station and its heritage locomotive appear in many Indian films. Wellington station finds a place in most of the films casting the Indian army or army training storyline, mainly due to the MRC Indian Army Regiment, Defence Services Staff College, the Cantonment and the Cordite Factory. Ketti station was used as the location in a Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem. Lovedale station is featured in films including the Tamil hit, Moonram Pirai. The famous Hindi song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se.. was shot on the rooftop of NMR. Udhagamandalam station has featured in Tamil and other South Indian films. It is prominently featured in some Bollywood films. One of the X Class locomotives on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway was the model for Ashima in the film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race. Ashima also appeared in the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th seasons of Thomas & Friends. Television In the UK, the BBC made three 2010 documentaries dealing with Indian Hill Railways, featuring NMR in the second programme. (The first film covers the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway and the third film, the Kalka-Shimla Railway.) The films were directed by Tarun Bhartiya, Hugo Smith, and Nick Mattingly, and produced by Gerry Troyna. The series won the UK Royal Television Society Award in June 2010. The NMR was also featured in the Great Railway Journeys of the World episode Deccan. See also Nilgiri Express References Notes Bibliography External links Indian railways site on the NMR Images and info Toy train chugs on Udhagamandalam train photographs 20 photos between Udhagamandalam and Coonoor The toy train chugs on International Working Steam Coonoor Metre gauge railways in India Mountain railways in India Ooty Rack railways in India Railway lines opened in 1908 Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district Tourist attractions in Ooty Transport in Ooty World Heritage Sites in India Indian companies established in 1908