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This old and beauty steam locomotive (A), which has
run from and to Tranquebar since the construction of the railroad in
1920-ties, ran its last journey in the summer 1986.
Probably the distance was Tranquebar-Mayuram.
The permanent way is a 1-m wide track as many others in this South
Indian landscape.
The railway code is TQB in The Southern India Railway System.
The railroad stopped working on 1986.12.31.
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The train for Tranquebar which was the
last station, was closed in1986.
The photo shows the station building in 1968.
Now the building is removed. On this place and to-day
(2003) there only is a tree.
Photo: M. A. Sultan, Tranquebar, 1968.
† The tsunami tragedy was
terrible for Tranquebar. Where the old station was the place
now (from Dec. 2004) is a mass grave. |
On the railroad
Tranquebar-Mayuram the train passed several bridges.
The photo shows the old bridge north of Thillaiyadi.
Photo: bc 2003. |
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