page_title: Heritage railway
section_title: India
hierarchical_section_title: Heritage railway / Around the world / India
caption_attribution_description: DHR Locomotive 780, with an excursion train (actually empty carriages returning to Siliguri) on the upper part of Batasia Loop. The Himalayan mountains (including Kanchenjunga) form the background. 21st February 2005 Photographer - A.M.Hurrell Camera - Minolta X700 (35mm film) Modified - Scanned by film developer. File size and definition changed using Adobe Photoshop 5.0LE
context_page_description: A heritage railway or heritage railroad is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period in the history of rail transport.
context_section_description: Of the mountain railways of India, the Darjeeling Himalayan, Nilgiri Mountain and Kalka–Shimla Railways have been collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To meet World Heritage criteria, the sites must retain some of their traditional infrastructure and culture.
caption: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in West Bengal
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