Coach MLR 812 (the left coach in the picture): A first-class four-wheeled, eight-seater IRS type coach, primarily built for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, later operated in the Neral Matheran Line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. A wooden bodied coach, this one has no toilet facility.

Class: IRS (non standard); Service: Initially DHR (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway), moved to MLR (Matheran Light Railway) GIPR, later CR (Central Railway); wheel arrangement: four-wheeler; numbering: 812; rail gauge: NG (2’ 0”)

Coach MLR 852 (right coach in the picture): This third-class (III) wooden-bodied coach, typed ES 0852, had a capacity for 12 passengers, with the brakes being operated by a brakeman who used a lever provided at the end of the coach. This coach was also used on the Neral Matheran Line, and also did not have toilet facilities.

Class: ES (non-standard); Service: Initially MLR (Matheran Light Railway) GIPR, later CR (Central Railway); wheel arrangement: four-wheeler; numbering: 852; rail gauge: NG (2’ 0”)

— Compiled by Om Prakash Tyagi,
Library & Information Officer, NRM