Make sure the fuel tank is full. A cake of soap is used throughout India as a temporary seal to a leaking oil pump. This will hold for several hundred kilometers and gets you back to base. The Toy Train Talk Tourists rave wildly about the toy trains to Darjeeling, Shimla, and Ooty. On a narrow-gauge line, these trains pass through magnificent sceneries and are remarkable for their engineering triumphs.
Historical places abound along the scenic valley.
If you are relaxing on the upper berth of a railway coach, before lying down with money or papers in your pocket put your hand inside your pants and twist the cloth of the pockets to pinch the outlet. That way it you fall asleep, things will not fall out if you roll over. It is not uncommon for those sleeping underneath to find a few coins that have rained down from the berth above. If you doubt the extent of this possibility, you should witness the rush of little boys at terminal stations who, after the passengers have detrained, clamber all over in search of fallen treasures. Buttoned deep front pockets are preferable to conventional shallow side pockets whose contents will dig into you as you sleep.