A trip on the NFR

The special lumding-silchar passenger train starting it's journey from Lumding and going through lush greenery before the ascent begins. This service is restored after 2 months since landslides buried the tracks. Only one train runs a day and that's why i

The loco has little to do with the plains hardly testing it's muscles and we had a smooth run for few km's.

Signs of BG conversion work.

A scheduled stop at maibong with people all around which is not the case for other smaller stations.

Destructive signs for BG track laying. The hill was sliced in the middle to make way for the BG whereeas the MG used to curve around it. Makes sense that the hill people are angry.

A closer look.22/07/2006 after MAIBONG station Tushar

Crossing a viaduct near mahur.The hill section is full of such bridges and tunnels (36 in total). Sadly The BG will limit the no. of these bridges and tunnels to only a handful.

Zoom into the picture and you will see 3 levels of track and the ascent the train has made since its journey from Lumding. 22/07/2006 near MAHUR station Tushar

Seq1: The train enters an unknown tunnel. 22/07/2006 Tushar

Seq2: The train enters an unknown tunnel. 22/07/2006 Tushar

Seq3: The train enters an unknown tunnel. 22/07/2006 Tushar

Seq4: The train enters an unknown tunnel. 22/07/2006 Tushar

Notice the new earthwork near the loco which is a sure signs that the track subsided here and the workers can still be seen. 22/07/2006 after crossing MAHUR station Tushar

Captured the train on the bridge. 22/07/2006 after MAHUR station Tushar

Captured the train on the bridge. 22/07/2006 after MAHUR station Tushar

Some more destruction BG has caused. The MG uses the tunnel but for big bully the whole hill has been chopped off and the track has been made more straighter. 22/07/2006 after MAHUR station Tushar

Crossing the Dyang viaduct. 22/07/2006 near LOWER HALFLONG station Tushar

Another viaduct.22/07/2006 near LOWER HALFLONG station Tushar

The bridge on the left has been left forever and a new one built next to it which we are crosing at the moment. This diversion has caused the track to be more curvaceous. 22/07/2006 near LOWER HALFLONG station Tushar

Signs of derailments which happens here due to landslides and track subidence. 22/07/2006 near LOWER HALFLONG station Tushar

Lush greenery and jungle of Karbianglong district of assam. 22/07/2006 after LOWER HALFLONG station Tushar

Paddy fields. 22/07/2006 after LOWER HALFLONG station Tushar

YDM 6639 and another loco waiting with a goods train near Jatinga. 22/07/2006 near Jatinga station Tushar

Jatinga river next to the track. Zoom into the picture and you will find men and machine on the other side of the river preparing themselves for BG work. Here the BG track will be on the other side of the river unlike the MG track. 22/07/2006 near HARANGA

Beautiful scenery. Don't know how much damage the BG will cause to this. 22/07/2006 near HARANGAJAO station Tushar

BG bridge at NUNCHERA. The BG track will be less curvaceous. 22/07/2006 near HARANGAJAO station Tushar

Another BG bridge at NUNCHERA. 22/07/2006 near HARANGAJAO station Tushar