Satpura Farewell

By the time larger coaches with larger windows ply on this line, the kids would have grown a little larger as well.

The men who make it happen (Trayambak Ojha)

The Khalasi was one of the smartest guy at this job-grade in total terms and was very efficient as we met him multiple times this day since this place was so peaceful. (Trayambak Ojha)

The Station Master was also pretty relaxed and was prepared to be transferred to another location once the section gets closed (Trayambak Ojha)

Very soon the train from Chhindwara arrives with another gang of Railfans who were on the same mission. Seen here is Mohan Bhuyan, Jay Balakrishna and Bharat Moro who managed to remain pretty discrete. (Trayambak Ojha)

Once a steam shed it is a fledgling NG diesel shed. Very soon this historic structure would be dismantled, whether a shed would be built is still not known. (Trayambak Ojha)

These hard working staf at the DLS Nainpur, are working against time to prepare the loco for its next assignment which is not faraway. Image taken with due permission from CPRO, WCR (Trayambak Ojha)

There is an extensive servicing going on to make these loco run relentlessly. Image taken with due permission from CPRO, WCR (Trayambak Ojha)

This paintwork suggests that SECR has taken maintenance very seriously (Trayambak Ojha)

Nainpur Jn (Mohan Bhuyan)

With those doors open, ZDM 4A looks like a cute elephant shaking its ears. Resting at Nainpur with Satpura (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

Token exchange happens the moment train arrives at Nainpur and it's a quick moving lady willing to accept the operational task (Trayambak Ojha)

At Nainpur the staff is working hard to setup the next train towards Balaghat (Trayambak Ojha)

Nainpur Jn is one of the cleanest stations anywhere on the IR network. let's hope it retains this character even in the BG avatar (Rajit Kumar)

A cute little permanent way inspection trolley at Nainpur Jn (Rajit Kumar)

The lovely waiting hall at Nainpur Jn. This is one of the very few stations that comes with its resident cobbler. A very handy person, considering I broke my only pair of footwear on the journey and the man fixed it 5 minutes flat.

Nainpur is also famous for its live dosa stalls. Not that I liked them much, but fresh food is always welcome.

Departmental stock stabled neatly in sidings at Nainpur (Rajit Kumar)

A panoramic view of Nainpur yard from the overbridge

An old steam loco tender is parked in a corner of the Nainpur yard. One of the few reminders of the glory days of the line (Rajit Kumar)

The LP & the guard exchange green to set their way towards Balaghat (Trayambak Ojha)

While the LP chose to concentrate on the work at hand, the ALP was keen to pass a smile enjoying the shutter. (Trayambak Ojha)

As the day ends the regular passenger is in pensive mood already thinking about the next day's challenges. (Trayambak Ojha)

The Guard preferred to have a cautioned smile while being still aware of the work on hand. (Trayambak Ojha)