Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Originally uploaded by sarahz00m. My first weekend in India, we went to the Nilgiri Mountains. I've posted some pictures from that already - from the first day spent wandering the lovely town of Coonoor. This set is photos from our ride on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a narrow-gauge steam train that runs up the mountains between Mettupalayam and Ooty, using rack and pinion to get up the very steep grades.
We got second class tickets, because we reserved them late. I'm glad we did. We shared our car with lots of people and spent lots of time talking to the family next to us and playing with their kids.