General IR scenes Archive 2

The tracks (on the left) coming from Shalimar meet the HWH-KGP mainline tracks (on the right) at Santragachhi. Beginning of the SRC car shed is seen at the distance. A closer view of the OHE inspection car is here. Santragachhi, 2005-07-28. Kuntal Samanta

SRC shed WDS-6 #36214 running light towards Santragachhi. Ramrajatala (near Santragachhi), 2005-07-24. Kuntal Samanta.

Another shot of WAG7 27512 Prayas from CNB. The entire overhead electricity transmission assembly is covered and only the Pantograph seems to be left with space to move. This has its advantage of lower dust and grime getting into the contacts but has the

karnatak exp once again...this time headed towards b'glore city with a twin wdm2 #17960 (itarsi) with the same livery loco. Ankai killa stn, 2005-07-25. SachiN.

dn tapovan exp negotiating a downward slope at a high speed. Ankai killa stn, 2005-07-25. SachiN.

nanded-amritsar sachkand exp...once again dealing with the downward slope. Ankai killa stn, 2005-07-25. SachiN.

my first spotting of the karnataka exp..hauled by a twin wdm2 #16216 (itarsi). Somewhere on the manmad daund line, 2005-07-25. SachiN.

twin wdg 3A #13086 (gooty) pulling the goods train..the assistant loco pilot was spraying some kind of powder on the front side of the loco...tried to ask him..but could not understand my language...any idea which powder he was spraying and for what purpo

a wdm 3A #18904 (kjm) hauling the b'glore-a'bad exp. Manmad daund line, 2005-07-23. SachiN Buddhisagar.

a "Deccan Odyssey" wdm2 #17575 (pune) being coupled to the Tapovan exp..is the loco dirty or is it the color of the livery itself??. Manmad jn, 2005-07-25. SachiN.

a dead gzb wap1 #22000 lying in the boondocks of manmad jn. Manmad jn, 2005-07-25. SachiN.

Photos from an underrepresented territory - 4. Tatanagar shed WAG5A #23311 hauling a long goods rake towards Santragachhi. Ramrajatala (near Santragachhi), 2005-07-24. Kuntal Samanta.

Photos from an underrepresented territory - 3. Down Bhadrak Fast Passenger hauled by SRC WAP-4 #22385 going towards Howrah. Ramrajatala (near Santragachhi), 2005-07-24. Kuntal Samanta.

An Itarsi bound passenger switches to the platform line while being hauled by a Katni WDM2 #16731. Patwara, 24-07-2005. Shashanka

A 180 degree opposite view from the previous photograph. The 23 coach long Ashram crawls into the platforms. On the right a YDM4 makes its way to the yard. The crowd in the background are spectators at a cricket match being played between the rails!. A

We don't need no shunters to take care of our train....The ABR twins do the job of getting the Ashram rake from the coach stabling yard to the platform themselves. Ahmedabad, 2005-07-24. Abhijit.

A panoramic view of the coaching yards. From the right, one can see a WDS4 involved in its routine, a couple of BG rakes in the pits, some MG stock, the MG wagon repair shed, a solitary YDM4, then the another shed for coaches and to the extreme left, anc

ED wap4 22570 stands dead.Also seen is a Tdp Wds 4. Katpadi, 19/7. Sriskandh.

BZA Wam4 20606 enters Chennai central with the sircar exp. Chennai Central, 19/7. Sriskandh.

LGD Wap4 22589 brings in the Coromandel Exp. Chennai Central, 16/7. Sriskandh.

GZB Wap1 22037 looks all set to leave with the hyderabad exp. Seen in the background is the Moore Market Resrvation building and sub urban train station. Chennai Central, 16/7. Sriskandh.

WDM 2 # 17175 hauling the Rayalseema exp out of HYB. This train is very unique as it has two portions one going to Tirupati and other going to Vasco . The Tirupati bnd portion merges with Kolhapur-Tirupati Haripriya exp at Gooty. and Vasco portion of Ray

AJJ WAM4 brings in the JTJ Express to BYPL.

The 2008 shatabdhi clips along to MAS. This loco had a flat wheel. A verticle orientation photo captures the whole rake. All credits to Bharath Moro,

Note the different levels of cleanliness on all the coaches!!. Ambala-Delhi line, 13-6-2005. Vicky.