India, Dec. 15 -- The first steam engine to run on the Matheran toy train route which connects Neral and Matheran was brought back to life on Saturday, as part of a special heritage display. The Central Railway (CR) also introduced a new coach to the toy train with improved aesthetics. The 118-year-old heritage rail corridor, which runs for about 20 km, resumed regular services after the monsoon in November.

The revived steam locomotive was showcased during the Matheran Station Mahotsav, a tribute to 118 years of the Matheran Light Railway. Painted green, black and red, the engine is numbered '794B', and an information plate on the heritage train states that it was manufactured in 1914 by Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW), USA, for narrower...