KHYBER STEAM ENGINE SAFARI
The Khyber Steam Safari is a unique train ride through the legendary Khyber Pass, by antiquated steam mechanism. Two steam locomotives, Hgs 2-8-OS, one in the rear and one up front, haul the carriages through the Khyber. Every burst of steam or whoop of the whistle echoes the history and myth to the Khyber. The train threads it way through 34 tunnels, crossing 92 bridges and culverts and climbs up to 12000 meters. The British built the railroad in 1900 at an enormous cost of Rs. 2 million. Two or three coaches are pulled and pushed by two 1920 model steam engines. At one point, the track climbs 130 meters in less than a kilometer, by means of the famous Shagai Spur, a section of the track shaped like a "Wâ€