General IR scenes Archive 2

0735 to Balaghat on a curve at it appraches Gwari Ghat from JBP.

0735 to Balaghat. The view on other side of its platform at JBP.

Dawn Railfanning & WAP7 at MAS-5:2077 thunders down the line toward Ennore, effortlessly led by AJJ WAP1 22026! 2007 April 22. 07.32

As the Mumbai raj creeps up slowly into NDLS's PF 5, GZB WAP 4 #22653 tows its older brother (WAP 1 #22044) to their home for some maintenance and minor works. North end of Shivaji Bridge station facing NDLS.

Bokaro Steel City based twin WAG-5 commenced their duty of hauling a BOBRN rake towards Rourkela from Jharsuguda yard. (Ankit Bharaj)

Another still from Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. The lovely WCM1 negotiates a bend. Again, the Karjat ghat section?

It was raining here today. So I decided to post some rain action. This is lovely scene of a WCM from the movie Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naan. Any idea of the location? Looks like the Karjat Ghat to me. Note the blue coloured WCGs and the four wheeler goods stock,

The Mumbai rajdhani blasting at 80 kmph with GZB WAP 7 #30207 clears up the dust on its way to Mumbai. Comments

Erode Cousins wave to each other! WDM3A #14080 (working my train) waves off as she furiously rushes past WDM3A #14123 working our pairing train...

Travelling in an express between Aligarh and Delhi is hazardous between 6-10 am. If the EMUs don't get you, the Rajdhanis will. Of course, I loved it!

The first tunnel as seen from the Phursungi end. We discovered that it was 'S' shaped. It seems that they might have tried cutting the mountain, before deciding to bore a tunnel. The width seem to be good enough to lay a BG line.

Far end of the first tunnel. The tunnel is fully lined, including the ceiling

One of the viaducts which is still in a better shape. We could even find the HFL(High Flood Level)marking which was at about 7 feet from the bed.

Check out the gradient at MKL home signal and for most of its way. Question being why are MACL's switched off once the train clears the section. Is it due to ghats?? MKL. Colin Peter.

The old MG alignment of the Pune-Miraj section branches off from the existing BG alignmemnt from Fursungi and rejoins at Jejuri. The old MG alignment is visible in Google Earth and starts from 18.4561N, 74.00535E

Tracks curving towards Secunderabad passing under a bridge which enters into Lallaguda Electric Trip shed, Tarnaka, Hyderabad.

View of tracks towards Moula Ali from under Tarnaka ROB. Left most track uses ramp and bridge (previously uploaded) to enter Electric Loco shed and right most track uses different flatter path to enter into Electric Loco shed. As of now it looks like thes

Dont Try This At Home! This Stunt has been perfomed by professional idiots and should not be attempted ;-)

The sun also rises over the Rajasthan plains as YL 5112 works its train from Toda RaiSingh to Jaipur. 1992-01.

You are always in safe hands!

It is January 1992, and the sun has already set in Jaipur. YL 5112 has backed down to its train, and is waiting to depart on #256 to Toda Raisingh. Jaipur 1992-01.

Bankers effortlessly pushing the Goa Express up the Braganza Ghats.
Ramdev Gowda. (Ramdev Gowda)

The Goa Express entering into a rock cut unlined tunnel.Ramdev Gowda

My Puri Okha Express arriving at Vishakhapatnam with BZA WAM4 21237. Its sibling crosses us with an unknwon train, moving out of VSKP.