live steam,insteresing to see a page on the web about a locomotive that I piloted.

10/25/97 18:18:11

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Good show ! Ashish

10/25/97 06:17:27

Name: Sanjeev Saraff	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: "toy train" (Darj.)	Favourite food: Indian
Hobbies: +?$$%&$$

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Hello, I was wondering whether you are an old Paulite cause I'm one. Anyway,it was nice browsing thru your homepage. regards. Sanjeev

10/21/97 20:39:06

Name: Robert Perry	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Darjeeling	Favourite steam train: DHR	Favourite food: Curry
Hobbies: Internet & Travelling

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I grew up in Darjeeling and the area during the 40s & 50s, and my parents boarding house was just 5min. from the station, we used to jump on and off the train coming and going to Ghoom. For me its always the Queen of the Hills.

10/08/97 05:55:13

Name: Ranjit Ghosh

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Enjoyed seeing some of the pictures. For some reason, perhaps because all pictures are being received simultaneously, seems to take forever to view. You may wish to consider modifying so that one picture is completed before next starts. Your pictures remi d me that it is time to ride the toy train again - last and only ride was in 1967! Best regards, Ranjit Ghosh, San Jose, California, USA

09/22/97 18:03:19

Name: Fred Faria	My URL: Visit Me	My Email: Email Me
Favourite resort: Tellruride	Favourite steam train: Nadi, Fiji	Favourite food: Rice
Hobbies: Skiing, outdoors.

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Very nice! I am interested in the NE section of India. Many mountains, not too many people and some new national parks in the area very soon I hope. Thanks you. Fred.