The Indian Railways Community

A model of The Fairy Queen, World's Oldest LocomotiveThis is your one-stop destination for discussions on all issues relating to Indian Railways.
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Indian Railways Sites - Official

Official sites from Ministry of Railways, attached offices, zonal/metro railways, production units, organisations, training institutions, divisions, departments, workshops, locomotive sheds, public sector undertakings under Ministry of Railways, heritage sites, sites related to trains/tourism and sites set up by organised services in Indian Railways.

Indian Railways Sites - Unofficial

Associations and GroupsClipart and StampsHeritage Routes and SitesModel Trains and Monorails
Read about Indian Railways Fan Club Association (IRFCA), a group of enthusiasts from several countries around the world. All these enthusiasts have one thing in common - their passion for Indian Railways. Enjoy the animated greeting cards, beautiful cliparts, skillful line drawings and images of stamps on Indian Railways trains and locomotives.- In November 1999, UNESCO declared Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR) as a world heritage site. Browse a plethora of interesting sites on DHR.
- National Rail Museum has inspired quite a few IR and heritage enthusiasts to construct their own sites. 		- A website on B.S.Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railways in Pune, India.
- Practical guidance to potential modellers on what to model and techniques on modelling.
- Fascinating information on possibly the world's most obscure railway - Patiala State Monorail Tramway.

Of Trains, Travel, Maps and TimetablesOn Rolling Stock and SignallingTechnical and SafetyPot-Pourri
- Read about the interesting experiences of travellers on Indian trains.
- Go on journeys to various parts of India with Indian Railways enthusiasts.
- Footplate on a WAP4 with Anand Krishnan.
-  		- Relive the romance of the steam age.
- Go diesel-hopping and meet IR's latest workhorses.
- With DC traction gradually disappearing from IR, the wonderful DC machines have been preserved for posterity in a photographic tribute.
- See images of EMUs carrying a city to work.		- Read about the Advanced Railway Ticketing System(ARTS) and IMPRESS(Passenger Reservation System).
- Danger Ahead, the premier source on the web for information about rail safety and accidents, discusses safety on IR. 		- A little of everything - these sites contain all the information you would ever want on drawings, maps, pictures, timetables, farelists, tourist info and much more.