Roni's India Trip Pt 6: Ratlam - Indore - Mhow - Khandwa

February 12 - 13 2012: I took the early MG passenger from Ratlam to Akola, getting out at Mhow and staying at Indore where I met Vivek. Next morning by car to Khandwa station with stop at Narmada bridge near Omkareshwar Road station.

Date: 2012-03-25

Owner: Roni Kappel

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Khandwa station: YDM-4 #6726 - my loco from the day before - had returned from the south hauling 50 minutes delayed 52974 Akola - Ratlam passenger, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Stop! Stop! Always those traffic rowdies... ;-) 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Next it was time for the train into the opposite direction to pass the nice semaphore gantry - the signal had already fallen back, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Mhow YDM-4 #6431 hauling 52975 Ratlam - Akola passenger, meeting broad gauge electric freight loco WAG-5 HA #23282 of Arakkonam shed with freight train, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Greetings from the loco crew, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Rooftop rider, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Indian Railways window views, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Indian Railways window views, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Platforms 3 (broad gauge), 4 and 5 (metre gauge), 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Short journey break, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Greeting the cabin from the departing loco, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Next the train to Akola was leaving as well, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station, duty station master's office: Once more fictional action, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station, duty station master's office, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station, duty station master's office, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station, duty station master's office, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station, duty station master's office: I love those slogans! 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: At the end of platform 1 and 2, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Soon an express hauled by Itarsi WAP-4 22885 approached from the Mumbai side, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: The drivers greeted me with full headlights, showing the victory sign as they were passing by, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: From the other direction an imposing WAG-7-hauled freight crept into the siding, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Khandwa station: Kazipet WAG-7 twins 27746 and 27744, 2012-02-13 (Roni Kappel)

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Recent comments

Hi,

Thanks a lot, guys! :-)

No, sorry, I am neither on flickr nor on facebook (although someone - not me - registered my name there...)

Cheers,
Roni

Posted by Roni Kappel on 2012 May 25 10:49:25 +0000

Roni - Once again, enjoyed watching each of the photos and reading the captions. Multiple times. Can see that you had had a wonderful time.

Thanks for sharing. Any more albums coming now ??

Posted by S. Srinivas on 2012 May 13 04:51:36 +0000

Dear roni sir..
after MG/NG of Indian railways i am ur fan..
loved ur every pic...seen all..they all says a story in itself..
plz meet me at facebook..
as user name abhishek kashyap trainman.
please.
since a long i am...

Posted by Abhishek Kashyap trainman on 2012 May 07 05:46:25 +0000

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