It's all in the details
The Little Himalayan Railway is as much about the landscape and its people as it is about the trains. With details constantly being added the layout is a treasure trove of details fascinating visitors of all ages.
People
The layout is packed with the people of the Himalayas. From the women picking leaves in the tea garden, the passengers at the station and on trains, the signaller on the zig-zag and the holy man on the hill road, it's the people that bring the Little Himalayan Railway to life.
Flora and fauna
With its lush and varied landscapes the trees and shrubbery are home to various birds and animals including the Mountain Imperial Pigeon, the Black Baja bird of prey, goats, hens, stray cows, an elephants and of course, a lurking tiger.
Buildings and structures
Rinkingpong Road station is at the heart of the layout. Based on the station at the late Adrian Shooter’s ‘Beeches Light Railway’ in Oxfordshire, the building is an homage to those on the DHR with their simple but appealing architecture and colouring. The simple girder overbridge is an homage that at the famous ‘Agony Point’ where the DHR loops over itself for a second time on its route to Darjeeling.
Hill cart road
Hugging the railway up the snaking climb the road criss-crosses the railway in scores of places, a Hindustan Ambassador and TukTuk vie for space on the narrow tarmac. The yellow road signs warn errant motorists of the dangers of speeding.
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