Steam Engine 'Bawa' at SGSITS Indore.

(Posted on 25/11/2024)   Pankaj Khanna 9424810575 Continued from the previous Articles: (1)  Engine No.17--A Mysterious Industrial Steam Engine kept at SGSITS, Indore.  (Posted on 23/9/2024) (2)  More about Late Mr. DPR Cassad  and his donation of the Engine to SGSITS, Indore. (Posted on 2/11/2024 ) (3)  Steam Locomotives kept at Academic Institutes in India.  (Posted on 7/11/2024) (4) Who built the Steam Engine kept at SGSITS Indore ? (Posted on 16/11/2024) As can be seen from the above articles, a bit of technical information regarding the mysterious Engine has been unearthed. However, information from College sources is yet to be received. And that is understandable.  The engine was lost in oblivion for decades. The Professors/Administrators who must be knowing about it have retired long time back. Still, chances are there that we may get more information about the donation and the donated Engine. Have requested Director - SGSITS and Alumni Ass...

(Posted  on 7/11/2024) Pankaj Khanna 9424810575 Continued from the previous articles: (1)  Engine No.17--A Mysterious Industrial Steam Engine kept at SGSITS, Indore.  (Posted on 23/9/2024) (2)  More about Late Mr. DPR Cassad and his donation of the Engine to SGSITS, Indore. ( Posted on 2/11/2024 ) Steam Engines are the Symol of Industrial Revolution and they are also living relics of  Engineering Heritage of the golden Steam era. Steam-Music buffs simply idolise these Steam Engines! Hence this blog post, third in the series. (More for Steam- Music Buffs in Hindi: रेल संगीत। ) There were around 7000 Steam Engines owned by Railways in the country in Seventies just before Railway stopped manufacturing them in India. As Diesel and Electric Engines took over completely; most of the Steam Engines were abondoned or condemned or scrapped. Some of them were perhaps stolen too and many of  them have been practically forgotten. Luckily a few of them have survived bec...