This rail system is unique because it uses he Alternative Biting System(ABT) or the rack and pinion system.A special toothed-rack rail is mounted on the Sleepers between the running rails.The train is fitted with cog wheels,that mesh with the rack rail. From Coonor to Udhagamanadalam,it run on a non-rack system.
Normally when we travel by train we see the engine in the front .But in the NMR don't be surprised to see the engine at the tail end when climbing.This is because it has to push the train ups.And while descending the engine is in front making sure that the train comes down gradually.
The maximum speed of the train is 33 km per hour.it traverses 16 tunnels,26 bridges,with one big viaduct over the Bhavani.These are indeed feats of engineering,as they merge with Nature-never incongruous,never unattractive.
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