India_BG_WP 7090 Mettupalaiyam

The small broad gauge shed at Mettupalaiyam plays host to Southern Railway 4-6-2 WP 7090, which had worked in on the overnight express from Madras; the locomotive would take the return working later that day – 26 November 1979. Note the huge bird of prey menacingly circling, its beady eyes locked onto a very tired and dishevelled-looking railway enthusiast!

Slide and scan Roger Griffiths; roger.griffiths@hotmail.com