A photo which really shows the atmosphere around these festival trains in Bangladesh. Metre gauge 2712 heads a train of Pilgrims returning from the Biswa Ijtema festival at Tongi. Seen at Mohakali... (more)
This was taken just a few seconds after RP photo 312919 and it`s good to see that all on board are still present. I would guess that the train was travelling at around 30mph. 2712 heads a train of... (more)
UPY #2712 performs local duties with two other Gensets.
The most crowded train in the world? Every January the Biswa Ijtema event takes place in Tongi, north of Dhaka, attracting around 3 million people! On it`s third and final day the trains taking de... (more)