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Issue One - February 1998 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - a brief description Locomotive availability News from the line Chunbhati loop 1943 Birth of the Darjeeling Railway Agony Point, sometime around the 1930's Chunbhati loop - an early view Above the clouds Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society Issue Two - May 1998 News from the line Darjeeling, past and present Darjeeling station Streamliner Himalayan Mysteries The Causeway Incident Tour to the DHR A Way Forward Issue Three - September 1998 News from the line To Darjeeling - February 98 Locomotive numbers Timetable Vacuum Brakes To Darjeeling in 1966 Darjeeling or Bust Covered Wagons Issue Four - November 1998 Report: Visit to India in September 1998 Going Loopy (part 1) Loop No1 Loop No2 Chunbhati loop Streamliner (part 2) Jervis Bay Darjeeling's history To School in Darjeeling

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Page 1: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - a brief description … Mail Issues-01-48.pdfAGM report Diesel debate - David Barrie Tour - the DHRS, The Middle Bit Locomotive No19 - The one that got

Issue One - February 1998

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - a brief descriptionLocomotive availabilityNews from the lineChunbhati loop 1943Birth of the Darjeeling RailwayAgony Point, sometime around the 1930'sChunbhati loop - an early viewAbove the cloudsDarjeeling Himalayan Railway Society

Issue Two - May 1998

News from the lineDarjeeling, past and presentDarjeeling stationStreamlinerHimalayan MysteriesThe Causeway IncidentTour to the DHRA Way Forward

Issue Three - September 1998

News from the lineTo Darjeeling - February 98Locomotive numbersTimetableVacuum BrakesTo Darjeeling in 1966Darjeeling or BustCovered Wagons

Issue Four - November 1998

Report: Visit to India in September 1998 GoingLoopy (part 1)Loop No1Loop No2Chunbhati loopStreamliner (part 2)Jervis BayDarjeeling's historyTo School in Darjeeling

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Issue Five - February 1999

News from the lineGoing Loopy (part 2)Batasia loopGradient profileRiyang stationZigzag No1In Search of the Darjeeling TanksGillanders Arbuthnot & CoTank Wagon

Issue Six - May 1999

News from the lineRepairing the breachGoing Loopy (part 3)Loop No2Zigzag No1 to No 6Tour - the DHRSMeasuring a railway curveDavid BarrieBullhead rail

Issue Seven - September 1999

News from the lineFirst impressionsBogiesBogie drawingNew Jalpaiguri Locomotive and carriage shedsNew Jalpaiguri DepotGoing Loopy (part 4)Witch of GhoomColliery EnginesBuffing gear

Issue Eight - November 1999

May 2000 celebrationsNews from the lineBest Kept Station CompetitionImpressions of Darjeeling - Mary SticklandTindharia (part1)Tindharia WorksGarratt at ChunbhatiGoing Loopy - PostscriptIn And Around Darjeeling - Marilyn MetzPostal markings of the DHRToy Train Competition

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Issue Nine - February 2000

News from the lineBaby SivokHeritage Foundation AppointmentsHeritage Foundation ConferenceWorld Heritage StatusGoing Loopy - Postscript 2Tindharia (part 2)Cylinder detailsToy Train CompetitionJigme Amdo Katho

Issue Ten - May 2000

News from the lineAGM reportDiesel debate - David BarrieTour - the DHRS, The Middle BitLocomotive No19 - The one that got awayHimalayan Nursery SchoolWar time memoriesLebong RacecourseDiesel debate - David CharlesworthPersonal Memories - Jorg BehaRajendra Kumar BaidConference - the first DHRSSprings

Issue Eleven - August 2000

2000 celebrationsGeorge Belben CresswellSevoke BridgePagla JhoraTeesta Valley revisitedKalimpong Road stationWest Riding Curry lunchGarratt LocoOperating practicesThe first DHRS conference

Issue Twelve - November 2000

From the EditorNews from the LineNew Steam LocomotivesThe Heritage Coach AppealFury over plan to remove lineside ‘clutter’George Belben Cresswell Archive - Part 2The Land of the White OrchidKurseong Schools in 2000Little Kurseong....Going Loopy - Postscript 3“Tiny”Index - Volume 1

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Issue Thirteen - February 2001

From the  EditorNews from the LineThe Heritage FoundationThe Show must go on...Heritage Coach Appeal...The Land of the White Orchid - Part 2Baby SivokThe Friend’s TripTours to DarjeelingReviewsSociety Events

Issue Fourteen - May 2001

From the  EditorA talented bunch!News from the LineSecond Impression by David BarrieThe Cindrella ConferenceDHRS February 2001 TourReference spot. No.19 at Hesston“The train has gone”DHR - Past, Present and Future, by Rajen Bali

Issue Fifteen - August 2001

From the  EditorFrom the ChairmanCommittee NewsFrom the DHR Heritage FoundationTimewatch - The DHRS ArchivesAuld Lang SyneDalliance with DarjeelingHimalayan Railway by Henri MichauxThe Great ExperimentPrairie tanks?Darjeeling ProfilesIndian Railway tableauModelling Matters

Issue Sixteen - November 2001

From the  EditorFresh blast of steam for toy train!Committee NewsFrom the ChairmanChunbhati Loop! - Expometrique ParisDHRS Convention - Progress reportThe Darjeeling GarrattFirst Impressions - November 1989TindhariaDarjeeling Tea - Nature’s GiftTindharia Station - Work in ProgressThe B Class at workModelling Matters

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Issue Seventeen - February 2002From the  EditorNews from the Linethe DHR & Tourism ExhibitionDHR Workshop - Siliguri & DarjeelingRailwaychildren - the Siliguri projectLetter from Darjeeling c1944Ooty impressionsReference spotLettersModelling Matters

Issue Eighteen - May 2002From the  EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanNews from the Line2nd DHR Lover ConferenceThe 2002 Society TourThe B Class at workDarjeeling Tea - It’s CharismaNew Steam LocomotivesThe train now departing...From Sour Fruits to Divine ThunderboltsHighly Strung!

Issue Nineteen - September 2002From the  EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanTimewatch - from the DHRS ArchivesTeesta Valley AppealA Canadian in DarjeelingTroop Train on the DHRThe CINERAMA “Wonders of the World Film”Darjeeling or BustNarrow Gauge at the GallopDHRS Profile - Yvonne Le FortHistorical Perspective - Lord David Cobbold

Issue Twenty - November 2002From the  Editor - Committee NewsFrom the ChairmanComing Home - A ‘B’ Class cones to EnglandNews from the LineChanging Direction?Press AwarenessDHR signs in the TimesIn colour - A random tour in picturesThe 1952 Cinerama “Wonders of the World”Indian trop - a woman’s perspectiveSteam on the MatheranA Wonder of the WorldOn leave in DarjeelingDHR Coaching Stock in 1999

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Issue Twenty One - February 2003From the  Editor - Committee NewsFrom the ChairmanThe Five key strengths for Tourism to IndiaKishangang Branch - News from the LineTwenty journeys on the train to DarjeelingConnections - Eva Grace Collett and St PaulsFired up but not steamingNRM 4 - Wheel CoachHigh Noon at Tyseley - ‘B’ Class now in the UKDHR - A World Heritage Rail Park!Timewatch - the DHRS ArchiveThe Mystery Picture - Canadian Group

Issue Twenty Two - May 2003From the  EditorNews from the Line - ApologyFrom the ChairmanCommittee News2003 Tour ReportLate for School - again!DHRS Tour February 2003Sukna Scenes and Computer Cables!End of the Hill Cart Road!Fruit & Flowers Blossom for the DHR!Intermediate Loco OverhaulReference spot Letters

Issue Twenty Three - August 2003From the  EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanWorldwide PR NewsLandslides as rain cut off Darjeeling, SikkimNews from the LineThe Darjeeling DeclarationBuffer Zone or Exclusion Zone?Oil in OotyHimayaya - Tibet Le choc des continentsThe 4-Wheel CoachTimewatch - The DHRS ArchivesLetters

Issue Twenty Four - November 2003From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman - News from the LineWhen the rains comes!Monsoon Memories - Half-Century AgoThe Universal Building Material - Corrugated IronWorldwide PR NewsIndian Steam UpdateIndian Railway - The Berlin ExhibitionDarjeeling BluesHeritage, History or HeresyDarjeeling HeritageLetters

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Issue Twenty Five - February 2004From the  EditorFrom the Chairman - in IndiaNews from the Line - work at NJPGetting a Life! - by Sherab TendufLettersSociety EventsLocal Groups

Issue Twenty Six - May 2004From the  EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanNews from the LineWorldwide PR NewsDHR Heritage Rail ParkIntn’l Stakeholder WorkshopSteam News from IndiaAll change on the Darjeeling HimalayanIndia, 25 visits in 25 yearsMy Uncle - by Peter JarvisNovices DHRS TourTimewatch - DHR Ups and DownsThe DHR day in WalesLetters

Issue Twenty Seven - August 2004From the  Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman - News from the LineDHRHF Consultancy Contracts with the NFRGoethals Memorial by TrainAction for flowers - Tukvar Tea GardensPassport to Paradise - Wartime memoriesDHRS Profiles; Sir Mark TulleyThe Lingering Train. A poem by Benoy ThapaPhotocall on the Dining TrainDarjeeling in Miniature - Canada Group at WorkTimewatch - DHR Trials & ErrorsReference spot. Adrian Shooter’s ‘B’ in detailNo 19 restored and in STEAM - exclusiveExhausting work... - Letters

Issue Twenty Eight - November 2004From the  Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman -News from the LineOil-firing Trails - updateRediscovered. A DHR folksongThe new DHRS Education GroupDHR Heritage UpdateA Grand Day Out!A star trip - the DHR on screen againChowrasta ChatterWater flows up the Darjeeling Hills!Water Shortage - Rained OffA day in the life...Letters

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Issue Twenty Nine - February 2005

News from  the lineAir-braked  Carriage TrialMrs Tenduff  La 1905-2004Trials of  oil-fired 787Special  Indian ExcursionsWorld War2  - India

Issue Thirty - May 2005News from  the lineNew arrival  at Siliguri Junction shed, 1002Ffestiniog  management visit DarjeelingHeavy lorries  on the Hill Cart RoadWatching  a railway at work!My Himalayan  JourneyThe February  2005 TourSukna (er,  well, Minffordd)FOSEP presentationThe DHR  as a Community RailwayDHR to star  on Japanese TVThe North  Bengal Photo Fun ClubIndia appointmentsIndia's  Railway ChildrenModelling  MattersDarjeeling  Goodwill Animal Shelteretc.

Issue Thirty One - August 2005News from  the lineMay 2005  - My first visitMy Himalayan  Journey (continued)Alexandra  David-NeelA local  taste for ChaiThe Hill  & Mountain ForumWorld Heritage Site status for Nilgiri Mountain RailwayThe DHRS  2005 AGMLettersSteaming  to oblivion?Connections  3 - George Cross Medal holdersThe first  DHR Charters

Issue Thirty Two - November 2005News from  the lineWarley Show - From the  ChairmanHead on  collision reportsLinking  the DHR and SchoolsFirst love  of the hillsFond memories  of 1981Hill View  Cottage, Meets the Sharma'sNo rest  for the globe-trotterAll India  rail maps - AdvertBeautiful  India (Hospitality at Siliguri Town)Tindharia  Ecological Education (FOSEP)Letters - Society EventsLocal Groups - Website:

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Issue Thirty Three - February 2006From the EditorNews from  the linePublic Relations  NotesStop PressFrom the  ChairmanDarjeeling  at LeisureWith oil-fired  787The Formal  Re-opening of the Elysia BuildingThe Nightshelter  AppealThe Education  ProjectMemories  - Darj Hill SchoolsLetters

Issue Thirty Four - May 2006From the Editor - Committee NewsNews from  the linePublic Relations Notes - DHR web site -www.dhr.inIR renovation  of DHR fleetKurseong  Shed at WorkFrom the  Chairman - Saving the  MonsoonThe bigger  picture - Photo featureA slice  of Southern IndiaDHR Community  Support - new groupThe Education  Project - Small train  of DarjeelingThe heritage  of the world (poem)Incomparable  and an excellent choice of NatureThe Nightshelter  Appeal - Letters

Issue Thirty Five - August 2006From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman - News from the LinePublic Relations NotesLooking Back on DarjeelingMr & Mrs CheersMagic Carpet Travel - 1946Home from Hong Kong - 1979Approach to DarjeelingThe DHR philatelic exhibition807 in close-upThe Education Project: More progressLetters - Society Events - Members Ads.

Issue Thirty Six - November 2006News from  the lineFrom the  Editor - From the  ChairmanNews from  the LineTrouble  with Cats.Bengal Tigers  on the lineTwo Passages  to India - Steam on  Three GaugesA Look at  What is Coming Down the Tracks!The Trainz  Darjeeling H. Rly ProjectCochrane  PlaceLetters Society  Events Members  Ads. Local GroupsThe Nightshelter  AppealIndex to  volumes 2 & 3

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Issue Thirty Seven - February 2007From the  Editor - From the  ChairmanNews from  the lineThe Sonada  station refurbishmentChunbhati  LoopCoals to  Darjeeling - quality coal arrivesCelebrating  the DHRThe Children's  poster art competitionSteaming  on Three GaugesApproach  to Darjeeling (How not to do it)Dick Cresswell  - an appreciationLetters - Society  Events - Members  Ads.

Issue Thirty Eight - May 2007From the  EditorCommittee  NewsAn engineer's  holiday in DarjeelingSnow, steam  and speechesNarrow-gauge  ExpressThe DHR's  Toy Train, a poem by Sam M ParryLettersBooks and  DVDsGift to  the Society from Margaret BensleySociety  EventsMembers  Ads.Local Group

Issue Thirty Nine - August 2007From the  Editor - From the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the LineDarjeeling train shed severely damagedEducation Group UpdateOne Couples ViewDarjeeling, Agra & Best of Rajastan 2007New Director of the DHRSt Helen’s School - Then and nowLost contact details for the Iron Sherpa ordersModern Hinglish UsageKurseong in 1946Letters - Society  Events - Local Groups

Issue Forty - November 2007From the  EditorRe-gauging to KishenganjRetiring DHRS SecretaryNews from the Line - Indian Railways visitorsFrom the Chairman - Forward togetherIndia comes to FairbourneLocomotive updateDarjeeling come to Hanley SwanNew Timetable - More SteamTindharia Visit: Focus on Works OfficeNew Darjeeling PosterRemains of the Kosi Project RailwayLetters- Society  Events- Local Groups

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Issue Forty One - February 2008From the  Editor - Committee NewsPublic Relations NotesThe last journey. The late Mr Banshidhar DikshitNews from the lineFrom the ChairmanTrain Ride to Paradise (part 1)Gayabari Tailoring CourseSnacking your way to DarjeelingSchool Specials on the DHR Again!A day at the Beeches10 years of reinventing the DHR as World HeritageLetters

Issue Forty Two - May 2008From the  Editor - From the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the line - Education GroupDRCS Report - The Chairman’s TourTrain Ride to Paradise (part 2)Printing Press at Kurseong to CloseA day with the Old GoatsGetting the job doneThe Stink ExpressBut this is a real mountainLetters - Website

Issue Forty Three - August 2008From the  EditorFrom the ChairmanEducation GroupAnnual General MeetingNews from the LinePublic Relations NotesChange, the DHR and HeritageThe bigger picture 2The British in India MuseumA railway to nowhereFaces behind the DHRLetters; Misleading impressions;A Tindharia modeller’s thank youBooks; A Man of the Frontier: S.W.Laden La

Issue Forty Four - November 2008From the  EditorNews from the LineEducation GroupThe Hill Station TourDarjeeling SagasThe Plivas and DarjeelingLettersWebsite

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Issue Forty Five - February 2009From the  EditorFrom the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the LineA bit of Bother at BatasiaCelebrating the DHRThe Toy Train SmokesMemories of the DHR and Darjeeling 1935-1945Faces behind the DHRDarjeeling comes to LauncestonLetters - Society Events - Website

Issue Forty Six - May 2009From the  EditorFrom the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the LineSiliguri Railway MuseumMemories of DarjeelingTrain Spotting at SuknaThe Lure of KanchenjungaSpirit of the Toy TrainWith the hope to come againLettersWebsite

Issue Forty Seven - August 2009From the  EditorAnnual General MeetingFrom the ChairmanPublic Relation NotesNews from the LineIndian Magic !A wartime school in Darjeeling 1941-1944Education GroupReturning to a Jute MillTo Darjeeling with a purposeA thank you from CONC RNDRCS reportLetters - Website

Issue Forty Eight - November 2009From the  EditorFrom the Chairman -News from the LinePublic Relations NotesEducation GroupWiltshire to Darjeeling and back for a tenner (Darjeel-ing comes to Launceston)Bengal – Sikkim Rail LinkWorking for the Railway. Part 1(A serialisation of thelate Banshidhar Dikshit’s memoirs)DRCSThe Saving of Darjeeling’s Planters HospitalLetters - Books - WebsiteIndex - Volume 4