A photo series with an accompanying trip report.
Sandep takes rest with te station in the background. Look at the covered walkway from Station to the platform
That's the station. The station has a strange code - NIL. Only 3 arrivals and departurs from here everyday
The semaphores are operated even to allow the solitary loco to reverse. So much does the SM rever the railway rules. If a stray loco comes along??
This is all that remains of the goods shed here. This line was originally laid to carry timber from the forests around here to the rest of the world
"Jimmy, where are you, be carefull, dont lean out, dont stand near the doors...." a list of precautions passed over the mobile by my wife. I am sure all railfans get such instruction from thier wives when railfanning. BTW, the loco has backed
Train no. 644, Nilambur-Palghat Town Passenger is now ready to depart. Some locals show off thier strength ny hanging on the roots of a Banyan tree
Keep Walkin.. Roberto Baggio's walk. Sandep returns to the first coach as the train is ready to depart
Finally, we start off from Nilambur Road
Nilambur trip video 1: Leaving Nilambur Road station. Note the heritage cabin and the semaphore. Our loco, 18598 from Erode had very nice beats, as can be heard from these videos
Nilambur trip video 2: Forests and rubber plantations so very typical of this route. Nature and mankind laced with each other
Nilambur trip video 3: 18598 beats echo through the countryside as she passes through a small village with some Muslim priests looking curiously. The train then passes over a scenic bridge
Nilambur trip video 4: Our train start from a small station, Vaniambalam, only to stop after a few metres when someone pulled the chain. You can hear the initial beats of the loco and the breaking sound very clearly in this video. I think this is a ver