On the track of history: Century-old locomotives in Saidpur

On November 15, 1862, a steam locomotive travelled from Ranaghat Railway Junction (now in West Bengal, India) to Jagoti Railway Station in Kushtia (now in Bangladesh) to introduce rail communication in the undivided Bengal. The locomotive, powered by steam generated by boiling water with burning coal, pulled the train slowly and carefully, amazing the local people as they