Landscapes

Bhore ghat from a train, December 1981. Photo by John Lacey.

YDM-4 locos #6353 and #6550 hauling a train near Udaipur. Photo by Andrew Jones, 2002.

View of catch sidings at Khandala. At the start of our trek, we are climbing the catch siding on the right. The catch siding on the center track can be clearly seen. Also visible is the end of the tunnel 26C which is the longest and the newest tunnel (onl

View of Khandala catch siding. In this pic both the catch sidings can be seen. Photo by Apurva Bahadur, 29 June 2003.

View of catch siding on bhor ghat shot from 6012. Photo by Sridhar Shankar, June 2003

The tunnel on the right is the new 26C. The one of the left is the 26 (I think) - John had uploaded pics earlier of the inaugural ceremony of the 26 in the early part of the last century. Photo by Apurva Bahadur.

A view of the bankers of the Goa Express crossing the bridge near the Doodh Sagar water falls [location not entirely certain] on a rainy September afternoon in 2003. Photo by Naveen Jain.

The Goa Express enters a tunnel somewhere on the Braganza Ghats. Photo by Naveen Jain, 1 Sep. 2003.

The Goa Express enters yet another tunnel on the Briganza Ghats. Photo by Naveen Jain, 1 Sep. 2003.

The Lovely view of tracks in the morning at Kanjur Marg (A Mumbai suburb) - Photo By Saurabh Jha, Nov 2003.

Travelling on the Mumbai - Howrah Super Deluxe Jnaneshwari Express...worth a mention is the "better than Rajdhani" service in the train...now since the train is no more a fully AC Rajdhani Livery...I don't know if the impeccable service standard

Aryankavu viaduct. A YDM-4 hauls the QLN - TEN Exp. on this MG route in the Western Ghats, 2003-09-25. By M.V. Karthik, Bangalore.

ET WAG-5A Bankers on 2621 TN exp between Teegaon and Chichonda. Rear banker has panto lowered. NGP-ET Section, Dec 6, 2003. By Gautam (gautammmmm).

Hello, brother! A sight that every TN fan loves. 2622 TN (ED WAP-4 #22258) encounters 2621 TN (ED WAP-4 #22272) just outside NGP. Must be a painful time for a wait at a railway crossing!! 2003-12-10. By Gautam (gautammmmm).

The 1013DN LTT - CBE express waits for the 1014UP CBE - LTT to cross. Between Anantapur & Dharmavaram, 2003-12-05. By Binai K. Sankar.

An unknown express passing over the Netravati Bridge in the outskirts of MAQ on the MAQ - KGQ sector. Netravati Bridge on the MAQ - KGQ sector, 2003-10-27. By Binai K. Sankar.

For Showcase! 2622 TN (ED WAP-4 #22258) rounds a curve to head into the ghat bridge on the BPL - ET section one fine winter morning. BPL - ET Section, 2003-12-10. By Gautam (gautammmmm).

On metre gauge: YDM-4 #6350 with 741 Tirunelveli - Quilon passenger crossing the viaduct near Tenmalai. Tenmalai, 2003-11-02. By John Lacey.

Driver slows down to negotiate the speed restriction on the new Broad gauge bridge on the backwaters of Krishnarajasagar dam. Krishnarajanagar, 2003-01. By Jay Balakrishna.

Backwaters of Krishnarajasagar Dam. Driver opens up in anticipation of the end of speed restriction. The pillers on the right once held the Meter Gauge line. Krishnarajanagar, 2003-01. By Jay Balakrishna.

Entering Arsikere. Main line from Bangalore joins here on the right. Arsikere, 2003-01. By Jay Balakrishna.

Dense fog can be seen at Roorkee early morning while I was going to NDLS from Haridwar by JanShatabdi. Roorkee, 2002-12. By Swaran.

The entrance to the "Midghat Tunnel", built 1953(?) on the ET-BPL Dn line. Midghat cabin is directly above it. (Taken from 2622). BPL-ET Section, Dec 10, 2003. By Gautam (gautammmmm).

Oooh, aaah…!!! Curious onlookers lined up by the hundreds, cheering the YG along its route. Saidapet (Chennai), 2004-01-18. By Gautam P (gautammmmm).

Railway bridge across Dudhsagar waterfall in the centre. Photograph taken from 2779 Goa Express. Goa, 2004-01-04. By Ashish P. Kuvelkar.

Close view of Dudhsagar waterfall from 2779 Goa express. During the monsoon, the waterfall is in full flow and drenches the train passing on the bridge. Goa, 2004-01-04. By Ashish P. Kuvelkar.

Train on three lines: BBS-bound Visakha Express switching tracks at Pagidipalli Cabin. Part of the train in on up and down lines going towards KZJ and part of it on the route towards Nadikudi. Pagidipalli Cabin, 2003-11-24. By M. S. M. Saifullah.