India Railway Events

Train Robbery in … india_railway.1 · dlc011

International press has been reporting on a train robbery in … led by … agitators.

"If they were dacoits, many more would have died. These young men were stealing OUR money back for US. They made mistakes but their intentions are noble." "If they are so noble, then what were they doing waving guns at their fellow countrymen? Now an innocent man is dead. I will never forget the sound of his wife crying."

Stealing from the Crown india_railway.2 · dlc011

Deliberations have started in the train robbery trial where the accused revolutionaries are charged with robbery and murder.

The roar of the crowd gathered outside the courtroom warms the hearts of the defendants. The same roar makes it hard to hear the prosecutor. Relentless, he strives on. "Hijacking, possession of illegal firearms, and murder. These in itself are a terrible act your honor. But these shameless men did them all, only to commit an even more heinous crime. They tried to steal from the very crown that cares for them. The crowd outside would call them heroes, I believe the law would call them traitors."

A Regional Famine india_railway.3 · dlc011

Mass exports of grains and crops have left the people of … vulnerable during a regional famine.

Dear Elizabeth, I was escorting the Crown's collections across India the other day when I saw a most terrible sight. A man, thin as the stick he held, stood guard in front of his starving wife and two children. When I asked my mates, what he was guarding, they explained that the village had taken to cannibalism.

First-Class Accoutrements india_railway.4 · dlc011

While many people are now embracing rail travel, tensions between communities are high as segregation holds strong.

Two boys lean out of the train door, the fierce wind cooling them against the hot miserable day. "I've heard that first-class has ceiling fans, and beds and their chairs are stuffed with cotton so you can sit for hours!" "Well, I heard they get their own toilets." "Well you heard wrong, Sirs and Madams don't need toilets." "Is that why our compartment doesn't have one either?"

Railways for Prosperity india_railway.5 · dlc011

The grand railway project has finally been completed. The new railway opens up new opportunities for people to travel, work, and connect across the country.