Coal Maw (Toy Steam Train III)

July 28, 2009

Coal furnace of a narrow gauge toy train - Darjeeling, West Bengal, India - Daily Travel Photos
(Darjeeling, West Bengal, India)
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A locomotive engineer drops an evenly distributed amount of coal into the lower doors which converts water to steam, giving the narrow gauge train power enough to tackle the Darjeeling hillside.

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1 Comment - Coal Maw (Toy Steam Train III)

1) sandeep kumar -

its the life time experience to board on this toy train which rounds in heaven.

August 9, 2009

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