The railways did more than link India - they brought its people together changing histories
forging destinies and leaving a lasting legacy. This sumptuously illustrated book traces that
history from the early plans of the 1830s - from the laying of the first line and the
expansion of the train network into the heart of the country to the role of the railways in
India's momentous freedom movement and the high-speed Diamond Quadrilateral project. Indian
Railways does more than celebrate the awe-inspiring bridges stations tunnels and locomotives
of the railway system. It traces the development of technology explores the operational and
commercial aspects of train travel and documents the railways' transition from a colonial tool
of expansion and trade to an intricate system with a distinct national identity. Most of all
it tells the story of the people who built and planned the railways and the locomotives that
ran on them - their vision their triumphs and tragedies and their legacy.