Diesel fiesta! Photo by Shashanka Nanda, June 2002.

DLW builder's plate. Photo by Sheldon Perry, 2002.

Gooty WDM-2C hauling the Narayanadri Exp. from the SC yard to the platform. Photo by Vishwas Murhekar, 2002.

Green WDM-2. Photo by Zubin Dotivala, 2001.

Rebuilt WDM-2C of Vatva shed. Photo by Zubin Dotivala, 2001.

Parel WDM-2. Photo by Zubin Dotivala, 2001.

The same WDM-3A with the radiator door open showing the oil filter drum inside. Photo by Apurva Bahadur, 2003.

Two Pune WDM-2s shunt the Goa Exp. The loco on the left shows the new bogie-mounted sandboxes; the right loco has the older hood-mounted sandboxes (not visible). However, the loco on the left still has the open port in the hood for filling sand in the old

A vacuum-braked train in the old rust coloured livery, the Daund Passenger, starts from Hadapsar station in Oct 2002.

The 7031 Hyderabad Express crossing the 1078 Jhelum Express at Pune. Photograph by Harsh Pathak, provided by Apurva Bahadur.

Pune WDM-2 #17904 with a southbound BCNA rake at Arsikere. Photograph by Jay Balakrishna, January 2003.

Golden Rock WDM-2 #18317 at Mysore. Photograph by Jay Balakrishna, January 2003.

Golden Rock WDM-2 #18317 rests at Mysore after having bought in the overnight Thanjavur-Mysore Express. Photograph by Jay Balakrishna, January 2003.

Twin Guntakal WDM-2 locos #18904 and #17351 with a northbound coal rake at Arsikere. Photograph by Jay Balakrishna, January 2003.

Another view. Twin Guntakal WDM-2 locos #18904 and #17351 with a northbound coal rake at Arsikere. Photograph by Jay Balakrishna, January 2003.