Roni's India Trip Pt 5: Udaipur

February 10 - 11 2012: Two full days of chasing meter gauge trains around Udaipur, on day one along the Udaipur to Ahmedabad line, evening panoramas at Lake Pichola, on the second day from Mavli Jn. into the Aravalli Mountains to Ghoram Ghat.

Date: 2012-03-25
Owner: Roni Kappel
Size: 127 items
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Ord Viaduct: Faded information plate, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Ord Viaduct: ALCO smoke spectacle! 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Ord Viaduct: Smoking out of the mountains, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Ord Viaduct: ALCO smoke spectacle! II 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Ord Viaduct: View along the 9-coach-train, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Ord Viaduct: You can only hold on with so much smoke... 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Ord Viaduct: The train disappearing into the mountains, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Udaipur at dusk: Gangaur Ghat, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Udaipur at dusk: Hotel rooftop terrace panorama overlooking Lake Pichola, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Udaipur at dusk: Lake Pichola, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Udaipur at dusk: Lake Palace, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Udaipur at dusk: City view, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)

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Banas River Bridge: Sunrise, 2012-02-11 (Roni Kappel)

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Banas River Bridge: YDM-4 #6565 hauling 52076 Mavli Junction - Marwar Jn. Passenger shortly after sunrise. To the right in the background you can still spot smoke clouds from acceleration before reaching the bridge, 2012-02-11 (Roni Kappel)

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Banas River Bridge: b/w sunrise, 2012-02-11 (Roni Kappel)

Comments
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Hi,

Thanks a lot, guys! :-)

@Abhishek:
Sorry, I don't like facebook. Although you will find my name, it was not me who has registered myself... ;-)

Cheers,
Roni
Posted by Roni Kappel on 2012 May 04 23:32:26 +0100
great sets of pics!!! wonderful coverage...
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2012 May 01 12:51:43 +0100
Roni .. this is magnificent ... you took me back to the same time last year when I got the chance to make this run ... it's a great place to railfan
Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2012 May 01 05:19:26 +0100