Carriages

Date: 2003-02-24
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 359 items (693 items total)
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Nice place for some shade and to also look at the undercarriage. Pardon me that the quality of this photograph does not show you much of the undercarriage. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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Sandeep lifting the new recessed electrical points box. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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Recessed electricals points box with the lid lifted. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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Manufacturer's ‘ICF, Chennai’ bogie stamps. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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Sandeep taking a look at some pulley system on the guards van. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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The pulley system attaches to the box on the top and upon tracing where all the links were going it was leading to the Air Brake pipes. Bangalore, 13 Feb 2004. By Anil Tharian.

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Toilet windows are now A.C. Sleeper style. One coach had a window that could be lowered or raised halfway. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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These are the Public Address system connectors. The white box you see is again a new design for the inter-coach power connectors. The terminals are inside. You can see them in another photograph. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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All coaches have red marker lamps. Grills above the toilet window are also part of the ventilation system; upon taking a closer look, I could see something like a small exhaust fan inside. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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Undercarriage showing you basic braking system. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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Brand new ‘year 2004’ ICF coaches parked at Chennasandra railway station. Bangalore, 2004-02-13. By Anil Tharian.

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Shatabdi zooming past. BYPL, 2004-01-18. By Raghuram CG.

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MG AC Chair Car #89193. Ajmer, 2003-12-21. By Wp7713.

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A double-decker air-braked rake under the gaze of the high rises of Mumbai. Mumbai (WR), 2003-11-27. By Alok Patel.

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I think this is the rake of the Deccan Odyssey if that's what the train is called — not sure though. Mumbai CST, 2003-11-27. By Alok Patel.