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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Next stop , Ghunsore. The only station which had PRS between JBP and NIR (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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NG Trolley at Ghunsore (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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Layout of Ghunsore in Signal Cabin. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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Token Exchange at Ghunsore. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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All clear for Satpura Express to skip in Mainline. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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Evening Nainpur Passenger (now fully cancelled) approaches Binaiki. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)

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Shikara is a longish halt for the Satpura Express. The entire train makes it way off to the market outside for chai and samosas!

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Sun, light and shadows

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The crossing train approaches - having descended the hills in the background

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It doesn't matter where the platform is, what matters is the door.

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Loco no. 188 preparing for the long journey to Balaghat (Parth Jha)

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