Railfans

Rail fans Galore 1: Rohit Mohan, Arnab Acharya,Apurva Bahadur,S Srinivas,Sandeep and Amrutha Bhate. SBC Rohit Mohan.

Hyderabad IRFCAn Lakshman started his railfanning career in 1984 at the very spot the curious kids occupy on the FOB overlooking the Starter. Hyderabad, 28 May. Vrij.

Makalidurg bike trip: Me on the tracks just after NDLS-SBC karnataka has left. Was watching my friends trying to get some jamun's from tree next to track. We had a nice jamun lunch that day. Between Yelahanka-Doddaballapur, 30th May,2005. Maheedhar.

Many thanks from me (Apurva) to the Hyderabad gang for taking time off in the middle of a working day and the intense afternoon heat for a great lunch. From right to left - Aditya, Roopesh, Vrijilesh, Praveen, Apurva and Laxman. Hyderabad, 2005-05-16. Pic

The Gang celebrating the IR Anniverasary. Pune Station Comesum, 16.04.05. Dr. Shirish Yande.

International IRCA gathering: 3 IR Fans John Lacey, (Sydney AUS), Shirish Paranjape ( Christchurch, NZ), Jason Antony ( Brisbane, AUS). Croydon station, Sydney, 2005-05-05. Jason Antony.

Anything Karega for taking a good shot. Railfan Hrishikesh perched on top of Tunnel #45 to take a snap of Deccan Express to Pune. MHC, 2005-03-06. By .asHIsh.

Diesel under wire : Diesel king Apu is caught in an introspective mood after crossing the tata bridge on the trek up the ghats to Khandala. Bhore Ghats, 6/3/05. By Bharath Moro.

Pune WDM3A #18767R puffs heavily as it leads Jhelum Express towards Daund. Pune Yard, 2005-04-16. .asHIsh.

The starter has turned amber, but that doesn't deter railfans from clicking photos of Deccan Queen's loco. Pune Station, 2005-04-16. .asHIsh.

Prakash checking if things are all right with the Pune WDM-2 #17318. Karjat goods yard, February 2005. By Shashank K.

Our Rail Fanning Team @ Dankuni. Dankuni JN, 05/02/2005. By Saurab Basu.

SCR meets NR Lakshman and Rahul. Dankuni jn, 17/2/2005. By Vaibhav Sarin.

Vaibhav packing up after calling a day as emu whizzes by. Dankuni jn, 17/2/2005. By Rahul Bajaj.

From L to R, railfans Roopesh, Lakshman and PVS Praveen watch UBL WDP4 #20008 go through the motions as it prepares to haul the evening 7085 SC-SBC express. On this day, I got together with the entire HYB/SC gang and spent some quality time!!. Secunderaba

Our HWH man Samit clicking a shot of the WAP7 I wouldnt leave him if he didnt!!!! seen Behind is Mr Sadasivan who was explaining the locomotive design along with Mr Sujeet Mishra. Chittaranjan Loco works, Nov04. By LakshmanT.

Me, my brother and my mom ready to depart by the Nilgiri Exp while my dad clicks the snap. Ooty Station, In The Early 90's. By Prakash Balwatkar. Uploaded By Sachin Balwatkar.

The loco of the toy train at the Ooty Lake Garden. Ooty, In The Early 90's. By Prakash Balwatkar. Uploaded By Sachin Balwatkar.

Railfans Hrishikesh, asHIsh, Swaran, John, Apurva and Sandeep (sitting) after a fruitful railfanning session. Pune Yard, 1-2005. By .asHIsh.

IRFCA Mumbai's Day Out: L to R (standing) - Rajan Mathew, Shashank, Shailesh Jasani, Piyush Merai, Hrishikesh Moghe, Bharath Moro, Jarvik Pandya. L to R (sitting) Giridhar Patnaik and Sachin Balwatkar. Vasai Road, 2005-01. By Vivek Manvi.

Here is the entire gang posing after a snack at BSR - Hrishikesh Moghe, Rajan Mathew, Giridhar Patnaik, Shailesh Jasani, Jarvik Pandya, Piyush Merai, Bharath Moro, Viraf Mulla, Sachin Balwatkar, Shrinivas Joshi, Shashank and Sarosh Mehta. Vasai Road, 2005

IRFCA members (from left) Aditya, Roopesh & Laxman at the inaguration of the SC-GNT Fast passenger via DNC. Secundrabad, 10/04. By Shashanka.

New Kid on the Block!!! New IRFCA Member Shiva Kalyan from SC. Hi Tech City SC, 17-12-04. By Lakshman T.

Shashank snapped railfanning from a MMTS near Hi-Tech City station. Hi-Tech City,Hyderabad. By Aditya.

Early rising railfans Amruta, Ashish and Sandeep watch the Pune bound 1021 down Indrayani Express speed past the Indrayani river. Kamshet, 2004-12-30. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

This railfan must be little disappointed as New Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani slows down due to 40kmph speed restriction. Somewhere around Virar, 2004-12-26. By Puneet Kumar.

Railfans (l to r) Vivek Manvi, Pankaj Kedar and Sachin Balwatkar relaxing in the AC Chair car of the Koyna Express after a day of railfanning. 2004-08. By Vivek Manvi.