Roni's India Trip Pt - 9: Goa

Dudhsagar Falls: Across a crest you reached a pool beneath the falls where Russian girls were posing in bikinis and locals were playing in the water under the cascades. However, guidebooks warned about going swimming as several people had already drowned

Dudhsagar Falls: The waterfalls definitely were more spectacular during monsoon season, but even now, after months of dryness they still posed an impressive sight and provided refreshing moisture, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Dudhsagar Falls: Close-up variation, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Dudhsagar Falls: Time exposure variation, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Dudhsagar Falls: A group of bonnet macaques was at home along the footpath to the falls, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Mollem national park: One of three methods to get to Dudhsagar. Several rivers had to be crossed, that's why jeep season only began two months after the start of the dry period, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: The platform was situated at the other side of the yard, in the middle two freight trains were waiting for uphill departure. So, I did not cross the tracks but followed a path past the leading engines. You can recognize the differences well

Kulem station: Suddenly the level crossing started to close and I was lucky to get a freight departure! Once more everything was managed to get done in a timewise highly efficient way... 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: Slowly the long snake of cars set into motion pulled by Hubli WDG-4 #12105 and #12048, it took a while until the three banking Hubli GMs WDG-4 #12008 (original GM from the first shipment), #12097 and #12039 thundered past me onto Braganza G

Kulem station: Gooty WDG-4 #12493, in the background another Hubli WDG-4 pair waited with #12086 in front, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: At the loco position a shelter had been put up, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: Hubli WDG-4 twins at the platform, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: Loco detail, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: Through the ubiquitous dust cleaning probably was a challenge, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: Afterwards I had plenty of time to conveniently get on the passenger train to Vasco, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: Part of the climb from the sea is done up to here, but Braganza Ghat still follows, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: Another helper trio consisting of Hubli WDG-4 #12102, the yellow original GM #12003 and #12125 was already waiting, so the next freight was about to leave, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: My Gooty WDG-3A #14625 had reversed on the scew dead end track, while the twins of same class which had banked the express from Chennai took a rest next to it, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem - Vasco passenger: Friendly face inside the train, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: My train departed soon, in the meantime the bankers had shunted to the end of the last remaining uphill freight, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem station: GM tele view, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem - Vasco passenger: You could bear lunchtime heat well in the shade, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kalem station: Manganese and iron ore mining town Kalem offered once more a completely different picture, many hard-carrying women were boarding the local, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem - Vasco passenger: Well-earned siesta for the ladies, the rolled up scarves serving as pillows were normally used to support weights carried on the head, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem - Vasco passenger: Stretching out at Sanvordem, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Sanvordem station: We crossed another freight hauled by leading WDG-4 #12131 - you could encounted proper traffic on this line. Due to the creeping freight my passenger was delayed 15 minutes, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)