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106th anniversary of the heritage Nilgiris Mountain Railway celebrated
Posted on: 16/Oct/2013 3:41:25 PM
Southern Railway celebrated the 106th anniversary of the heritage Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) in Udhagamandalam on Tuesday. Railway officials offered red rose, cake and chocolate to the passengers who alighted from the train.
Rajya Sabha MP K.R. Arjunan said a proposal to increase the frequency of the Coonoor-Udhagamandalam service and additional coaches for NMR had been sent to the Railways.
Built by the British, NMR train ran on steam engines for a long time. Running between Mettupalayam in Coimbatore and Coonoor covering 41.8 km, it now operates on an oil-fired engine.
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