Bridge in the Nilgiri Mountain Railway Lane near Ooty, Tamil Nadu (India)

The Mountain Railways of India are outstanding examples of hill railways. Opened between 1881 and 1908 they applied bold and ingenious engineering solutions to the problem of establishing an effective rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. They are still fully operational as living examples of the engineering enterprise of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mountain Railways of India as UNESCO World Heritage Site