The People

Meet the everyday heroes who keep the trains running

Women of the Indian Railways

Inspiring stories of women who have made a mark in male-dominated roles

On the tracks

The people who maintain the gates, tracks, and keys

The Keyman and the Track Maintainer

Meet Mr. Pravesh Lal and Mr. Ramamoorthy of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The Challenging Work of the Trackmen

The On-Ground Staff from the Kalka-Shimla Railway

Keeping the Nilgiri Mountain Railway On Track

The Engineers of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The People Looking after Gates, Tracks and Keys

Meet Mr. Sudharshan Kumar, Mr. Swarup Chand and Mr. Pankaj Kumar of the Kangra Valley Railway

All aboard!

The ticket checkers and brakemen

The Multi-lingual Songstress and Brakeman

Meet Ms. Valli and Mr. Mohana Krishnan of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway

At the station

The station and traffic officials

The Officials and Superintendents of the Kalka-Shimla Railway

Meet Mr. Dinesh Chandra Sharma, Mr. Rajesh Kumar and Mr. Daleep Kumar Bajaj

The Station Masters

The Station Masters of Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The Superintendent and the Traffic Inspector

Meet Mr. Desh Raj Sharma and Mr. Karan Singh of the Kangra Valley Railway

The Station and Train Staff of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Meet Manoj Biswakarma and Suman Pradhan

In the workshop

From technicians to craftspeople

The Workshop Specialists

Meet Mr. Bhag Singh, Mrs. Madhu Bala and Mr. Trilochan Singh from Kalka-Shimla Railway

The engineers

The people who look after the trains

The Engineers That Keep The Railways Running

Meet Mr Suman Char, Mr Kishan Pradhan and Mr Yuvraj Pradhan of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

The Engineers of the Kalka-Shimla Heritage Workshop

Meet Mr. Hardev Singh, Mr. Desh Raj and Mr. Naresh Kumar

The Veterans of the Railway

Meet Balbahadur Majhi, Ganey Khawas, Deepak Das

Interviews with the men and women of India's railway

Ms. Valli

Ticket Checker, Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Mr. Ganey Khawas

Retired Technician, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Mr. Hardev Singh

Area Works Manager, Kalka Workshop

Mr. Bhag Singh

Blacksmith, Kalka Shimla Railway

Mr. Desh Raj

Senior Technician, Kalka Shimla Railway

The special joy about this train is that we forget our miseries and worries Ms. Valli. Ticket Checker

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