Fall in romance with MG Monsoon Magic

MHOW YDM4 6353 doing the banker's duty for our 458B Akola-Ratlam PAssenger (Nikhil Padinjaroot Karunakaran)

MG Inspection Car at Akola in blue livery (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

MG accident relief vans in the wee hours of morning at Akola (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Shantanu Kulkarni, by companion and mentor for the trip, all packed up at Akola Jn after alighting from 2111 Mumbai -Amravati Express (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

JHS WAG5 with BCNHS rakes facing Bhusaval at Akola Jn. Giving company is SRC WAP4 on its HWH-ADI trip(sorry for the picture quality) (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Mhow YDM4 6300 doing the honours of hauling our 458B AK-RTM Fast Passenger. On the etreme right are the BG platforms. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

The coupling between the YDM4 and the MG rake (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Coupling between the 2 MG coaches (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

MG Flatbeds, resting at Akot...out of job !!! (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

MG cabooses resting in peace.During our entire journey we failed to see even a single freight train. In all probability, freights is no longer running on this section (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Semaphore signals were the order of the day. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Does this need an explanation for a railfan.... (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Though we dont see the loco, its smoke is evident along the innumerable curves in this scenic MG section (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

All the controls are displayed in the public domain,right on the platforms. An ideal place to study the working of a Station (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

yours truly with a typical MG SL coach at Adgaon Buzurg station (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Controls at Wan Road are at a pedestal. Ajacent to it are the Station Master's office and Waiting hall. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

A few from the station master's office at Wan Road. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

We waited at WAN ROAD for a crossing of RTM-AK passenger. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

MHOW YDM4 6300 waiting patiently at WAN Road for crossing. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Don't go by his looks... He is incharge of handing over the token to the crossing LP. Consider the job done...no matter sun or rain (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

The raindrops on the glass windows of our coach pretty much describes the day... (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

BG lines go below the MG lines just before Khandwa (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

The green carpet at Kalakund (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

AK-RTM passenger waiting at Kalakund of banker attachment. The locals are experienced rooftop traveller...not something that i recommend. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

AK-RTM chugs through the various rock cuttings between Kalakund-Patalpani (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

One of the four tunnels enroute Kalakund-Patalpani section. A must watch in monsoons (Nikhil P Karunakaran)

Here we go in through the tiny tunnels enroute. There were no lights in the coaches. So it becomes pitch dark after you enter the tunnels (Nikhil P Karunakaran)