General IR scenes Archive 2

ED WDM2 s at Nagercoil Jn. The one on the left was to leave with the Kanyakumari pass while the other one is reversing to take the Anantpuri Exp. towards tirunelveli

16825 from Abu Road brings in the Ajmer-Jaipur Intercity Express.

The rake of the MG "Heritage on Wheels" lying unused in a siding.

Not another "imagined" livery for the WAP-4, it's real!!! LGD WAP-4 22304 in a strange Fanta-Orange livery attached to the Falaknama Express. Another unbelievable lucky coincidence - the photo number (DSC02703) coincided with the Falaknama's num

The 24-coach Pooja Express gets ready to depart Jaipur behind TKD WDM-3A #14004. Note the two-coach self-propelled accident relief train

Gandhidham station. The train disappearing in the distance is the Ala Hazrat express to Bareilly

No more trains to control. The semaphore gantry stands guard over the past. MG has disappeared from Samkhayali

Crossing the Surajbari bridge. This bridge is one of two bridges connecting Kutch to the mainland. The other bridge is on the now converted to BG Samkhayali-Palanpur line

The 2002 Shatabdi to Bhopal negotiates a tight curve in the difficult terrain between Gwalior & Jhansi. The board near the second coach informs the driver of a cutting and an incline ahead.

The Railway Mail Service...

An Old Water tanker at Khardi. - M Senthil Kumar

Typical IR atmosphere. Two dogs, some men working on the tracks and a passing train. Delhi safdarjung.

Colourful scenery in front of me........the ring railway emu enters Safdarjung station totally empty!!!

Workmen fixing a damaged track which was caused due to a derailment of a goods train this morning. Delhi Safdarjung.

Its a raid! Ticket checking squad and cops storm a coach of the TVC-GHY from the non-platform end to take offenders by surprise.

A distant view at Barang. The train that you see is the same goods rake (headed by Angul WAG-5) as in the other 2 pics!!

The famed bridge between Bitragunta and Alluru Rd... The BZA-MAS line is now up and running while work on the other line is in progress.

Out into the open and into the gleaming sunshine..

Beautiful scenery of the misty hills and the valley as we go into the belly of yet another tunnel.

Neither the ecstatic mood on the eve of holi, nor the flurry on the next platform on arrival of the Janshatabdi seems to disturb these people, who're too busy contemplating the end of a day of hard work and keeping track of their expenses. The overall vie

This is in the middle of a bustling town and not a jungle. One of the two tunnels just after Kottayam station

2952 Mumbai Rajdhani led by WCAM-2P #21878 makes an unscheduled halt outside Borivali

Bikes are transported to various parts by lorry from Ernakulam. One side of the platform is occupied by BCNA wagons offloading rice

ERS WDM3A 16XXXR heading unknown train towards Kottayam??

The Express goes towards Chennai

The JTJ-SBC passenger is headed by a ED WAP4 speeding to SBC

Part 2: Moonset