A tourist guide like no other! The illustrated tourist guide to the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a very well written book and covers an aspect of the life in Victorian Darjeeling seen through the achievement of the Railway line to Darjeeling. This little railway, now a UNESCO world heritage site, was a path breaking effort of British engineers who got this mammoth enterprise together successfully. This book also contains some brilliant photos.
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The book Cover
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| Tracks being laid, 1888 |
Pictures are so beautiful. Better known as the Toy Train, this narrow gauge railway line connects New Jalpaiguri and the beautiful city of Darjeeling in West Bengal. Explore all best scenic rail routes around the world also.
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