General IR scenes Archive 2
Archive of items added between 2005 and 2007. No new material will be added to this folder.
Which track should i take?? A WDG-3A prepares to leave with it's rake from Rajpura....
Katni wdg2a waiting on Pf #2 at Haridwar with an empty BOXN short rake
HWH-Puri passenger with leading WDM-2 #16233, BBS North. 2005-11-29, Bizzy.
Two more condemned locos lying in the south yard of Electric Loco Shed Valsad-Sep.2005.
Freshly painted BSL WAM4 departing with the 177 DN Surat-Bhusaval evening passenger.This new livery is a refreshing change from the dreary "Redoxide"livery customarily worn by BSL locos.Location-Down Main Home Surat.Date:06/11/2005
Hubli WDP4 20024 reversing back onto Pf-7, after probably hauling KSK from YPR. Hyderabad railfan V Srinivasa Prasad having a look at mighty beast
Look who is in charge of the loco - It is a lady driver. This really caught me by surprise otherwise I would have taken a better pic. This is the forst time I am seeing woman in charge of an express train. There are a few lady drivers involved in shunt
Beasts of IR - WDP4 20002 and WAP4 22322 heading KSK. Note both the locos numbers are palindromes, quite a unusual capture, Secunderabad
This is the opposite view of the previous picture and the rightmost side is the one that is removed currently. The rest two are the MG lines on which mainly train comes on the Leftmost line. The station just 300m (approx) away is the Rawatpur station wher
The gauge conversion of Kanpur - Farrukhabad meter gauge. This is inside Kanpur Main city. The trains of MG will stop after 1st Dec. The MG line on the leftmost side has been removed by a buldozer and the BG line is being built. Nov. 2005, Rawatpur (Kanpu
Alleppey-Chennai Exp departs behind Erode WAP 4 22219. The blue border on the wind screens look very nice
View of Moulali diesel shed - I could see 7-8 locos lying at shed and an unused DHMU rake.
The assistant waves to flag to acknowledge the starter signal with the guard as #15543 makes its way to Rewari. 2005-11-26
To my surprise this train had a LKO Shatabdi AC chair car with people onboard. Credit goes to Vivek as he spotted it at Baruch while travelling to Jammu by Swaraj Exp today. I personally feel that this may be on trials for the people who book e-tickets at
WCAM-2P #21970 hauling NZM-BCT Augustkranti Rajdhani Express arrives 7 hours behind shedule. Borivali.
Mued Pune WDM2 pair 16041 heading freight rake of steel rods. Lots of activity started happening as soon as this train came to a halt, filling up of tanks with diesel, filling up of sand boxes with sand, loco checks by new crew and added to this two MMTS
New entrants at KZJ - Mued WAG7 pair 27729 and 27719 lying dead at trip shed, Sanathnagar
Kazipet WDG3A 'Baldie' 14573 and 14786 heading a long rake of Coal to RTPS, Sanathnagar
A night time view of the sheds at CLW, Chittaranjan, WB, 2005-11-24
WDM 2's resting at night. Note the exposure and ISO of this shot. Light from the coaches on the right create a natural flash for this shot, but was shot using available light. Your comments please on these shots
PowerPlay! Twin WDG-3a Shakthis haul a Loooong BCNA rake up the Kalpalli gradient. 29-04-05
Which way do I go? An AJNI WAG-7 negotiates tight curves and haywire trackworkto reach home. 20-04-05
Talk of trains being a part of your daily lives...these slums are rather precariously positioned close to tracks.Vatva WDM3A 18729R shunts the rake of the Lucknow mail.Delhi Sarai Rohilla.
Ashram Express heads for Ahmedabad behind the customary ABR twin WDM2s.Delhi Sarai Rohilla
LGD WAG-7 #27335 leads the Krishna Exp. out of Nellore. These were days when the train used to get G-7's regularly. I think the WAG-7's, especially with tiger face liveries are the most photogenic among IR's locos! Feb 2004.
Golden Sunset, On board the Visakha Express, KUR-BBS route. 2005-11-20, Bizzy Mishra
The BZA WAM-4 attached to the Tpty-Puri gets detached for reversal at KUR. Khurda Rd., 2005-11-20, Bizzy Mishra