The Pune gang made sure that they gave me a grand reception. From L to R, we have - Apurva Bahadur, Hrishikesh Moghe, John Mani, Ashish Kuvelkar, Swaran Udasin and Chennai member - Poochi Venkat. Thank you to all of you for making me feel at home!. Pune,
(LtoR) Laksh,Saurabh,Samit,Rahul and Bharat. Dankuni JN (DKAE), Febuary 2005. Vaibhav Sarin.
Dinner over railway talk - clockwise from the left John, Shirish, Vivek, Poochivenkat, Swaran, Hrishikesh, Apurva and Ashish. Foodland, near Pune Jn, 2005-06-25. Pic by the waiter who cut John in half - in all the pics he tried to take of the group.
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.