Konkan Monsoon Delight
A collection of Railway scenes from a short but eventful trip to the famed Konkan Railway adjacent to the world renowned Western ghats. The visit was done in the Monsoon to showcase the glorious feat of an engineering marvel in rough terrain and weather. Getting drenched and bitten by leeches is a different pleasure which only adds to the ultimate pleasure of the final results scene here. I planned this trip over two days scampering back and forth between the principal locations of Honnavar, Kumta and Karwar. I'm glad to showcase Karwar since it's one of the places that I hold dearly. Kudos to Indian Railways and the Konkan Railway.
The WDG-4 treads away in torrential rain with a Ro-Ro rake exiting Honnavar tunnel over Sharavati River. The Monsoon has arrived in style. (Syed Zohaibullah)
An Alco from ERS hauls a BCNA rake on an overcast morning after a long spell of rain over Sharavati river to enter Honnavar tunnel (Syed Zohaibullah)
Ice blue Hubli WDG-4 hauls a BNCA rake over Honnavar "A" bridge heading towards Mavinkurva island in shower. bridge "B" takes a heavy pounding of rain. (Syed Zohaibullah)
As I make my way to the Konkan, I encounter the Mangalore - Trivandrum Express comes hurtling towards Bekal Fort station after crossing Kotikulam in monsoon showers. (Syed Zohaibullah)
Recent comments
Wow !! Each photo in this album is a treat. Kudos to your efforts
Posted by Sunil Shukla on 2013 Jul 14 07:20:08 +0000
Great album. It was worth taking risks to get such great shots.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2013 Jul 14 02:54:53 +0000
What a brilliant collection of images! Hats off to your efforts and bravado in bearing the monsoon fury to capture these wonderful pictures. Superb effort!
Posted by Pawan Koppa on 2013 Jul 10 06:34:41 +0000