Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - Steam Engine Tourist Train at Darjeeling

In this video, we see the steam locomotive "Valient" gets fired up, moves out of the shed, coupled to the tourist train and moves out of Darjeeling railway station on the way to Ghum. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a narrow (610 mm) gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about 88 km (55 mi) long. It climbs from about 100 m (328 ft) above sea level at New Jalpaiguri to about 2,200 m (7,218 ft) at Darjeeling, using six zig zags and five loops to gain altitude. Six diesel locomotives handle most of the scheduled service, with daily tourist trains from Darjeeling to Ghum - India's highest railway station - and the steam-hauled Red Panda service from Darjeeling to Kurseong. Steam-enthusiast specials are hauled by vintage British-built B-Class steam locomotives. The railway's headquarters are at Kurseong.

[@IndranathGaurTraveller]

Very very nice video

[@peterfarrell1989]

Thank you for filming and sharing.