Steam Locomotive "P-31652"
This BESA design locomotive was used for mail/express
services on the Rajputana Malwa Railway.
Originally provided with 5'4" driving wheels, it was modified
& provided with 5'7"wheels by the Ajmer shops to adapt it
for higher speed passenger traffic.
MAKERS : Ajmer Workshops of Rajputana Malwa Railway
Year Built: 1922-23 Railway: Rajputana Malwa Railway
Gauge: 1 M Wheel arrangement: 4-6-0
Numbers: Maker's number 171, Renumbered to P- 31652
The Locomotive featured on my layout is built from photos and references
of the famous P Class 4-6-0 built in Ajmer Locomotive Workshop.

...about the Model
It was the first locomotive my father worked on when
he started working for the B.B & C. I Railways.
The locomotive was built using a Jubilee Class (British Design) Locomotive,
with major modifications including a complete new cab, roof etc.
I have installed a DCC system with a functioning sound system.

Steam Locomotive "ST-707"
BUILDER: Asembled at NWR's Mughalpura Workshops from parts
received from North British Loco. Co.
CLASS: ST (non-standard) YEAR BUILT: 1904
Service: NWR (North Western Railway: most of it now in Pakistan)
Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-2T Numbering: 707 Rail Gauge: bg (5' 6")
The earliest Indian locomotives were imported from Britain.
It was a common practice among most British manufacturers
to provide one full set of locomotive parts
along with consignments of fully built locomotives.
In effect, this tantamount to getting one full
CKD locomotive kit as an added extra.
Some of the more enterprising loco sheds got down to
assembling these parts (rather than use them for spares)
so as to generate one additional locomotive.
ST 707 was one of the first such examples assembled in-house.
Put together at the NWR's Mughalpura works, she
was used for shunting purposes on that railway.

...about the Model
The model ST 707 is built using a L.N.E.R. J10 etched brass
kit from Connisseur Models with modifications to the cab.
A lot of exterior details like working headlight have been added.
The Locomotive is fitted with a DCC Decoder.