Odds and Ends
How a SER NG carriage was transported to Nagpur for POH. Ranchi, 1983-01-. John Lacey.
A view of the Inclinometer or Raksha Dhaga device installed by KRCL. On KRCL, 2005-08-23. Binai K. Sankar.
The proposed but shelved Verna Diesel Loco Shed.. Now Diesel Rolling stock depot Verna. A Mu-ed KZJ WDG3a can been seen towards the left. Verna, 23/08/2005. Binai.K.Sankar.
Ever important AC-DC switch over device operated by the same equipment used for points change over. This is not the usual section insulator. Igatpuri Station, 03 July 2005. Pradeep Galgali (uploaded by Sandeep Mohan)
After BG Shakti Loco we have MG Sakthi Crane attached to another Guntakal YDM4. Dharmavaram, 2005 08 21. Pavan Kumar.
BG line between Trichy - Karur. Kulitalai, 2005-08-19. Ramesh.
An Atmospheric shot: The future of the Neale ball and token. In the background are MG Goods and Passenger cars. Rohit Mohan.
An Atmospheric shot : Relics of the MG Kingdom , A MG Guards box and fire extinguisher. The pipe is used to fill the coaches up!! Not to braging but I am rather impressed with the shallow DOF. Rohit Mohan.
Dual guage track for entry into Moula Ali Diesel loco Shed. Moula Ali, 2005 08 18. Pavan Kumar.
Different track related information boards at display in SSE (PWAY) office behind Kacheguda Station. Kacheguda, 2005 08 18. Pavan Kumar.
Check the distance between the boundary wall and the train. The auto drivers seem least bothered by the proximity of the train. Sabarmati, 2005-08-17. Abhijit Lokre.
List of Caution orders between Mahabubnagar - Secunderabad. Mahabubnagar, 2005 08 15. Pavan Kumar.
List of Caution orders between Mahabubnagar - Secunderabad. Mahabubnagar, 2005 08 15. Pavan Kumar.
The Guard's brake equipment in the Brake Van. The driver was in the process of applying the brakes and the Brake Pipe pressure had dropped by around 0.5kg/cm^2. In the middle can be seen the Guard's emergency brake valve (coloured green). To the left
FM Tokenless Receiver. This equipment was being transported in the guard's van probably for repair or maintenance. It very likely belongs to some station on the newly electrified Surat-Bhusawal line. August 2005. Khalid Kagzi.
Diamond crossings : NG over double track BG. Ranchi, 1983-01. John Lacey.
An abandoned Gang Rest Room in a very dilapidated condition along the track. Between Kulithalai and Karur, near Sithalavai., Aug 6th, 2005. Prasanna Padmanabhan.
Naphthalene balls between the two glass windows of this AC Chair car, Pallavan Express. Aug 5th, 2005. Prasanna Padmanabhan.
Tail-lights for this AJJ WAM4 are in fact a set of many small powerful LEDs. Chennai Egmore, Aug 5th, 2005. Prasanna Padmanabhan.
Sigh! The train that got the boot (which is why it seems to be missing from the foot sticking out above the bench ;-)) You can see the name board of the Mumbai - Nagpur - Mumbai Vidarbha Express lying about. The train isn't running since the last 8 or so
Suburban train timings beside the ticket counter at Santragachhi. Note timings of Aranyak Exp and Digha Exp are also given. Didn't know IR provided free power for charging mobile phones!. Santragachhi, 2005-07-28. Kuntal Samanta.
The photo is blurry but the newly laid concrete turnout is clear enough. You can see the single piece crossing in the middle. This is what's being used everywhere. Bilaspur Yard, April 2005. Alok Patel.
Strange Star shaped markings on loads of BOXN carriages in and around Gudur-Renigunta Route ... What are these markings for ???. Renigunta, 24th July 2005. Shailesh Jasani.
This is the cash safe that travels between Pune and Lonavala. The cash collected at each station is sealed in the leather pouches seen on top of the safe. The station master and the guard (in whose cubicle the safe is carried) tally the accounts. Then the
An abandoned signal box that would be history soon. Pune Jn., 2005-06-19. Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).
All this came out of the luggage area of one of the SLRs of 2780 Goa Express - there is another SLR at the other end. Pune Jn. Pf 7, 2005-06-19. Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).
Preparing for the monsoons ahead, railwaymen trim branches of trees rooting in private property next to the tracks. Pune, 2005-06-11. Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).