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DHR UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2026 - News from the DHRS
Darjeeling’s Historic Loco Shed Wrecked in Storm
At approximately 10.00 am on Tuesday 2 September 2026 the steam locomotive shed at
Darjeeling was severely damaged after a large section of the roof structure collapsed.
Debris fell on four of the ‘B’ Class steam locomotives, the adjacent Hill Cart Road and the
station area. Seven railway staff working in the shed at the time were injured, although
fortunately not seriously.
The exact cause of the failure of the structure is yet to be confirmed officially, but the
weather in Darjeeling had been stormy with days of continuous heavy rain and strong winds.
Railway sources say that repair and restoration work will be completed after a detailed technical assessment, with particular emphasis on preserving the heritage value and
structural safety of the historic building.
According to reports as of early October 2026,
the loco shed has been repaired and back in use.
Paul Whittle, Vice Chairman and Public Relations DHRS
tele - 07387 159 487 email - paul.whittle47@hotmail.com
Photo credit for the above pictures of the damaged shed…. (FOSEP)
DHR FESTIVAL 3 OCTOBER 2026
This colourful and prestigious event saw:
The dedication of the refurbished museum at Sukna Station.
Another B Class steam locomotive re-entering service after a major overhaul.
A long disused wayside siding brought back into use.
A bogie freight wagon overhauled and returned to active service.
For full details and pictures see the November issue of the Darjeeling Mail.
New Google Arts & Culture page with stories about DHRS
Security incident affecting ShopFactory which we use for our shopping cart.
Over the weekend of 17-19 October 2026, a security breach was found by the company hosting our shopping cart.
Non of our/your financial payment information has been breached as this totally held within the WorldPay payment system and we do not see this.
The only information that may have been collected would be names, address’s and emails of customers over many years.
This problems effects world-wide thousands of shopping carts hosted at ShopFactory, not just us.
Also as people will have found out in national media around 20-22 October 2026, the possible data breach, effects world-wide company and government sites that use PHP software.
A patch for PHP has been issued, we have updated the PHP software on our server and our websites as well to keep them safe.
Any one with concerns, please contact our webmaster at website@dhrs.org, not that we can do anything about the problem.