End of an era: Mumbai bids farewell to its steam king

Mumbai has lost a quiet custodian of its railway heritage. Subhash C. Dixit, the man who breathed life back into the city’s steam locomotives one final time, has passed away. In 2002, as Indian Railways marked 150 years since the country’s first railway journey, two WP-class steam giants — No. 7161 and No. 7015 — […]