The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a World Heritage Railway. It is one of the very few remaining steam operated railways in the world. Opened to traffic on June 15,1899, this 46 km. meter gauge (1000 mm) track is the steepest hill railway in India; and the only one of its kind with a rack-and-pinion traction, operating on a gradient of 1 in 12.50 ie 1 foot ascent/descent for every 12.50 feet of travel. The X Class engines with wheel arrangement 0-8-2T, were built between 1914 and 1949 at the Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works (SLM), WInterthur. Few of these are still in active service on this line. Three of the vintage coal-fired engines have now been successfully converted to oil-firing at the Indian Railways workshop at Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli. Seen in this video is the coal-fired steam engine #X-37392 chugging uphill toward Coonoor, en route to Ooty, with the passengers from the Chennai-Mettupalayam Nilagiri Express. VMGovind Krishnan's book: "NMR [Nilgiri Mountain Railway]-From Lifeline to Oblivion", documents the efforts of the public to thwart the moves of the Indian government to dismantle this unique railway, and keep it in running condition.
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NMR workshops at the 52nd Rocky Mountain Conference
NMR workshops at the 52nd Rocky Mountain Conference
The Solid-State NMR Symposium of the 52nd Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry will take place August 1-5, 2010 at the Snowmass Conference Center in Snowmass, Colorado.
http://www.rockychem.com/
Consider attending one of two traditional NMR vendor's events associated with this symposium (registration required). Both workshops will be held on August 1st in the Snowmass Conference Center.
Bruker Solid State NMR workshop and seminar
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[NMR900 blog] NMR workshops at the 52nd Rocky Mountain Conference
NMR workshops at the 52nd Rocky Mountain Conference
The Solid-State NMR Symposium of the 52nd Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry will take place August 1-5, 2010 at the Snowmass Conference Center in Snowmass, Colorado.
http://www.rockychem.com/
Consider attending one of two traditional NMR vendor's events associated with this symposium (registration required). Both workshops will be held on August 1st in the Snowmass Conference Center.
Bruker Solid State NMR workshop and seminar
Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) - Steam loco
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