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Issue One - February 1998
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - a brief descriptionLocomotive availabilityNews from the lineChunbhati loop 1943Birth of the Darjeeling RailwayAgony Point, sometime around the 1930'sChunbhati loop - an early viewAbove the cloudsDarjeeling Himalayan Railway Society
Issue Two - May 1998
News from the lineDarjeeling, past and presentDarjeeling stationStreamlinerHimalayan MysteriesThe Causeway IncidentTour to the DHRA Way Forward
Issue Three - September 1998
News from the lineTo Darjeeling - February 98Locomotive numbersTimetableVacuum BrakesTo Darjeeling in 1966Darjeeling or BustCovered Wagons
Issue Four - November 1998
Report: Visit to India in September 1998 GoingLoopy (part 1)Loop No1Loop No2Chunbhati loopStreamliner (part 2)Jervis BayDarjeeling's historyTo School in Darjeeling
Issue Five - February 1999
News from the lineGoing Loopy (part 2)Batasia loopGradient profileRiyang stationZigzag No1In Search of the Darjeeling TanksGillanders Arbuthnot & CoTank Wagon
Issue Six - May 1999
News from the lineRepairing the breachGoing Loopy (part 3)Loop No2Zigzag No1 to No 6Tour - the DHRSMeasuring a railway curveDavid BarrieBullhead rail
Issue Seven - September 1999
News from the lineFirst impressionsBogiesBogie drawingNew Jalpaiguri Locomotive and carriage shedsNew Jalpaiguri DepotGoing Loopy (part 4)Witch of GhoomColliery EnginesBuffing gear
Issue Eight - November 1999
May 2000 celebrationsNews from the lineBest Kept Station CompetitionImpressions of Darjeeling - Mary SticklandTindharia (part1)Tindharia WorksGarratt at ChunbhatiGoing Loopy - PostscriptIn And Around Darjeeling - Marilyn MetzPostal markings of the DHRToy Train Competition
Issue Nine - February 2000
News from the lineBaby SivokHeritage Foundation AppointmentsHeritage Foundation ConferenceWorld Heritage StatusGoing Loopy - Postscript 2Tindharia (part 2)Cylinder detailsToy Train CompetitionJigme Amdo Katho
Issue Ten - May 2000
News from the lineAGM reportDiesel debate - David BarrieTour - the DHRS, The Middle BitLocomotive No19 - The one that got awayHimalayan Nursery SchoolWar time memoriesLebong RacecourseDiesel debate - David CharlesworthPersonal Memories - Jorg BehaRajendra Kumar BaidConference - the first DHRSSprings
Issue Eleven - August 2000
2000 celebrationsGeorge Belben CresswellSevoke BridgePagla JhoraTeesta Valley revisitedKalimpong Road stationWest Riding Curry lunchGarratt LocoOperating practicesThe first DHRS conference
Issue Twelve - November 2000
From the EditorNews from the LineNew Steam LocomotivesThe Heritage Coach AppealFury over plan to remove lineside ‘clutter’George Belben Cresswell Archive - Part 2The Land of the White OrchidKurseong Schools in 2000Little Kurseong....Going Loopy - Postscript 3“Tiny”Index - Volume 1
Issue Thirteen - February 2001
From the EditorNews from the LineThe Heritage FoundationThe Show must go on...Heritage Coach Appeal...The Land of the White Orchid - Part 2Baby SivokThe Friend’s TripTours to DarjeelingReviewsSociety Events
Issue Fourteen - May 2001
From the EditorA talented bunch!News from the LineSecond Impression by David BarrieThe Cindrella ConferenceDHRS February 2001 TourReference spot. No.19 at Hesston“The train has gone”DHR - Past, Present and Future, by Rajen Bali
Issue Fifteen - August 2001
From the EditorFrom the ChairmanCommittee NewsFrom the DHR Heritage FoundationTimewatch - The DHRS ArchivesAuld Lang SyneDalliance with DarjeelingHimalayan Railway by Henri MichauxThe Great ExperimentPrairie tanks?Darjeeling ProfilesIndian Railway tableauModelling Matters
Issue Sixteen - November 2001
From the EditorFresh blast of steam for toy train!Committee NewsFrom the ChairmanChunbhati Loop! - Expometrique ParisDHRS Convention - Progress reportThe Darjeeling GarrattFirst Impressions - November 1989TindhariaDarjeeling Tea - Nature’s GiftTindharia Station - Work in ProgressThe B Class at workModelling Matters
Issue Seventeen - February 2002From the EditorNews from the Linethe DHR & Tourism ExhibitionDHR Workshop - Siliguri & DarjeelingRailwaychildren - the Siliguri projectLetter from Darjeeling c1944Ooty impressionsReference spotLettersModelling Matters
Issue Eighteen - May 2002From the EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanNews from the Line2nd DHR Lover ConferenceThe 2002 Society TourThe B Class at workDarjeeling Tea - It’s CharismaNew Steam LocomotivesThe train now departing...From Sour Fruits to Divine ThunderboltsHighly Strung!
Issue Nineteen - September 2002From the EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanTimewatch - from the DHRS ArchivesTeesta Valley AppealA Canadian in DarjeelingTroop Train on the DHRThe CINERAMA “Wonders of the World Film”Darjeeling or BustNarrow Gauge at the GallopDHRS Profile - Yvonne Le FortHistorical Perspective - Lord David Cobbold
Issue Twenty - November 2002From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the ChairmanComing Home - A ‘B’ Class cones to EnglandNews from the LineChanging Direction?Press AwarenessDHR signs in the TimesIn colour - A random tour in picturesThe 1952 Cinerama “Wonders of the World”Indian trop - a woman’s perspectiveSteam on the MatheranA Wonder of the WorldOn leave in DarjeelingDHR Coaching Stock in 1999
Issue Twenty One - February 2003From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the ChairmanThe Five key strengths for Tourism to IndiaKishangang Branch - News from the LineTwenty journeys on the train to DarjeelingConnections - Eva Grace Collett and St PaulsFired up but not steamingNRM 4 - Wheel CoachHigh Noon at Tyseley - ‘B’ Class now in the UKDHR - A World Heritage Rail Park!Timewatch - the DHRS ArchiveThe Mystery Picture - Canadian Group
Issue Twenty Two - May 2003From the EditorNews from the Line - ApologyFrom the ChairmanCommittee News2003 Tour ReportLate for School - again!DHRS Tour February 2003Sukna Scenes and Computer Cables!End of the Hill Cart Road!Fruit & Flowers Blossom for the DHR!Intermediate Loco OverhaulReference spot Letters
Issue Twenty Three - August 2003From the EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanWorldwide PR NewsLandslides as rain cut off Darjeeling, SikkimNews from the LineThe Darjeeling DeclarationBuffer Zone or Exclusion Zone?Oil in OotyHimayaya - Tibet Le choc des continentsThe 4-Wheel CoachTimewatch - The DHRS ArchivesLetters
Issue Twenty Four - November 2003From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman - News from the LineWhen the rains comes!Monsoon Memories - Half-Century AgoThe Universal Building Material - Corrugated IronWorldwide PR NewsIndian Steam UpdateIndian Railway - The Berlin ExhibitionDarjeeling BluesHeritage, History or HeresyDarjeeling HeritageLetters
Issue Twenty Five - February 2004From the EditorFrom the Chairman - in IndiaNews from the Line - work at NJPGetting a Life! - by Sherab TendufLettersSociety EventsLocal Groups
Issue Twenty Six - May 2004From the EditorCommittee NewsFrom the ChairmanNews from the LineWorldwide PR NewsDHR Heritage Rail ParkIntn’l Stakeholder WorkshopSteam News from IndiaAll change on the Darjeeling HimalayanIndia, 25 visits in 25 yearsMy Uncle - by Peter JarvisNovices DHRS TourTimewatch - DHR Ups and DownsThe DHR day in WalesLetters
Issue Twenty Seven - August 2004From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman - News from the LineDHRHF Consultancy Contracts with the NFRGoethals Memorial by TrainAction for flowers - Tukvar Tea GardensPassport to Paradise - Wartime memoriesDHRS Profiles; Sir Mark TulleyThe Lingering Train. A poem by Benoy ThapaPhotocall on the Dining TrainDarjeeling in Miniature - Canada Group at WorkTimewatch - DHR Trials & ErrorsReference spot. Adrian Shooter’s ‘B’ in detailNo 19 restored and in STEAM - exclusiveExhausting work... - Letters
Issue Twenty Eight - November 2004From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman -News from the LineOil-firing Trails - updateRediscovered. A DHR folksongThe new DHRS Education GroupDHR Heritage UpdateA Grand Day Out!A star trip - the DHR on screen againChowrasta ChatterWater flows up the Darjeeling Hills!Water Shortage - Rained OffA day in the life...Letters
Issue Twenty Nine - February 2005
News from the lineAir-braked Carriage TrialMrs Tenduff La 1905-2004Trials of oil-fired 787Special Indian ExcursionsWorld War2 - India
Issue Thirty - May 2005News from the lineNew arrival at Siliguri Junction shed, 1002Ffestiniog management visit DarjeelingHeavy lorries on the Hill Cart RoadWatching a railway at work!My Himalayan JourneyThe February 2005 TourSukna (er, well, Minffordd)FOSEP presentationThe DHR as a Community RailwayDHR to star on Japanese TVThe North Bengal Photo Fun ClubIndia appointmentsIndia's Railway ChildrenModelling MattersDarjeeling Goodwill Animal Shelteretc.
Issue Thirty One - August 2005News from the lineMay 2005 - My first visitMy Himalayan Journey (continued)Alexandra David-NeelA local taste for ChaiThe Hill & Mountain ForumWorld Heritage Site status for Nilgiri Mountain RailwayThe DHRS 2005 AGMLettersSteaming to oblivion?Connections 3 - George Cross Medal holdersThe first DHR Charters
Issue Thirty Two - November 2005News from the lineWarley Show - From the ChairmanHead on collision reportsLinking the DHR and SchoolsFirst love of the hillsFond memories of 1981Hill View Cottage, Meets the Sharma'sNo rest for the globe-trotterAll India rail maps - AdvertBeautiful India (Hospitality at Siliguri Town)Tindharia Ecological Education (FOSEP)Letters - Society EventsLocal Groups - Website:
Issue Thirty Three - February 2006From the EditorNews from the linePublic Relations NotesStop PressFrom the ChairmanDarjeeling at LeisureWith oil-fired 787The Formal Re-opening of the Elysia BuildingThe Nightshelter AppealThe Education ProjectMemories - Darj Hill SchoolsLetters
Issue Thirty Four - May 2006From the Editor - Committee NewsNews from the linePublic Relations Notes - DHR web site -www.dhr.inIR renovation of DHR fleetKurseong Shed at WorkFrom the Chairman - Saving the MonsoonThe bigger picture - Photo featureA slice of Southern IndiaDHR Community Support - new groupThe Education Project - Small train of DarjeelingThe heritage of the world (poem)Incomparable and an excellent choice of NatureThe Nightshelter Appeal - Letters
Issue Thirty Five - August 2006From the Editor - Committee NewsFrom the Chairman - News from the LinePublic Relations NotesLooking Back on DarjeelingMr & Mrs CheersMagic Carpet Travel - 1946Home from Hong Kong - 1979Approach to DarjeelingThe DHR philatelic exhibition807 in close-upThe Education Project: More progressLetters - Society Events - Members Ads.
Issue Thirty Six - November 2006News from the lineFrom the Editor - From the ChairmanNews from the LineTrouble with Cats.Bengal Tigers on the lineTwo Passages to India - Steam on Three GaugesA Look at What is Coming Down the Tracks!The Trainz Darjeeling H. Rly ProjectCochrane PlaceLetters Society Events Members Ads. Local GroupsThe Nightshelter AppealIndex to volumes 2 & 3
Issue Thirty Seven - February 2007From the Editor - From the ChairmanNews from the lineThe Sonada station refurbishmentChunbhati LoopCoals to Darjeeling - quality coal arrivesCelebrating the DHRThe Children's poster art competitionSteaming on Three GaugesApproach to Darjeeling (How not to do it)Dick Cresswell - an appreciationLetters - Society Events - Members Ads.
Issue Thirty Eight - May 2007From the EditorCommittee NewsAn engineer's holiday in DarjeelingSnow, steam and speechesNarrow-gauge ExpressThe DHR's Toy Train, a poem by Sam M ParryLettersBooks and DVDsGift to the Society from Margaret BensleySociety EventsMembers Ads.Local Group
Issue Thirty Nine - August 2007From the Editor - From the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the LineDarjeeling train shed severely damagedEducation Group UpdateOne Couples ViewDarjeeling, Agra & Best of Rajastan 2007New Director of the DHRSt Helen’s School - Then and nowLost contact details for the Iron Sherpa ordersModern Hinglish UsageKurseong in 1946Letters - Society Events - Local Groups
Issue Forty - November 2007From the EditorRe-gauging to KishenganjRetiring DHRS SecretaryNews from the Line - Indian Railways visitorsFrom the Chairman - Forward togetherIndia comes to FairbourneLocomotive updateDarjeeling come to Hanley SwanNew Timetable - More SteamTindharia Visit: Focus on Works OfficeNew Darjeeling PosterRemains of the Kosi Project RailwayLetters- Society Events- Local Groups
Issue Forty One - February 2008From the Editor - Committee NewsPublic Relations NotesThe last journey. The late Mr Banshidhar DikshitNews from the lineFrom the ChairmanTrain Ride to Paradise (part 1)Gayabari Tailoring CourseSnacking your way to DarjeelingSchool Specials on the DHR Again!A day at the Beeches10 years of reinventing the DHR as World HeritageLetters
Issue Forty Two - May 2008From the Editor - From the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the line - Education GroupDRCS Report - The Chairman’s TourTrain Ride to Paradise (part 2)Printing Press at Kurseong to CloseA day with the Old GoatsGetting the job doneThe Stink ExpressBut this is a real mountainLetters - Website
Issue Forty Three - August 2008From the EditorFrom the ChairmanEducation GroupAnnual General MeetingNews from the LinePublic Relations NotesChange, the DHR and HeritageThe bigger picture 2The British in India MuseumA railway to nowhereFaces behind the DHRLetters; Misleading impressions;A Tindharia modeller’s thank youBooks; A Man of the Frontier: S.W.Laden La
Issue Forty Four - November 2008From the EditorNews from the LineEducation GroupThe Hill Station TourDarjeeling SagasThe Plivas and DarjeelingLettersWebsite
Issue Forty Five - February 2009From the EditorFrom the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the LineA bit of Bother at BatasiaCelebrating the DHRThe Toy Train SmokesMemories of the DHR and Darjeeling 1935-1945Faces behind the DHRDarjeeling comes to LauncestonLetters - Society Events - Website
Issue Forty Six - May 2009From the EditorFrom the ChairmanPublic Relations NotesNews from the LineSiliguri Railway MuseumMemories of DarjeelingTrain Spotting at SuknaThe Lure of KanchenjungaSpirit of the Toy TrainWith the hope to come againLettersWebsite
Issue Forty Seven - August 2009From the EditorAnnual General MeetingFrom the ChairmanPublic Relation NotesNews from the LineIndian Magic !A wartime school in Darjeeling 1941-1944Education GroupReturning to a Jute MillTo Darjeeling with a purposeA thank you from CONC RNDRCS reportLetters - Website
Issue Forty Eight - November 2009From the EditorFrom the Chairman -News from the LinePublic Relations NotesEducation GroupWiltshire to Darjeeling and back for a tenner (Darjeel-ing comes to Launceston)Bengal – Sikkim Rail LinkWorking for the Railway. Part 1(A serialisation of thelate Banshidhar Dikshit’s memoirs)DRCSThe Saving of Darjeeling’s Planters HospitalLetters - Books - WebsiteIndex - Volume 4