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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Nilgiris, India

Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Photo by Stephan Niewolik / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A UNESCO World Heritage rack-and-pinion railway built 1899–1908, climbing 1,326 metres from Mettupalayam to Ooty through 16 tunnels and over 250 bridges. Still partly steam-powered.

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