is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the site then became known as �Mountain Railways of India.�
The NMR track is 1,000�mm (3 ft 3�3?8 in) gauge and the railway is isolated from other metre gauge lines.
The �Nilgiri Passenger� train covers a distance of 26 mi (41.8�km), travels through 208 curves, 16 tunnels, and 250 bridges. The uphill journey takes around 290 minutes (4.8 hours), and the downhill journey takes 215 minutes (3.6 hours) It has the steepest track in Asia with a maximum gradient of 8.33%.
(photo courtesy – Nitin)