Satpura Farewell

Just before Gauge Conversion closed services on the Satpura Narrow Gauge Railway, a diverse team of railfans travelled the length and breadth of the system to document it for posterity.

Date: 2015-10-11
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 151 items
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The noon arrival from Chhindwara is being shunted to Motibagh along with its power 220 from Nagpur. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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The dead loco which was to be transferred to Chhindwara for operating trains from there. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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The 1245h service to Chhindwara is brought on to the Nagpur NG platforms from Motibagh yard. The ZDM-4A then reversed to take charge at the head of the rake. (Rajit Kumar)

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The Satpura NG voyage begins onboard the only Sleeper Class coach on the system. We depart from NGP on the 58839 Nagpur - Nainpur - Jabalpur Passenger. Berths for sleeping are only on the upper level while the lower level consists of seats. (Vivek Manvi)

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BG over NG. A perfect start for the trip. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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As our train approaches Khaprikheda, the cooling tower of the Thermal Power Station loom large (Rajit Kumar)

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VTO or Visibility Test Object position marked on a platform - probably Khaprikheda or Patansaongi (Mohan Bhuyan)

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Crossing a late running 58832 at Khaprikheda (Rajit Kumar)

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Token Exchange for 58840 at Khaprikheda. This must be the first ever time so many cameras of the railfans focused on the Pointswoman. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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Railfans! (Mohan Bhuyan)

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An elderly gents gets off the train at Kelod. The train was the cheapest mode of transport from these distant parts to cities like Nagpur. (Shashanka Nanda)

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A group of ladies at Lodhikhera return home after picking up supplies in nearby towns. (Shashanka Nanda)

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Passengers and guard all pose for the camera as we round a curve in the lush forests of the Chhindwara plateau. (Shashanka Nanda)

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The monstrous Broad Gauge bridges have none of the charm of the steel and masonry Narrow Gauge ones (Shashanka Nanda)

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Comments
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Fantastic coverage..
good to see so many legends together in action after a long time.. :)
Posted by Avishek Basu on 2015 Nov 18 15:44:38 +0000
Superb work. Thanks for taking the pains and for sharing. Due to the work by IRFCA members, such gems are being preserved for ever, even though only electronically.
Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2015 Nov 01 23:31:30 +0000
A 5* collection!! Hats off to all of your efforts!
Posted by Adithya V on 2015 Oct 26 06:57:17 +0000