India 20120807 Pujada a Ooty en tren históric
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.14 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,563 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,093 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,359 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 7,359 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 357
- Uploaded
- August 15, 2012
- Recorded
- August 2012
near Coonoor, Tamil Nādu (India)
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Itinerary description
India del Sud
Pujada en tren , patrimoni de la Humanitat, de Combatore a Ooty
The hills are connected to by a nightly train. The Nilgiri Express (Train No. 2671) leaves from Chennai at night, and reaches Mettupalayam (which Indian Rail spells Metupalaiyam), a small town at the foothills of the Nilgiris early the next morning. The train The Nilgiri Mountain Railway leaves Mettupalayam at 7.10 pushed by a small steam powered historic locomotive that is a remnant of Swiss engineered trains imported in the late 1800s. The steam train is much smaller, and can only accommodate a portion of the passengers that disembark at Mettupalayam.You have to book separate ticket for this journey (tickets can be booked through IRCTC(www.irctc.co.in) like any other rail ticket booking.), although many prefer the faster route of taking a cab or a bus from Mettupalayam.
The steam train takes a very scenic route, and the pace of travel will let you take in the beautiful scenery at leisure with stops at stations for the engine to take on water(the journey takes about 5-1/2 hours compared to 2 hours by road). The train uses a rack and pinion system to haul itself up steep slopes, and also to prevent the train from sliding down when stopping. The train is pushed from behind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty_trains
Pujada en tren , patrimoni de la Humanitat, de Combatore a Ooty
The hills are connected to by a nightly train. The Nilgiri Express (Train No. 2671) leaves from Chennai at night, and reaches Mettupalayam (which Indian Rail spells Metupalaiyam), a small town at the foothills of the Nilgiris early the next morning. The train The Nilgiri Mountain Railway leaves Mettupalayam at 7.10 pushed by a small steam powered historic locomotive that is a remnant of Swiss engineered trains imported in the late 1800s. The steam train is much smaller, and can only accommodate a portion of the passengers that disembark at Mettupalayam.You have to book separate ticket for this journey (tickets can be booked through IRCTC(www.irctc.co.in) like any other rail ticket booking.), although many prefer the faster route of taking a cab or a bus from Mettupalayam.
The steam train takes a very scenic route, and the pace of travel will let you take in the beautiful scenery at leisure with stops at stations for the engine to take on water(the journey takes about 5-1/2 hours compared to 2 hours by road). The train uses a rack and pinion system to haul itself up steep slopes, and also to prevent the train from sliding down when stopping. The train is pushed from behind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbatore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooty_trains
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