Showcase Archives I

A WDS-4 diesel shunting unit gets ready to give up her place to a main line locomotive on at Howrah station on the ER after having brought in the rake of the Rajdhani Express.
#AUTH1#Shanku Niyogi#AUTH2#, 2002.

The 822 Mayiladudurai (Mayuram) to Villupuram Passenger crossing the Kollidam (Coleroon) River towards Villupuram. At the lead is YDM-4 #6303.
#AUTH1#Poochi Venkat#AUTH2#, 2002.

WAP-5 #30003 raises dust as she flies past Mathura with the 2952 Mumbai (Bombay) Rajdhani. Note the mismatched power car immediately behind the locomotive.
#AUTH1#Swaran#AUTH2#, 2002. #SILVER#

Silver painted faces (yewww!) as a pair of kids celebrates Holi at Raichur in 2001. This pic was shot from the 1064 Express. #AUTH1#Sridhar Shankar#AUTH2#, 2002.

A freshly painted Baroda WAP-4E #22075 pictured here at night at Badnera. #AUTH1#Zubin Dotivala#AUTH2#, 2002.

BG and MG parallel running: 9266 Dehra Dun - Okha Exp overtaking MG pass. to Rewari at Garhi Harsaru near Delhi. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2002.

A regular double YG turn: the Agra Idgah freight trip working to the yard on the far side of the Yamuna river, seen on its return passing through Agra Fort with YG #4222 leading, on 1982-01-10. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#, 1982.

9006 Express thunders through Bassein (Vasai Road) station with a WCAM-1 in charge. Note the driving trailer of the Diva - Bassein push pull on the next platform. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2001.

A YDM-4-hauled train looks like a toy at the base of the mighty Dudhsagar Falls on the Miraj to Goa line. The line has now been regauged to BG. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2001. #MENTION#

A plume of exhaust smoke from YDM-4 #6380 competes with the sunlight breaking through the trees in the jungles of Goa. The line is now BG. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2001. #SILVER#

A sordid paradox: the sun rises over a smoking steam shed while our photographers are visiting there to mourn the sunset of steam at Wankaner. #AUTH1#Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#. #GOLD#

A view of the coach washing sidings at Madgaon on the Konkan Railway. Note the rotary brushes which ensure that the cars get a real good well-deserved scrub! #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2001.

A plume of smoke is the only clue in this dramatic sunset shot, to make out the YG passing through Debari Gate in Udaipur. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#. #GOLD#

The old and the new: an old faithful, a WAG-5 rubs shoulders with her younger and more powerful cousin, a WAG-9 at Faridabad station on the CR. #AUTH1#Nikhil Arora#AUTH2#, 2002.

Looking majestic and graceful even in this pitiful state, WP #7713 awaits a paint job after major repair at Agra shed. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#.

WDM-2A in the vicinity of Krishnarajapuram seen here coupled to a caboose with an extended wheelbase. #AUTH1#Jay Balakrishna#AUTH2#, 2002.

A tight squeeze as a bus, a tea stall and its patrons, pedestrians, a wall, and of course a DHR train, all compete for space on a tight curve on the run to Darjeeling. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#.

With the rain gods pouring down for all they are worth, these unfortunate ghat-dwelling tribals hitch a ride on the buffer beam of a twin coupled WCG-2 running light. Note the old navy livery. #AUTH1#Dr. Shirish Yande#AUTH2#, 2002.

The billboard screams out exactly the values associated with this WDP-4 #20000 below it, at Khairatabad station in Hyderabad: Maha Strong, Maha Value! #AUTH1#Shashanka Nanda#AUTH2#, 2002.

A Lucknow WDM-2 emerges from a fog bank near New Delhi with a long train of tanker cars. #AUTH1#Nikhil Arora#AUTH2#, 2002.

Magic of steam and award-winning photography! Geometric patterns provide an interesting background to a scene showing the 2nd fireman filling water from a spic-and-span water crane. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#. #GOLD#

Twin coupled WAG-5 electrics lumber past Katpadi Jn. on the SR with a long BOXN rake. #AUTH1#Tim Wakeman#AUTH2#, 2001.

WG #8069 prepares for departure from Delhi Jn on 1992-01-04 whilst a new WAP electric arrives on an express. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#, 1992.

Our speedometer specialist strikes again! The 'Secheron' speedometer in this WAP-4 hauling the 2859 dn. hits 110 kmph with our delighted Zubin getting all charged up and shutter-happy! #AUTH1#Zubin Dotivala#AUTH2#, 2002.

You can almost hear the locomotive blasting her way along the tracks!! Full steam ahead for a diminutive YG as she powers her way up an incline as she approaches Debari Gate just before Udaipur. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, ca. 1992. #GOLD#

A Jessops-built EMU #263 speeds past beside the old Bombay - Poona road at Kamshet. The train is bound for Poona from Lonavla. (April 2002). #AUTH1#Chetan#AUTH2#, 2002.

Bombay VT (now Mumbai CST) gaily illuminated and floodlit on IR's 150th Anniversary on 16 April 2002. #AUTH1#Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#, 2002. #GOLD#