Delhi January 2011 (3 visits), 2012
and 2014
Delhi January 2011 (3 visits), 2012
and 2014
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In January 2011 I visited Delhi, India for a week and returned again in March 2012 for a shorter visit and again in February 2014, once more for only a few days In between I spent a three week stint in the stifling heat of August 2011 I stopped in a nice 5* hotel in New Delhi but unfortunately had to work nights throughout the week on most visits but did manage a little sightseeing Here is a pictorial record of the trips Click on the picture for a bigger image - all pictures are the author's |
Hotel 2011
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The Hyatt Regency hotel where I was forced to stay in luxury |
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The view of the ring road from my hotel window |
Trainspotting
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The Old Delhi railway station is a remnant of Colonial days |
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A classic Indian railway sight - a class WAU1 broad gauge EMU enters New Delhi station |
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A Yellow Line Bombardier Metro train at INA station |
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A WAP7 broad gauge 6,700 HP AC electric loco at the head of the 16.30 Mumbai express on 11th January |
Working
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The Yellow Line Khyber Pass Metro depot in Delhi |
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Two new Metro trains during their static commissioning at Khyber Pass depot |
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Patel Chowk station entrance on the Yellow Line |
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Inside the tunnel on the Yellow Line under central Delhi at 02.00hrs |
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Elevated station at Netaji Subhash Place on the Red line in the middle of the night |
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Inside Netaji Subhash Place station |
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On an elevated section of track on the Red line in the middle of the night |
Visiting the National Railway Museum
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Broad gauge 2-A-A-A-1 WCP-1 No:Y4006 'Sir Roger Lumley' Metropolitan Vickers 1500v DC electric locomotive from 1930 at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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1734 0-6-0 built by Ajmer in 1895 at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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21900 Bo-Bo metre gauge DC electric loco at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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JR Metre gauge Pacific at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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Krupp XT-1 0-4-2T locomotive at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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NWR broad gauge EMD 992 Atlantic from c1907 at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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Broad gauge WCG-1 No:20027 Crocodile 'Sir Leslie Wilson' built by SLM in 1927 with Metrovick traction equipment at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 2 foot gauge Class B, 0-4-0ST No. B-777 at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 |
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Broad gauge N class 4-8-0 + 0-8-4 Garratt 6594 at New Delhi National Railway Museum in January 2011 | ||
Sightseeing
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India Gate war memorial |
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Connaught Place |
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Connaught Place |
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Connaught Place |
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The Red Fort |
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Tuk Tuks |
Return visit in March 2012
Hotel 2012
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The Shangri La hotel in the city centre |
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The Shangri La hotel in the city centre |
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Huda City station |
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Huda City from station |
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EMU WAU4 206 at New Delhi stn |
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WDM2 co-co 17769 at New Delhi Stn |
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WAP4 loco 22227 entering New Delhi stn |
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Street scene |
Metro scenes
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Rotem train at Govind Puri |
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Sultanpur station |
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Inside Khyber Pass depot |
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Govind Puri Metro station entrance |
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Inside Yamuna Bank depot |
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On the apron at Khyber Pass depot |
Return visit in February 2014
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Ambassador hotel |
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Hotel entrance |
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Hotel garden |
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Sultanpur Depot |
