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New look: Foreign and Indian tourists greeting each other at the railway station in Ooty on Friday. Udhagamandalam: In addition to the attributes which have over the years made the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) an internationally renowned attraction, it will henceforth sport a new feature which is expected to enhance its prestige. Sans any fanfare a new look ‘Nilgiri Passenger’ was pressed into service on the NMR line between Mettupalayam and Ooty on Friday. As the train with four new shining blue coaches rolled into the station here, it was greeted with cheer by a few NMR enthusiasts. Pointing out that the passenger-friendly coaches had been put together at the Golden Rock Railway Workshop of the Southern Railway at Tiruchi a few months ago, the Udhagamandalam Station Master, T. Raveendranath, told The Hindu that twice earlier they had been used by tourists from United Kingdom who had chartered trains to come to Udhagamandalam. While the old coaches had wooden seats, the new ones have cushioned seats. To enable the passengers to enjoy the scenic beauty of the places enroute, the coaches have been equipped with glass doors and huge windows. Other amenities such as plug points for re-charging mobile phones have also been provided. British tourists from Liverpool Helen and Stewart said, “We are thrilled to be among the first passengers to travel in the new coaches.” They added that the scenery was amazing. NostalgiaThe steam locomotive between Mettupalayam and Coonoor had made them nostalgic. “This journey has made our first trip to India memorable,” they added. Anna Maria from Zurich adverted to the Switzerland-NMR connection and said: “We are proud of the fact that the engine was originally built in Switzerland” and hailed the association of Swiss Engineer M. Riggenbach with the line. Her friend Victor said that they had come all the way to the Nilgiris specifically to get a first hand feel of the Mountain Train which has been declared as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Tourists expressed the hope that the authorities concerned would make the optimum use of the new coaches to promote the NMR.
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