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A Little Line in the Desert

Final Images from the Ratangarh - Sardarshahr MG line

Date: 2012-08-22
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 36 items
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Date: 2012-08-10
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An attempted pan shot of the afternoon service to Ratangarh as it departs Dulrasar.

Date: 2012-08-10
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Smoke Curve

At this small hamlet amidst the desert the train negotiates a very sharp curve and needed some notching as well resulting in a nice smoke belching from it's engine (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2012-08-10
Rear Smoke

As the train to Ratangarh slides through a downgrade the residual smoke in the atmosphere does not seem to die down (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2012-08-10
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Flag_Khalasi

As the day draws to an end the last of the daylight service to Sardarshahr makes headway through an LC flagged off by the Khalasi who mans the gate only a few moments before the arrival of the train (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2012-08-10
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Date: 2012-08-10
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IMG_0924

A pan attempt of the Rathangarh junction - Sardar Shahr passenger in the midst of a desert landscape. This particular locomotive does the 51 kilometer section up and down at least 6 times in a day. In all there are three Phulera YDM 4's which haul the pa

Date: 2012-08-10
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Climb Curve Grade

We were still chasing the train after capturing it at the LC and arrived well in advance to shoot the train at an S cuve through the sands (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2012-08-10
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Date: 2012-08-10
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Recent comments

Wonderful album. Congratulations to the participants.

Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2012 Sep 08 16:43:24 +0000

Amazing set of pix! Great work in documenting this line before it vanishes. Really tugs you at the heartstrings with deep sense of nostalgia and sadness.

Posted by Jay Balakrishna on 2012 Sep 04 14:00:31 +0000

An absolute treat to the senses! Bravo !!!

Posted by Vishnu Nath on 2012 Aug 31 07:26:45 +0000

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