Brilliantly MG..Akola-Indore
A trip on the breathtaking MG section between Akola and Indore done by Jayasankar Madhavadas, Kunal Doddanavar and Pawan Koppa on the 18th of September, 2010. An MG and nature lover's paradise - this is one of the few last attempts to capture this mind-blowing section set among the Vindhyas as the dark clouds of gauge conversion hover nearby.
Please read the Trip report here.
6660 is attached and we are all set to depart from Kalakund! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
"Savaari Gaadi" - AK-RTM Fast Passenger. All the trains have this board displayed in Hindi -'Rashtra Basha'. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
Pawan seems to be very much in a hurry to reach back to his coach as banker attachement is now complete. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
The MG coupling .... (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
MHOW YDM-4 6660 banks the RTM bound Fast Passenger through Kalakund - Patalpani section (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Through the lush green Vindhyas , the RTM bound passenger approaches a viaduct (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Kalakund to Patalpani is one scenic route not to be missed. I did not do the famous "Roof-Top" travelling in this section. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
We approach a tall girder bridge on the ghat between Kalakund and Patalpani. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Approaching a distant tunnel (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Green valleys and mountains of Vindhyas (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Rooftop traveling seems to accepted a normal mode of travel and this guys seems to be quite adventurous (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Vindhyas basked in setting sun !!! (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
The Keyman/Gangman patrolling the Kalkund-Patalpani section blows the whistle to announce 'All is Well'. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
A must cover scene for railfans - the passenger approaching a tunnel between Kalakund and Patalpani. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The breathtaking Choral valley! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
And finally...the magical Patalpani waterfalls. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
We enter Patlpani signaling the end of the best part of the journey. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The banker accompanied us till MHOW though it usually gets detached at Patalpani. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
MHOW MG coach care centre (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Mhow's warriors stand proud at home awaiting duties. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
We enter Mhow, arguably one of the last remaining huge bastions of MG on IR. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
MHOW YDM-4 6736 waits for another duty at MHOW (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Rau, not Rao! A station, just before Indore. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The last crossing of the day - A late running 477A Fatehabad-Mhow Passenger waiting for us at Rajendranagar. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The tired warriors on the way back to Bangalore pose inside their return link - the Rajdhani. From L to R - Pawan. Kunal and Jayasankar. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The Secunderabad IRFCA Gang was in full force to welcome the trio from MG trip. The members present are[L to R] --->
Ramachandra Bangaru;Vijay Aravamudhan;Souro Shankha;Benher G;Dinakar NDA;Kunal S. Doddanvar;Raghu Jayaraman;Tejender Reddy;Uday...
Recent comments
Great work Jay sir.
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2010 Oct 14 15:07:58 +0000
Nice album and wonderful effort!!
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2010 Oct 12 17:18:54 +0000
Nice trip of a scenic section.
Posted by Chitrarth Parghi on 2010 Oct 08 05:10:03 +0000