General IR scenes Archive 2
Archive of items added between 2005 and 2007. No new material will be added to this folder.
The tail end of the rake passes through the station, with the blinking tail light of the caboose leaving its impression on the exposure. Sarojini Nagar is a wonderful place for watching freight action, though the speeds are a tad slow.
A WAG7 hauled BCNA rakes passes through Sarojini Nagar station heading towards Lajpat Nagar. The lights in the background are of Delhi Safdarjung station.
A BTPN/GLC rake moves at a hefty pace towards Safdarjung.
The tail of light belongs to a WAG 7!
Shanx captures a G7 hauled flat car rake!
A new IRFCAN we met in SN illuminated by the headlights of a G7.
SBC-UBL Hampi Express being hauled by twin WDP4's 20030 and 20031.Shishir,D:08-11-07.
A highly patronised passenger.. people were literally hanging out of the doors a la Mumbai local style 09th Nov, 2007 - Vivek (Old Man)
13053 KJM WDG-3A emerges from the early morning fog with the Fast passenger to Hubli 09th Nov, 2007 - Vivek (Old Man)
Surprise visitor it's VSKP WDG3A hauling BOXN rakes near Bellary.shishir,D:09-11-07
A short passenger led by a Phulera YDM4 traverses the sandy terrain between Bikaner and Deshnoke (c. 2007) (Amit Verma)
A string of tunnels along the up line (3rd line), MHC-NAG-JBC
An interesting scene that plays daily at Tenali. The up and down Janmabhoomi Expresses wait to depart to SC and VSKP respectively at Tenali Jn. Both arrive at the same time, exchange locos and leave within a few minutes of each other. The station displays
Vendors work hard preparing for the next train in a busy morning schedule at Itarsi. Sumptuous bright orange Jalebis and Vadas add sweetness and spice to the scene. The contribution we made to the station was a lot of garbage strewn on the platform. Our t
One more Saptagiri WAM-4 6PE from AJJ, 21300 with the SBC-MAS passenger - 02nd Nov, 2007 - Tyakal - Vivek (Old Man)
The New Delhi - Dehradun Shatabdi takes the road less travelled as it switches to what seems like a rarely used platform. At the helm is lovely baldie WDM3A #14010 from TKD. Muzzaffarnagar
Nothing like a silly electric mast to mar the sight of a diesel sipping beauty smoke away. The only consolation: A creation of the electric lobby gets smoke blown into its face ;-). This is the Dehradun Jan Shatabdi heading to Delhi. Laksar.
KZJ WDG3A duo #14780 and #14701 haul a BCNA rake towads Lonavla. This is the famous location, where the Deccan Queen is shot for the 'Mile Sur' Video.The end of the rake is just below the FOB at Kamshet.Kamshet is a lovely station with a hill on one
On a bright and sunny morning, WCAG-1 #21970 hauling a tanker rake clears Atul home signal. March 2006.
The Karnavati express in all its original glory is brightly lit by the sun as it picks up speed over the River Auranga outside Valsad. Loco in charge is WCAM-1 #21836. Date - July 2004. [Note: this a rescan. Older lower quality image deleted.]
WAG-5 #21107 from TKD hauls a longish container rake towards JNPT. Note the numbering of the loco - these were the first batch of WAM-4B's, later classified as WAG-5's. Place - Atul. Date - March 2006.
And the passerby's never found out which train it was......
Man and machine! Train here is the Patna raj with a MGS P4 and its LHB coaches! Man here is Sriskandh!
As the SRC WAP 4 hauled train makes its way to DLI, the Shalimar waits before the famous Sahibabad curve for clearence.
This is not an uncommon sight one finds in the mornings and the evenings. Since there is a hell lot of conjection and PF fights for the trains at NDLS, many are stuck in the outer for clearance. Here we see the P1 hauled Rewa Superfast and a CNB P4 hauled
"Take a step aside Mr.WAP-4, I can still make my presence felt!, Yours Truly 20610 WAM-4 6PD" Maralahalli - 21-Oct-2007
The Orange Speck keeps on moving irrespective of the weather conditions just to ensure that the millions that use the IR system get to their destinations safely - Maralahalli - 20th Oct 2007 - Vivek (Old Man)