Pilatus Cogwheel Railway -125th Aniiersary -Stamps of Switzerland
Switzerland issued a stamp on 08 May 2014 to mark the 125th Anniversary of Pilatus Cogwheel Railway. The Pilatus railway is a Mountain railway in Switzerland and is the steepest rack railway in the world with maximun gradient of 48% and Minimum of 35%.
Indian Railways – 63rd Railway Week
Indian Railway celebrates 63rd Railway Week from 10th to 16th April 2018. A Few Special covers issued on Indian Railways are listed below.
Centenary of South Eastern Railway – A set of Four stamps were issued to commemorate the Centenary of South Eastern Railways (1887-1987) on 28 Mar 1987.
East Coast Railways – Bhubaneswar . A Special Cover was issued on East Coast Railways on 24 Aug 2014.
160 Glorious Years of Railways in Eastern India -The First Train in this sector ran from Howrah to Hooghly on 15 Aug 1854. A Special Cover was issued on 10 Apr 2015 to mark 160 years of Railways in Eastern India.
150 Years of Railways in Delhi – A special cover was issued on 07 May 2015 to mark 150 years of Railways in Delhi (1864-2014).
125 YEARS OF RAILWAYS OF KOLHAPUR – CENTRAL RAILWAYS . A Special cover was issued at Kolhapur (Pune Division) on 18 May 2017 to mark 125 Years of Railways of Kolhapur. The Kolhapur Railway station was inaugurated on 21 April 1891.
General Electric Diesel Electric Locomotive (1964-66)
Krupp Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive (1969)
GEA Diesel Electric Locomotive (1995)
CSR Qishuyan Diesel Electric Locomotive (2015)
A Special Cover was released on 18 May 2017 to mark 125 Years of Kohlapur Railway station. This railway station was inaugurated on 21 April 1891. The stretch between Kohlapur and Miraj was known as Kohlapur State Railway and was maintained by Madras and Maratha railway company.
