1 782 'Moutaineer' with a charter to Kurseong in the northern part of Siliguri.
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6 Chasing a Darjeeling Himalayan Railway charter. B782 'Mountineer' hauls two coaches full of British enthusiasts alongside the Hill Cart Road between Siliguri and Sukna.
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11 Ready to hand over the token.
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62 Pushing the camera to its (sensible) limit.
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170 Just across Pagla Jhora.
171 Very hard work on the lower leg of Pagla Jhora.
