Samastipur 29/12/1993

Women gathering bits of coal dropped from the ashpan of steam locomotive metre gauge class YG 2-8-2 at Samastipur Junction station, 29th December 1993


17-of-21) An occupation that was nearing extinction: gathering any bits of coal dropped from the ashpan of steam locomotives, here metre gauge class YG 2-8-2 no. 3432, built by Telco (Tata Engineering and Loco Co.) in 1962, at Samastipur Junction station, India, 29th December 1993.

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