Viaduct of a gorge on way up to Coonoor, 1907-12
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 2/250
Scope and Contents
[The railway rising from Mettupalayam to Ootacamund incorporates 13 miles of rack railway to combat the steepness of the incline. The section of line from Mettupalayam to Coonor was opened in 1899 and from Coonoor to Ootacamund in 1908.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-12
Creator
- From the File: Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Bibliography
Technical details of the rack system employed are in: Indian railways, one hundred years 1853 to 1953 (1953), New Delhi, p. 120-121.
General
PJ.
Finding aid date
2002-08-13 09:37:37+00:00
Includes index.
Geographic
Repository Details
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