The Road To Shimla...

OK – I'll admit it: I'm following Michael Palin's route from his Himalaya series. One of the highlights I remember was the toy train journey from Chandigargh to Shimla.

It's an incredible feat of engineering, given the difficulty of the terrain. To get from Kalka to Shimla there are 102 tunnels and 988 bridges, and the line has been recognized as a World Heritage Site.

The train to Shimla:



Just one of the 102 tunnels:



Waiting at the station:



And the engine at one of the stations on route: