Ganey Khawas

Ganey Khawas is the oldest living ex-worker of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. He is hard of hearing and his memory is not as sharp as it used to. But talk to him about the steam locomotives and the glint in his eyes returns. He rattles details about the engine boiler and the cooper lining within. It's important to keep them in shape to keep glitches away, he says.