Steam returns to the Kangra Valley Uncategorized by railsistem@gmail.com - April 28, 20190 STEAM returned to the Kangra Valley 762mm- (2ft 6in-) gauge line in the Himachal Pradesh region in the north of India on November 16, 2018 for the first time in two decades. The train was worked by 2-6-2 No. ZB66, the only surviving steam loco on the system, and operated on the 14km section between Palampur and Baijnath Paprola, with multiple stops for photography. The first steam train on the Kangra Valley line this century pictured on November 16, 2018. AMIT CHOPRA No. ZB66 was built in Stafford, England by W G Bagnall in 1952 (W/No. 2984). The loco was restored to working order by Indian Railways at Amritsar Works, following the suggestion of Indian travel specialist TravelPals, which organised the inaugural charter. The only other surviving Kangra Valley steam loco is Henschel-built 2-6-2T No. ZF78, which is at the National Railway Museum in Delhi. Read more News and Features in the April 2019 issue of The RM –on sale now! Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Share this: Comments comments Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Google Plus Share Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail