Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

The Forgotten First Stop: A Visit to Siliguri Town Station

Anuradha Sharma Jul 23, 2025 0

Hill Cart Chronicles–Post #1 As part of my ongoing research into Siliguri’s past and present, I recently visited Siliguri Town Station—the original railhead that once marked the beginning of this town’s story. Accompanying me was Raj Basu, or Rajda, as many of us fondly call him. A phenomenal figure in the field of tourism and…

Ambi ride in the UK

Anuradha Sharma Aug 18, 2014 0

How many of you can boast to have been driven around in an Ambassador car in the UK? I don’t think there are too many of you out there. I was purely lucky. I had first heard of Adrian Shooter (in picture above) and his garden railway about 10 years ago in my hometown Siliguri,…