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Token exchange at Habanghatta on the Bangalore - Arsikere line (circa 2002).#AUTH1#Jay Balakrishna#AUTH2# #MENTION#
A gorgeous sunset at Tiptur (circa 2003). #AUTH1#Naveen Jain#AUTH2# #SILVER#
Rare to see maroon WDM-2s nowadays, what? A r-e-e-a-l closeup of one of these beasts at Hadapsar near Poona, circa 2003. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2# #SILVER#
A freshly painted GOC WDM-2 sails past Vandalur near Tambaram, Madras. circa 2003. #AUTH1#Bharath Moro#AUTH2#
The WDM-2-hauled Bilaspur - Durg Intercity express sails past a level crossing near Raipur. The location is on the Raipur - Durg - Bilaspur highway.(circa 2003)#AUTH1#Arunachalam Subramanian#AUTH2#
A full head of steam for a WP as she awaits the go signal to depart Ambala with the passenger to Delhi circa 1980. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#
WDM-2 #18317 takes a well-deserved break at Mysore early one morning after bringing in the overnight Tanjore (Thanjavur) - Mysore Express. circa 2003#AUTH1#Jay Balakrishna#AUTH2# #GOLD#
A freshly refurbished steam crane outside the Rewari Steam shed on the NR, circa 2002.#AUTH1#Sandeep Sharma#AUTH2#
A WP-hauled mixed train to Palasa near the Chilka Lake circa 1987. The almost sepia tone and the clever use of sidelighting adds a touch of magic to this picture. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2# #GOLD#
Sentimentalists are sure to wipe a tear in memory of the now sadly departed WCM-5 class of DC engines. Despite the slight overexposure due to the difficult lighting conditions, the shed ambience makes this shot very atmospheric indeed. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahad
A railfan sips a Coke at the LTT station at Kurla in Bombay one hot afternoon against the backdrop of a behemoth ugly duckling WDP-4 locomotive. (circa 2003). #AUTH1#Zubin Dotivala#AUTH2#
The Madras (Chennai) Rajdhani behind a WAP-4 at Gummudipundi, just short of Madras. The mismatched power car seems to be an almost mandatory feature on most Rajdhanis nowadays! Note that due to the clever camera angle, the train appears unusually short.#A
A catenary mast at dawn on the Maula Ali - Sanatnagar bypass line in Hyderabad.(circa 2002).#AUTH1#Dr. M.M. Saifullah#AUTH2# #SILVER#
A WAP-4 locomotive stabled on the platform at Bangalore City (circa 2002). Note another member of the same class on the adjoining platform preparing for departure.#AUTH1#S. Shankar#AUTH2#
A plain brown WDM-2 (rare sight nowadays?) on the goods loop line at Ghorpuri near Poona (Pune) circa 2003.#AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#
A DMU at Egmore in 2000. Forming part of the Madras Beach to Kanchipuram service, this unit is being refuelled at Egmore. There is a tanker car (not seen) on the next track beside the third car of this unit.#AUTH1#S. Shankar#AUTH2#
The Delhi Jn. - Shaharanpur Passenger gets ready to depart Delhi Jn. behind a WP circa 1992. Notice the headlight beam at its lowest power! #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#
For those who haven't seen a pic of a blue WAP-4 here is a SRC unit arriving Nagpur with the Howrah - Bombay Mail circa 2003. Note coach car centre (car workshop) in the background.#AUTH1#Alok Patel#AUTH2#
Forward view from the horrendously lengthy long hood of the WDP-4. Note the car coupled at the end of the long hood. Note also that the protruding radiator wings are really too far away to actually obstruct the view! The small glass to the extreme left is
A rebuilt WDM-2C with a modified short hood offering excellent full forward control and visibility. The engine had apparently suffered extensive collision damage. Remnants of the 'baldie' profile can be seen around the engine's headlight. (circa 2001).#AU
A fully refurbished and upgraded WDM-2 of the older 18xxx series. Reclassed WDM-2C after upgradation, #18737R is seen here at Poona circa 2002 wearing a livery typically associated with the Erode shed, but which is actually the standard livery applied by
A relatively new WAP-4 #22391 with yellow pantograph moves away to shed after having brought in the Lalbagh Express into Madras Central (circa 2002).#AUTH1#Sridhar Shankar#AUTH2#
The Pallavan Express leaves Madras for Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) behind twin GOC WDM-2 locos. Note that both engines appear to be manned, however. 2003. #AUTH1#Madhusudhanan Anantha Subramanian#AUTH2#
A YG with green smoke deflectors shunts passenger cars at Miraj circa 1992. The green deflectors may indicate the loco was from CR (Khandwa - Akola) and later transferred to SCR. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2# #MENTION#
A watercolour (courtesy Photoshop!) of the MG Vaishali Express leaving Sonepur circa 1980.#AUTH1#John lacey#AUTH2#
A hopelessly overcrowded NG train on the 2' 0" Gwalior lines approaches a station. Engine featured is a NDM-5, the first of which was christened 'CHINKARA' (a type of deer).#AUTH1#Vikas Chander#AUTH2#
A vanishing breed: a 4-wheeler TOHC class tanker car. Most of these are giving way to modern bogie stock. Almost all these 4 wheelers have been retrofitted with puny looking CBC couplers. Location Pune (Poona) circa 2002.,#AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#