NG Diesels: ZDM and NDM classes

Date: 2003-12-18
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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ZDM2 from Motibagh ready to leave with the Jabalpur Nagpur passenger for Nagpur. The next station is on the other side of the hills in the background - Saunsar. Ramakona (Chinddwara - Nagpur), November 2003. By Alok Patel.

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Old acquaintance ZDM4A 221 from Motibagh waits for the starter with the Nagpur Nainpur Passenger on a nice cloudy afternoon. Nagpur Station, June 2004. By Alok Patel.

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ZDM4A 207 from Motibagh heads towards Nagpur with a passenger. Just look at the crowd. This has to be one of the most crowded NG systems around!. Takli (Nagpur - Saoner), November 2003. By Alok Patel.

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One of my older NG photos. The tracks were rather ill maintained then. Maintenance has gone up substantially now and the tracks now sit in a sea of ballast. ZDM2 196 from Motibagh. Nagpur Station, December 2001. By Alok Patel.

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The rear loco is dead but not defective. It is being taken by the Jabalpur Nagpur passenger towards Nainpur so that some other loco with overdue maintenance schedules can be freed up to go to Motibagh. I am told sometimes trains need the power of twin loc

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ZDM2 is at full throttle powering up a gradient of 1 in 200 after crossing the Kanhan River bridge towards Saunsar/Nagpur. Ramakona, November 2003. By Alok Patel.

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Driver right! I bring out the camera at the last moment and the asst is caught unawares! Jabalpur Nagpur Passenger. Ramakona, June 2004. By Alok Patel.

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No, NG has not gone Air Braked. This is the NG Tourist train, The Royal Saloon, beginning its first and only run before getting stuck in a bureaucratic quagmire. The train was fully booked and did a 7 day run from Nagpur to Jabalpur and back with several

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Nagpur Nainpur Passenger rolls and pitches into the station. Itwari, 2002. By Alok Patel.

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Darjeeling Himalayan railway. Darjeeling, 2004-04-24. Michael Sender.

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ZDM3 179 Ready to set off with 3PB Service to Baijnath Paprola. (Harish Kumar)

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Ah! This livery looks nice. ZDM4 205 with 2pb Service towards Pathankot was waiting us to cross at Jawanwallah Shahr. 29-09-2008, Jawanwalah Shahr (R Harish Kumar) (Harish Kumar)

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Third crossing of the day. ZDM3 165 brings in the 4pb service to Pathankot to Guler after making us wait for about 25 minutes. 29-09-2008, Guler (R Harish Kumar) (Harish Kumar)

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Rush hour at Dalhousie Road! Crowd is all stired up on seeing the 2JP Service from Jwalamukhi Road to Pathankot. and thats the first crossing of the day. Dalhousie Road, KVR. (Harish Kumar)

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Full throttle and accelarates over the curve and a gradient. 29-09-2008, KVR (Harish Kumar)