5 I-Scenic Intaba yeeTrains zeTekisi eziseTydia

Jabulela izinto ezibonakalayo ezibonakalayo kwiiTekhini zokuThanda kwiIndiya

Izitimela zokudlala iIndiya ziizitima ezincinci eziqhutyelwa kwimigca yeemitha zomlando, ezakhiwa yiBritani ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 kunye neyokuqala kwekhulu lama-20 ukubonelela ukufikelela kwiinduli zazo. Nangona ezi izitimela zityhutyha kwaye zingathatha iiyure eziyi-8 ukufikelela kwiindawo eziya kuzo, indawo enhle imnandi, okwenza uhambo luzuze ngokwenene. Izithuthi ezintathu zeentaba - i-Kalka-Shimla Railway, i-Nilgiri yeTrans Railway, kunye ne-Darjeeling ye-Himalayan Railway-ziye zaqatshelwa njengeziNdawo zeMveli ze-UNESCO njengoko ziyimimiselo eqingqileyo yokuphila izisombululo zobunjineli.

• 01 ngo 05

  I-Railway yaseKalka-Shimla, i-Himachal Pradesh

  Umzila we-Kalka-Shimla wokuthabathela umdlalo uyindlela eyaziwayo yokufikelela eShimla, eyayibe yinkunzi yehlotyana yaseburhulumenteni yaseBrithani. Umzila wesitimela wagqitywa ngowe-1903 kwaye unika enye yeendlela ezihamba phambili zohambo lwaseIndiya. Ihamba malunga neekhilomitha ezili-96 (60 miles) nangona zikhululo ezingama-20, ii-tunnels, 800 iibridges, kunye ne-900 curves! Uhambo lonke ukusuka eKalka, kufuphi neChandigarh, ithatha malunga neeyure ezingama-5. Nangona kunjalo, abantu abaninzi banqwenela ukuhamba kuphela ukusuka eBarog, kuba yilapho i-tunnel ende kunazo zonke kunye neendawo ezibonakalayo ezikhangelekayo zenzeka. Kukhuphuka ngokukhawuleza kokubona okukhangayo kwindlela.

• 02 we 05

  I-Darjeeling ye-Himalayan Railway, e-West Bengal

  Isitimela seTyjejeeling, esaziwa ngokusemthethweni njengeTrojeeling ye-Himalayan, yiyona ndlela endala kunazo zonke zaseIndiya. Ukugqitywa ngowe-1881, idlulisela abagibeli kwiindawo ezisezantsi ze-Himalayas eMpuma ukuya kwiinduli ezinqumlayo kunye neendawo eziluhlaza ezithengayo zeDaijeeling. Umzila wesitimela uhamba ngeekhilomitha ezili-80 ukusuka kwiNew Jalpaiguri, kwi- West Bengal , ukuya eDarjeeling ngeSiliguri, Kurseong, naseGhoom. Iyadlulela ngaphezu kwamahlanu angundoqo, kunye nama-bridges amancinci angama-500.

  Ukuba awunayo intsuku yohambo, uhambo lweeyure ezimbini ukusuka kuDarjeeling ukuya eGhoom luyaziwayo. Kwinqanaba elingu-7 400 ngaphezulu kwezinga elwandle, iGhoom yona ngongoma ephezulu kwindlela. Umzila wesitimela ukhuphuka ngokugqithiseleyo ngenani lokuthakazelisa kwaye uphawule. Enye yezona zibalaseleyo ziyiBatasia Loop, phakathi kweGhoom neDarjeeling, enika umbono weParjeeling ogqithisiweyo entabeni kunye neNtaba iKanchenjunga ngasemva.

• 03 we 05

  I-Nilgiri yeTrama yeThara, iTamil Nadu

  Isitimela sezitokisi esigijima kwiNilgiri yeTrama yeTrato yiyona nto ibalulekileyo ekutyelele kwisikhululo se-Ooty, esasungulwa yiBritani njengekomkhulu lasehlotyeni likarhulumente wabo eMadras (eKhennai). Nangona umzila wesitimela uhlongozwa ngo-1854, awuzange ugqitywe ukufika ngo-1908 njengendawo enezitye kunye neenduli ezinamahlathi ayenze. Iikhilomitha ezingama-46 (i-28.5 mile) zihamba ukusuka kuMetupalaiyam ukuya kwi-Oorty ngeCooror, kwaye idlulisa amabhuloji angaphezu kwama-250 (kubandakanywa ama-32 amakhulu) kunye nama-16. Iimbono ezigqwesileyo zikho phakathi kwoluhlu lweMetupalaiyam ukuya eCooror. Ngenxa yoko, abanye abantu bahamba nje ngeli qhekeza baze bahambe bejonge iintlanzi zeeyi eCooror.

• 04 we 05

  Matheran Hill Railway, Maharashtra

  Isitimela se-Matheran esaziwayo esincinane saqala ukuhamba ngo-1907. Ibeka abagibeli phakathi kweendawo ezinokuthi zinoxolo, ukungcola kwintaba yaseMatheran - apho zonke izithuthi zivinjelwe, kunye neebhasiki. Uhambo luqala kwiNeral, malunga nomgama phakathi kwe-Mumbai nePune. Nangona umzila ungamaekhilomitha angama-20 kuphela, umzila uthabatha iiyure ezimbini kunye neyure ukuya kufinyelela phezulu kwinduli njengoko kufuneka uhambe ngokukhawuleza ngendlela yegzag.

• 05 we 05

  I-Kangra Valley Railway, i-Himachal Pradesh

  I-Kangra Valley Railway, eyagqitywa ngowe-1929, yayiyindlela yokugcina umzila wesitimela. Umzila walo omude ufikelela kwiikhilomitha ezi-164 (102 miles) ukusuka ePathankot ePunjab ukuya eJoginder Nagar eYakeachal Pradesh, ngeCrara (ngaseDharamsala) nasePalampur. Ngokungafani nezinye izinto ezininzi zeeNtaba zaseIndiya, zineendlela ezimbini nje ngokuba iinjineli zigwema ukugoba kwinqaba. Uhambo lonke luthatha malunga neeyure ezili-10. Nangona kunjalo, ubuninzi bobuhle obuhle buza emva kweKrara kwaye buya ngaphaya kwePalampur, njengoko isitimela sidlulela kwiidolophana kunye neendawo ezifama, kunye neembono ezingaphazanyiswayo zeDhauladhar. Liyinto ekhunjulwayo yendawo! Ukwelula phakathi kwe-Baijnath (apho kukho ithempeli lakwaShiva lasendulo) kwaye iJoginder Nagar iyona ephezulu kakhulu, kunye ne-Ahuj ibe yindawo ephakamileyo kwiimitha ezili-1,290 (4,230 iinyawo) ngaphezu kwezinga leselwandle. I-paraglide eyaziwayo kwindawo yokuBill-Billing isondele. Nceda uqaphele ukuba izitimela ezisebenza ngokule ndlela zihamba ngololiwe. Iimviwo zifumaneka apha.