General IR scenes Archive 2
Archive of items added between 2005 and 2007. No new material will be added to this folder.
A sweeper woman has a dazed look as Sandeep Mohan takes a picture of Erode's Inaugration special WDM 2 18484 pulls Mangalore bound Parasuram Exp to Ernakulam Town
GTL twins hauling the diverted MAS – SBC mail at a tremendous speed. Karuvalli, just before Salem. Vinod, 2005-10-24.
WDM2 #17451 from Pune heads the Deccan Odessey on a trial run. Lonavla
The Pragati Express hauled by WCAM3 #21939 makes a hefty effort to climb the steep grades of the Ghats. Helping in its task are a pair of WCG2s at the end of the rake. Lonavla
Lonavla
On board the Puri-Ahmedabad express. A late running Gitanjali express has overtaken our train and we have got the proceed signal now. Passengers rush back to the train as the driver sounds the horn.
The Gondwana express takes a curve somewhere between Raipur and Durg. CNB WAP4 22299 is the power for the day
Tatanagar WAM4-6P arrives early morning at ROU (Rourkela) with a puja special passenger. Rourkela, 2005-10-11. Bizzy Mishra.
Puri Station #17606 WDM-2 on a very cloudy day with a fellow friend. 17.10.2005
An enduring image of IR on a single line. Our train is on the mainline waiting for another express to cross over to the loop line. On the extreme left loop line, a goods rake headed by twin diesels knows that it is in for a long wait. Meanwhile, passen
Locos under maintenance at the Disel Loco Shed, Howrah. Howrah, West Bengal, 2005-10-16. Samit Roychoudhury.
Jamalpur WDM2 # 17456 about to enter Howrah with an express train. Howrah, West Bengal, 2005-10-16. Samit Roychoudhury.
Brothers in Arms. Howrah WDS-6R # 36217 and Kharagpur WDM-2 # 16132. Howrah, West Bengal, 2005-10-16. Samit Roychoudhury.
Bhusawal WAP-4 # 22630 hauls in the Kurla Howrah Express. Note the refrigerated car just behind the loco. Howrah, West Bengal, 2005-10-16. Samit Roychoudhury.
WDP-4 #20021 with a roof mounted aircon brings in the Secunderabad-Banglore Kacheguda Exp. Banglore, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.
A KJM WDM-2 hauled passenger notches up on the curve after passing all the points at SBC station. An inspection car attached to the Kanyakumari Exp can also be seen. Banglore, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.
WDP3a with an express train rake at Rohilla. Delhi Sarai Rohilla, 2005-10-12. Abhijit Lokre.
Two YDM4s at Sarai Rohilla. The locos appeared like toys on a kids playset. Delhi Sarai Rohilla, 2005-10-12. Abhijit Lokre.
At first glance, i thought it was Gajraj. A closer look revealed it to be a Shakti from Katni. Rewari, 2005-10-12. Abhijit Lokre.
The great curve entering Rewari. Abu Road twins in a beautiful blue and white livery lead the Ashram express. Rewari, 2005-10-12. Abhijit Lokre.
The Superfast Pooja express enters a small station in Rajasthan behind TKD WDM3a as the Ashram waits for the proceeed signal. 2005-10-12. Abhijit Lokre.
sunrays peep out as the evening sets in...below the BSL WAM leads the MMR-IGP shuttle towards its destination.
prized catch...a BRC WAP-4 #22540 "Rajhans" performs the service of leading the Pushpak express which under normal conditions would be lead by a JHS WAP 4.
ED WAG #27469 hauls the CSTM-HWH "Puja Special".this was one of the rare spotting of an ED loco on CSTM-MMR route;Padli
The front end of a WDS-5 (#19092) in Bondamunda livery (BNDM) spotted in working condition at Rourkela - I had always thought they were an extinct species - but they are existing aplenty in this region. Rourkela, 2005-10-11. Bizzy Mishra.
a BSL WAG-5 #23757 lead Godan express negotiates a sharp curve just on the outskirts of NK
CNB WAP 4 #22228 with an unknown express on the left and ED WAP 4 #22255 with the kerala express on the right. Shivaji bridge. 10 October.