Evening and night out at SBC by Sriskandh Subramaniam and Siddhartha Ganesh

1: Welcome to SBC, A.K.A. Bangalore City. (Sid/Sriskandh)

2: ED WAP 4 #22261 and ED WAP 4 #22557 (panto seen) come powered up from the trip shed and await further orders while the 2 ET deemers were waiting to take out the outgoing KK to NDLS. (Sid)

3: BZA WAM 4 #21257 hurts over its lost buffer at SBC. It was the power for the Seshadri. (Sid)

4: AJJ Barbie Doll WAM 4 #21320 says goodbye to its cousin and distant cousin at it leaves SBC with the passenger to MAS. (Sid)

5: The Tumkur passenger climbs up the short grade before entering the diesel side of SBC with its regular KJM WDM 3A (17930). (Sid)

6: – Another version of the Tumkur passenger climbing the gradient and entering the diesel territory of SBC. (Sriskandh)

7: KJM WDM 2 #17476 leaves SBC’s PF 7 with the express to Mysore. (Sriskandh)

8: KJM WDP 4 #20031 with its markers on gets its sand box refilled. (Sid)

9: ED WAP 4 #22261 is attached and all set to roll! Vibin was supposed to leave by this train but we forced him to stay with us a bit longer ... thanks man ;-) (Sid)

10: On the adjacent PF, 22257 waits for a bit before departing SBC. Looking clean doesn’t she? ;-) (Sid)

11: SBC’s very own roller skating rink! ;-) (Sid)

12: AJJ WAM 4 #21363 (Barbie Doll) waits with its headlamp on (one of them being fused) while on the adjecnt PF the Udyan express set to depart with KJM WDP 4 #20031. (Sriskandh)

13: KJM WDP 4 #20031 almost ready for its journey till Mumbai with the Udyan express. Headlights switched on at request after showing permits! (Sriskandh)

14: AJJ WAP 4 #22626 now waits at the side lines for the call of duty. It brought in the MAS-SBC Shatabdi in the morning. (Sriskandh)

15: Another look at AJJ Barbie Doll WAM 4 #21363 on the pit line. (Sriskandh)

16: The headlight illuminated from GY WDM 3D #11119. (Sid)

17: KJM WDP 4 #20009 (Baaz) resting in the IOH shed. (Sriskandh)

18: KJM WDP 4 #20009 (Baaz) resting in the IOH shed. (Sriskandh)

19: A look from the other side only this time with the headlights on. (Sid)

20: It’s a new day and yet again we start with the Tumkur Passenger. Today she’s hauled by KJM WDM 3A #17930. (Sid)

21: – KJM WDM 2 #17477 moves out of the pit line. (Sid)

22: ED WDM 2 #17842 waits for the starter along with its shed mate and the Karnataka express to NDLS. (Sriskandh)

23: The trailing ET loco checks its headlights and flasher which is reflected off the lead loco! (Sid)

24: Another look at the mued twins. (Sid)

25: The leading ET WDM 2 has a very powerful beam. Here we see the light cutting through this rake moving towards BNC. (Sid)

26: WDP 4 triplets (only 2 seen here though) #’s 20058 and 20069 makes their way from KJM shed into SBC. 20058 and 59 were given run in duties with the Hampi express that day. The third WDP 4 was #20041 which is based at KJM. (Sriskandh)

27: Newbie’s at SBC. Unmarked WDP 4’s 20058 and 59 prowl the tracks of SBC with 20041 trailing. (Sid)