5 I-Scenic Mountain Railway Toy Trains eNdiya

Jabulela indawo evelele kulezi zitimela zamathoyizi e-India

Izitimela zamathoyizi zaseNdiya ziyizitimela ezincane ezigijima emigwaqweni yemigwaqo emlandweni, eyakhiwe iBritish ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 leminyaka yokuqala kwekhulu lama-20 ukuhlinzeka ukufinyelela ezindaweni zokuhlala ezigqumeni. Nakuba lezizitimela zihamba kancane futhi zingathatha amahora angaba ngu-8 ukuze zifinyelele ezindaweni zazo, indawo enhle inhle, okwenza uhambo luzuze ngempela. Izitimela ezintathu zezintaba - iKalka-Shimla Railway, iNilgiri Mountain Railway, kanye neSitimela saseHarjeeling Himalayan - ziye zaziwa njengezindawo ze-UNESCO World Heritage Sites njengoba ziyizibonelo ezivelele zokuphila kwezixazululo zobunjiniyela.

• 01 ka 05

  I-Kalka-Shimla Railway, e-Himachal Pradesh

  Umzila wezitokisi waseKalka-Shimla uyindlela ejwayelekile yokufinyelela eShimla, okwakuyi-capital ehlobo yababusi baseBrithani. Umzila wesitimela wagcwaliswa ngo-1903 futhi unikeza enye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuhamba ngezitimela eNdiya. Igijima ngamakhilomitha angu-96 noma iziteshi ezingu-20 zesitimela, imigudu engu-103, amabhuloho angu-800, kanye nama-curve ama-900! Uhambo lonke ukusuka eKalka, ngaseChandigarh, kuthatha amahora angaba ngu-5. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi bakhetha ukuhamba kuphela kusuka kuBarog, ngoba yilapho lapho umhubhe omude kakhulu kanye nezwe elihle kakhulu khona. Kuyinto ekhuphuka kakhulu enokubona okuthakazelisayo kakhulu endleleni.

• 02 ka 05

  I-Darjeeling Railway ye-Himalayan, e-West Bengal

  Isitimela seDarjeeling, esaziwa ngokuthi i-Darjeeling Railway Station, yiyona endala kunazo zonke ezisezindaweni zasendulo zaseNdiya. Eqedile ngo-1881, idlulisela abagibeli ezindaweni eziphansi ze-Himalayas EMpumalanga ukuya emagqumeni ahambayo kanye namasimu aluhlaza okomdaka waseDarjeeling. Umzila wesitimela uhamba ngamakhilomitha angu-80 ukusuka eNew Jalpaiguri, esifundeni saseWest Bengal , ukuya eDarjeeling ngeSiliguri, Kurseong, naseGhoom. Idlulela ngaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu amakhulu, namabhuloho amancane angaba ngu-500.

  Uma ungenayo usuku lokuhamba ngalolo suku, ukuhamba kwe-hora elibili ukusuka kuDarjeeling kuya ku-Ghoom kuyathandwa. Ephakeme ngamamitha angu-7 400 ngaphezu kolwandle, i-Ghoom iyindawo ephakeme kakhulu emgwaqeni. Umzila wesitimela ukhuphuka kakhulu ngokuphindaphindiwe okuthakazelisayo futhi ugibele. Enye yezinto ezinhle kunazo zonke yi-Batasia Loop, phakathi kweGhoom neDarjeeling, ehlinzeka ngombono we-panoramic weDarjeeling okhonjiwe entabeni naseNtabeni iKanchenjunga ngemuva.

• 03 ka 05

  I-Nilgiri Mountain Railway, e-Tamil Nadu

  Isitimela sezitokisi esigijima eNilgiri Mountain Railway yiyona ephawulekayo yokuvakashela esiteshini samagquma sase-Ooty, esasungulwa yiBrithani njengezindlunkulu zasehlobo e-Madras (eChennai). Nakuba kuhanjiswe umzila wesitimela ngo-1854, awuzange uqedwe kuze kube ngo-1908 njengendawo enamatshe nezintaba eziqhwaqhakazile ezenza umsebenzi ube nzima. Umzila wamakhilomitha angu-46 (28.5 miles) uvela eMetupalaiyam kuya e-Oorty ngeCoonoor, futhi udlulisa amabhuloho angaphezu kuka-250 (kufaka phakathi ama-32 amakhulu) kanye nemigwaqo engu-16. Ukubukwa okungcono kakhulu kufakwe eduze kweMetupalaiyam kuya eCooror. Ngakho-ke, abanye abantu bahamba ngalolu daba bese behamba bejabulela ukutshala itiye eCooror.

• 04 ka 05

  Matheran Hill Railway, Maharashtra

  Isitimela se-Matheran esaziwayo esincane esasiqala ukuqala ngo-1907. Sibeka abagibeli phakathi kwezihlahla ezinomthunzi wendawo enokuthula nokungcoliswa kwemvelo kaMatheran - lapho zonke izimoto zivinjelwe khona, ngisho namabhayisikili. Uhambo luqala eNeral, cishe phakathi kweMumbai nePune. Nakuba ithrekhi lide ngamakhilomitha angu-20 kuphela, isitimela sithatha amahora amabili nesigamu ukuze sifinyelele phezulu kwegquma njengoba kufanele siphume kancane ngendlela ye-zigzag.

• 05 ka 05

  I-Kangra Valley Railway, e-Himachal Pradesh

  I-Kangra Valley Railway, eyagcwaliswa ngo-1929, yayizokwakha isitimela sokugcina sezintaba. Umzila walo omude uhamba ngamakhilomitha angu-164 ukusuka ePathankot ePunjab kuya eJoginder Nagar e-Himachal Pradesh, nge-Kangra (ngaseDharamsala) nasePalampur. Ngokungafani nezinye izitimela zezintaba zaseNdiya, kunezindlela ezimbili kuphela njengoba injini zigwema ukugoba emgodini. Uhambo lonke lithatha amahora angaba ngu-10. Kodwa-ke, ubuhle obuhle buvela ngemuva kweKangra futhi buya ngaphesheya kwePalampur, njengoba isitimela sidlula emadolobheni nasemapulazini asemahlathini, ngokubukwa okungaphazanyiswa kobubanzi obumangalisayo beDhauladhar. Kuyinto isipiliyoni sendawo esingakhohlwa! I-stretch phakathi kwe-Baijnath (lapho kukhona khona ithempeli laseShiva lasendulo) kanti i-Joginder Nagar iyona ehamba phambili kakhulu, kanti i-Ahuj iyinhloko ephakeme kunazo zonke ezingamamitha angu-1,290 ngaphezu kwamanzi olwandle. I-paragliding ethandwayo yokuya eBra-Billing iseduze. Yiphawula ukuthi izitimela ezisetshenziswa kulo mzila ziyizitimela ezingahambi kahle. Amathayimithebula angatholakala lapha.