Brilliantly MG..Akola-Indore

Start of Metre-Gauge action from Akola-Jn. MHOW-YDM4-6315 is the nominated Power to lead AK-RTM 458B Fast Passenger. This train has 3 SL reserved coaches and TTE's do not allow any unreserved passengers into it. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

Typical morning atmosphere at the MG section of Akola. Vendors selling hot tea, water and people loitering around. Just another day in the life of the Indian Railways! Akola. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

The interiors of the MG sleeper coach we travelled in. MG coaches have their own charm! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

MHOW-YDM4-6315 incharge of AK-RTM Fast Passenger gets the 'AUTHORITY' to move ahead. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

The caution order is handed over to the ALP of our 457 passenger to Ratlam. Akola. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Mhow's YDM-4 #6315 is ready to depart with the 457 passenger from Akola to Indore and start one of the best MG journeys of our lives! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Accident relief and a MS steam crane are stabled at Akola. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Kunal and Jayasankar are all set for the start of the trip as they sip on cups of fresh tea at Akola waiting for the passenger to depart. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Another look at the MG accident relief steam crane as we depart Akola. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

As our journey to Indore starts from Akola ..... (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

The YDM-4 starts breaking free and cutting loose as we encounter a wild curve just outside Akola. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Smoking is allowed on IR Network. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

The first halt is Ugwe. A loop cannot get more picturesque than this! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

A look at the Ugwe station building. All stations in this route are lost in time and their charm can never be matched by BG station buildings. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

The TTE moves to the next coach as a few passengers stretch their legs at Ugwe. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Token, Flags, Semaphores and Metre-Gauge section - A unique and rare combination in Indian Railways. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

We move from the loop back to the mainline after our first halt! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

An old abandoned station Gandhi Smarak Road is slowly consumed by overgrowth. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Abandooomeed MG caboose. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

Abandoned flatbed rakes and wheelsets which once served an MG era in days gone by! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

A hero continues to serve the railways day after day as he proudly shows his gang number here. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

The next halt is Patsul. Another small station building and the SM walks back towards his office after collecting the token. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

We enter Akot, the official breakfast station of this route with an extended halt. A loop at this station is in a defunct state. Some of the best samosas and pakoras one can ever taste can be savored here. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

Kunal negotiates with an apple vendor at Akot! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

The MPS for the entire section. 40 kmph for passenger and 30 for (now non existent) freight traffic. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

The next station is Adgaon Buzurg. There are many stations on this route with hard-to-pronounce names. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)

A typical rural scene which happened to be almost the same for the entire section between Akola and Khandwa. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)