Showcase Archives II

A soon to pass into history WDS4D locomotive in Rajdhani livery shunts the rake of a Rajdhani in the early morning fog near Pragati Maidan, Delhi. (circa 2004).#AUTH1#Vivek Manvi#AUTH2# #MENTION#.

A cannibalized mg MAWD on a flat car at Ajmer, circa 1987. Paradoxically, the train is being hauled by another MAWD, which itself is probably living on borrowed time.#AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#.

WDM2 # 18773 bearing the new green livery of Pune shed takes a breather after having just rumbled into Parbhani station with the Devgiri Express from Bombay (Mumbai).(circa 2004).#AUTH1#Sachin Balwatkar#AUTH2#.

Workhorses, all of them. Goods being unloaded from freight cars onto a sturdy local truck at Trichur, Kerala. Note another truck awaiting loading and a third one with its cargo being tied down after loading. Typical scene in an Indian freight yard. (circa

A most unusually coloured WAM4 at the Vijayawada trip shed, circa 2003.#AUTH1#Dr.M.M.Saifullah#AUTH2#.

Getting the low down on a caboose: low shot of a guard van at Dum Dum, near Calcutta. (Kolkata), circa 2004. Nice, artsy shot with lines leading into the picture and all.#AUTH1#Samit Roychoudhury#AUTH2# #SILVER#.

The Madras Egmore to Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi piloted by a WAG5 takes a breather near Nellore, circa 2004.#AUTH1#Bharat Moro#AUTH2#.

Unusual air smoothed profile for an OHE inspection car. Behind this is the tradtional square profile car, followed by a WDS4 shunter. Location: Tripunittura, Kerala, circa 2004.#AUTH1#Jimmy Jose#AUTH2#.

Strange bedfellows: a WAG7 electric leads a WDM2 diesel over a bridge at the Dara Pass on the WR, circa 2004. #AUTH1#Vikas Chander#AUTH2#.

The watchman at the bridge at Nellore: a poignant human interest shot. (hence the award): tin shed that gets unbelievably hot in summer, hard stone to sit on. The shirt probably dries out the sweat from beneath, and provides some relief from the hardness

An Indian built WDP4 'Baaz' diesel unit # 20012 coasts along with an express train, circa 2004. Note minor variances from the original US builds, such as a more air smoothed profile, contoured headlight casing, absence of bay windows and a more flambuoyan

Top-headlight WAP4 unit # 22580 awaits the signal at a level crossing near Bangalore as a puny Tata Indica car nonchalantly crosses the brute's path. Note yellow pantograph. All new WAP4s now feature roof mounted headlights. The 'X' nailed to the face of

The low down on a KJM WDM2A at Bynapahalli, near Bangalore, circa 2004.#AUTH1#C.G.Raghuram#AUTH2#.

Featuring for the first time on showcase: a unit of the Calcutta (Kolkata) metro speeds past on one of the 'above ground' sections of its route, circa 2005.#AUTH1#Samit Roychoudhury#AUTH2#.

Rugged Western Ghats scenery as the Sahyadri Express clips along on the third line on the ghat section between Bombay and Poona (2005 / late 2004). #AUTH1#Ashish#AUTH2#

Loco graveyard: a fairly recent WDM-2C #14001 with all her entrails stripped awaits the scrap dealer at New Delhi. The loco has apparently suffered some structural damage, leading to her early demise (circa 2004). #AUTH1#Sandeep Sharma#AUTH2#

Tight squeeze: WDM2 diesel workhorses seem to be a little short of space in the Lucknow shed. (circa 2004).#AUTH1#Amit Gupta#AUTH2#.

Looking positively run down and decreipt, the first locomotive of the WAP1 class runs through a station in Delhi. The loco first came out with a rounded top of the headlight casing. Note vertically oriented aspect/ tail lamps: subsequent members of this c

End of the line. Overfed with stereotypes of quadruple WAG5 headed heavy ore freighters and elusive WAG6x Bo-Bo-Bos? Well, this is what its like at the end of the Kirandul Kottavalasa (KK) line. A treasure trove of WDS6s just waiting to be discovered. (ci

A not so often photographed bird: a modern bogie stock OHE (overhead catenary) maintenance unit rests easy at the eastern end of Ghaziabad, circa 2004. She is desperately in need of a new coat of paint, but still manages to look elegant thanks to the skil

Rarely photographed: its very rare to see stock from the Eastern side of the country. A freshly refurbished ER electric multiple unit (e.m.u.) at Bally, near Calcutta (Kolkata) goes about her daily grind. (circa 2005).#AUTH1#Samit Roychoudhury#AUTH2#.

Whooops! What's that suddenly coming at you round the corner? Three screaming WCG2 banking units return to base at Karjat to wait for their next banking charge. Location: on the Bhore Ghats. (circa 2005).#AUTH1#Ashish#AUTH2# #MENTION#.

An Erode WDM2 Jumbo almost seems to flash a smile for the camera at Bangalore. Love that tapering viewpoint.#AUTH1#Naren#AUTH2#.

A WD hauling empties passes YP 2246 hauling the Ajmer Kacheguda Express near Ajmer, circa 1980s. Note steam shed in the background.#AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#.

A trio of those rare birds: two WAG 6Bs coupled to a WAG 6A await repair at the Vishakapatnam electric shed. Note that the engine in the middle has a missing centre bogie: cannibalized perhaps? (circa 2003).#AUTH1#Dr.M.M.Saifullah#AUTH2#.

Come here now, don't be such an ass! High tech vs animal power in the Kandivali e.m.u. shed in Bombay. (Mumbai). Modern ac/dc e.m.u. train sets are made up/ broken while a lady tries to control animals carrying earth. (circa 2005).#AUTH1#Prakash Tendulkar

Upon reflection: Oh for the glorious days of steam! Twin mg YDs cast their reflection into a pool of water as they head a passenger train near Marmagao in Goa, circa 1970s. #SILVER#