Odds and Ends
New technology mixed with old one - automatic and manual track switch points and note for lorries/trucks which used to unload granite. Ongole, 22-8-2004. By Pavan Kumar.
Picture of Nagpur Station, 1905. Booking Hall, Modern Nagpur Railway station, 18/07/2004. By Ashit Chakraborty.
The railway connection. The train is Bandra - Jaipur superfast rolling into Sawai Madhopur. Pic may be deleted for non-railway content. Sawai Madhopur Jn, 20th June 2004. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).
Temple ? No, the Prakash "talkies" at Sawai Madhopur. Pic may be deleted for non-railway content. Sawai Madhopur Jn, 20th June 2004. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).
Closeup of the text on the wrought iron pillars - any leads about the origins of this name/company ?. Surat, 24th June 2004. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).
The "Geo.Gahagan&Co" text on the ancient wrought iron pillars supporting the footbridge between pf 1 and 2. Surat, 24th June 2004. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).
Logos of different diesel sheds, might have missed some,as I couldn't find photos of some diesel sheds. 23-6-2004. By Pavan Kumar.
A station that only people visit now. This is at the Borivali National Park in Mumbai. Mumbai, 2004-11-25. By Alok Patel.
The 2'6" BS 615 steam loco from BNR used to rest here in the DRM office complex for 15+ years. This is where the SECR and CR divisional headquarters are situated. Nagpur.
Men at work near Secunderabad, curved track is one which joins KCG-SC line with SC-KZJ line, this section is unelectrified. Secunderabad, 2004-05-30. By Pavan Kumar.
Prestressed concrete slabs being laid on railway bridge. Lucknow-Varanasi section, 30.5.2004. By Rajeev Shrivastava.
140 tonne crane changing the girders of railway bridge. Lucknow-Varanasi route, 30.5.2004. By Rajeev Shrivastava.
Pinakini Superfast - Just as fast as the train and twice as dangerous! These buses hold Nellore town traffic to ransom with their driving. Nellore, 2004-04-04. By Bharath Moro.
bridge girders being replaced by 140 tonne cranes. Lucknow-varanasi route, 11.4.2004. By Rajeev Shrivastava.
Girders of bridge being replaced by 140 tonne gottwald cranes. Lucknow-Varanasi route, 11.4.2004. By Rajeev Shrivastava.
I pose with the set of a railway station used for film shooting. The board reads Dadar as it was not used after it had been shot in Bade Miyan-Chote Miyan Film. Rammoji Film City, Hyderabad, 2002-05-10. By Arunachalam Subramanian.
The modern Junction Box is blunt and un artistic, as compared to the old one. Ernakulam Jn, 2004-03-23. By Jimmy Jose.