WCAM-3 #21942 leaves Poona (Pune) in the late afternoon with the Bombay-bound Udyan Express from Bangalore (circa 2000). This train is now diesel-hauled right upto Bombay (Mumbai). Note platform extension work in progress. #AUTH1#S. Shankar#AUTH2#

A modified WAM/4-6P AB is all decked up as she prepares to leave Nagpur with the Nagpur - Pune (Poona) superfast Express on its maiden run. (circa 2003) #AUTH1#Alok Patel#AUTH2#.

An ERU class OHE (Over Head Equipment) inspection car at Pithampur, circa 2002. Note the shoddy modification job and the horrifying color applied crudely to the unit.#AUTH1#Dr. M. M. Saifullah#AUTH2#

Strange bedfellows: GTL WDM-2 #18824 dazzles the morning air with her headlight as she emerges out of the Chennasandra siding in Bangalore with Gooty WDG-3 #14897 in tow. (Circa 2002) #AUTH1#Jay Balakrishna#AUTH2# #GOLD#

A YL is silhouetted by the afternoon sun as she ambles leisurely past the backwaters near Tiruchendur in Tamil Nadu, circa 1980.#AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2# #SILVER#

A Sabarmati YDM/4 # 6550 takes a breather at Ajmer Jn. circa 2003.#AUTH1#Vicky#AUTH2# #MENTION#.

No frills, no showbiz, just plain hard work. A WP powers out of Varanasi with a plain jane passenger train circa 1980.#AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#.

A non-IR WDM/2, seen here at Tondiarpet, near Chennai (Madras) in Dec. 2002. The Hindi initials on the loco's sides roughly translate as: 'Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Generation Corporation Limited', which is the owner of the locomotive.#AUTH1#Naveen

The Sikh driver of Itarsi WAM/4 # 20564 comes out for a breath of fresh air as he waits at Karnal with his charge: the Pune (Poona) bound Jhelum Express. (circa 2002)#AUTH1#Herambh Patankar#AUTH2#.

Rebuilt WDM/3A # 18769R crawls under the overbridge at Indore (circa 2003). The photographer switched off the flash to get a correct exposure.#AUTH1#Vivek Manvi#AUTH2# #MENTION#.

Continuing the thread of non-IR locomotives, this is a WDS/6 shunter which belongs to the Vishakapatnam Port Trust.#AUTH1#Dr. M. M. Saifullah#AUTH2#.

From the first batch of WDM/2s: this is one of the original Alco built WDM/2s seen here about to depart Asansol with a passenger train. #AUTH1#Richard Morrisson#AUTH2#.

Yours faithfully: irfca-ian S. Shankar caught by Apurva at Pune (Poona) on 16 April 2002. The duo had met at the head of the Deccan Queen on the 150th Anniversary of the IR: Shankar was leaving for Dubai that day, and happened to be on the same train.#AUT

The Tamilnadu Express rounds a bend and is about to enter a bridge on the slightly graded section between Bhopal and Itarsi. (circa 2003)#AUTH1#Gautam#AUTH2# #MENTION#.

A 'star-less' WP rounds a bend with a mixed train near Chilka on the SER. The SE generally preferred to run its WPs without the characteristic star on the smoke box door, and opted for full silver instead. For the uninitiated, this is a prefect example of