KOLKATA: Indian Railways has registered the historic logos of the iconic “toy train” of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) internationally as its intellectual property (IP), more than two decades after DHR was declared a World Heritage site by Unesco.
While DHR plans to monetize the logos by using them on souvenirs, any use of the logo anywhere in the world would, from now on, require permission and the payment of a fee.
DHR was declared a World Heritage Site on December 5, 1999 by Unesco. The toy train service was built between 1879 and 1881, and is about 88km long. The long leisurely climb up snaking, picture-postcard mountain roads, from 328ft above sea level at New Jalpaiguri to about 7,218ft at Darjeeling, through Ghum, India’s highest railway station (7,407 ft) has been a must-do for tourists over the years who want to soak in the hills, minus the hurry of a daily commute.
