Roni's India Trip Pt - 9: Goa

February 17 - 20 2012: The longest stay of my trip at Betalbatim beach, with early morning at Vasco, Majorda, excursions to Dudhsagar Falls, to Sankval railway station at the beach and to the mighty Konkan Railway Zuari River bridge.

Date: 2012-09-16
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 144 items
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Majorda Jn. station: Level crossing detail, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: Old level crossing duty roster - who needs paper? 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: Schoolchildren crossing the tracks, the line to Vasco is branching off left a little further north, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: 16335 "Nagercoil Express" approaching, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: Ernakulam WDM-3A #14055 pulled 16335 "Nagercoil Express" towards its destination at the southern tip of the subcontinent, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: View along the freight rake, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: I moved to platform 1 of Majorda Junction, finally 56961 Kulem - Vasco Passenger came, about 20 minutes late, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: Like on the day before a tractionless freight rake stood on the middle track, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: The locos of both local trains remained the same during my stay, here once more Gooty WDG-3A #14586, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: Loco crew portrait, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Majorda Jn. station: Due to the delay of 56961 I could take an unscheduled crossing picture at Majorda: to the left 56962 Vasco - Kulem Passenger, which I had taken the day before, rolled into the station behind Gooty WDG-3A #14625, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappe

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Madgaon Jn. station: At Madgaon a northbound RoRo hauled by Pune WDG-3A #14565 was waiting, at the doors commuters were ready to get off the local train, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Madgaon Jn. station: Konkan RoRos differed from their European cousins by absence of a separate passenger coach, so drivers had to stay inside their truck cabins. This led to morning toilette inside stations with truck drivers alleviating themselves off t

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Chandor station: My little neighbour sitting opposite at Chandor, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

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Chandor station: I calculated on a train crossing, but nothing came along, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Comments
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These are some superb pictures you're sharing with us, Roni. Thanks a lot!
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2013 Aug 03 16:09:37 +0100
Thanks, guys!

Cheers,
Roni
Posted by Roni Kappel on 2012 Nov 10 18:58:57 +0000
very nice.. admiring efforts.
thanx for share
Posted by Abhishek Kashyap trainman on 2012 Oct 27 07:46:06 +0100