Roni's India Trip Pt 5: Udaipur
February 10 - 11 2012: Two full days of chasing meter gauge trains around Udaipur, on day one along the Udaipur to Ahmedabad line, evening panoramas at Lake Pichola, on the second day from Mavli Jn. into the Aravalli Mountains to Ghoram Ghat.
Umra: 19944 Ahmedabad - Udaipur Express snaking through the Aravalli Mountains *three ;-) , 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Umra: Wide angle view of the late 19944 Ahmedabad - Udaipur Express, due to 20-30 kph restrictions after recent derailments, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Umra: View towards Umra, as you can see Udaipur city is already growing up to here, more new plots ready for building, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Umra: YDM-4 #6720 accelerated nicely smoking out of Umra with its 52927 Udaipur - Ahmedabad fast passenger, due to delay of the overnight express from Ahmedabad and temporary speed restrictions almost 1:30 h delayed, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Umra: At the hillside home signal of Umra station, Sabarmati YDM-4 #6720 framed by a potpourri of plants, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Umra: The highest point of the Udaipur - Himmatnagar line, 585.45 m above sea level, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Ord Viaduct: Monkeys on the ground as 52927 Udaipur - Ahmedabad fast passenger reaches the famous big viaduct, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Ord Viaduct: Buffalos, water birds, monkeys, brooks and palm trees decorate this idyllic setting, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Padla: 52927 departing from Padla station (sign visible in the background), 1:30 h late, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Padla: YDM-4 #6720 crossing Padla River Bridge, Devpura village in the background, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Padla: The panorama out of 10 mm photos, again with the train x3, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Padla: View at the passenger leaving for Ahmedabad across farm buildings, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Padla: Sabarmati YDM-4 #6258 approached hauling 52928 Ahmedabad - Udaipur "Mewar" fast passenger, 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Padla: Somehow the livery of this YDM-4 was not as fresh - we will soon discover the reason why! ;-) , 2012-02-10 (Roni Kappel)
Recent comments
Hi,
Thanks a lot, guys! :-)
@Abhishek:
Sorry, I don't like facebook. Although you will find my name, it was not me who has registered myself... ;-)
Cheers,
Roni
Posted by Roni Kappel on 2012 May 04 22:32:26 +0000
great sets of pics!!! wonderful coverage...
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2012 May 01 11:51:43 +0000
Roni .. this is magnificent ... you took me back to the same time last year when I got the chance to make this run ... it's a great place to railfan
Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2012 May 01 04:19:26 +0000