Odds and Ends

Date: 2003-02-22
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 592 items (1153 items total)
mtrc_ngp_wireless_radio.jpg

This is what an early design of a Mobile Trunk Radio Communication system looks like..from the back! This version is analog and is used exclusively between Bhusawal - Itarsi, Itarsi - Nagpur and Nagpur - Durg. A driver can be called up anywhere on the sec

ok_TATA_phir_milenge.jpg

Something that everyone of us needs to observe. This was pasted on a ZDM4A from Motibagh shed. Nagpur Station, 8th March 2005. By Alok Patel.

private_number_book.jpg

Private Number Book used to eth station masters. Vyasnagar, near Varanasi, 2005-03-11. By Samit Roychoudhury.

wood_bolt.jpg

The old and discarded wood bolds which are replaced by fishplates. 9 March 2005. By Rohit Mohan.

old_wood_sleep.jpg

The 100 year old wood sleeper that was recently replaced. 9 March 2005. By Rohit Mohan.

auto_manual_switch.jpg

A Twin Interface Switch For Manual and auto operations. 9 March 2005. By Rohit Mohan.

MHC_skull.jpg

Grim reminder for tresspassers on railway line. Bhore Ghat, 2005-03-06. By .asHIsh.

MHC_test_equip.jpg

Equipment used to check if the catenary is live. The red wire is grounded to the rail, while the black wire is connected to the catenary using a long plastic rod. The bulb lights very dim for 1500V DC. Bhore Ghat, 2005-03-06. By .asHIsh.

coaching_shed.jpg

The coaching shed at Bhuj. Bhuj, 2005-03-02. By Abhijit.

water_pipe.jpg

Is the strange pipe in the image a relic from the steam days? This pipe was on the MG side at Kalol station. Kalol, 2005-02-28. By Abhijit.

Side_Lower_Table.jpg

Folding Side Lower Table designed by rajan Joshi for SL. Quite convinient as not all SL coaches have built-in side tables. Pune, 11-2-2004.

Side_Upper_Table.jpg

Folding Side Upper Table designed by rajan Joshi for SL. You can imagine the area & capacity by looking at sweet boxes kept on it. Please note the half round white part on left side of photo. It is nothing but Home made Wall-clock. Pune, 11-2-2004. By

Multipurpose_Folding_Table.jpg

Multipurpose Folding Travel Table designed by rajan Joshi. Very convinient while long rail travel in second class sleeper in a group of 6+. Pune, 11-2-2004. By Lalam.

mhc_khopoli.jpg

Khopoli town seen from a hill near MHC. An EMU standing at Khopoli station is faintly visible as a line at 45 deg, approximately in the centre of the picture. A hill near MHC, 12 Feb 2005. By .asHIsh.

mhc_box.jpg

Resting under a tree is this box used by gangmen to store their tools. 3rd line in Bhore Ghats, 12 Feb 2005. By .asHIsh.