A trip on the breathtaking MG section between Akola and Indore done by Jayasankar Madhavadas, Kunal Doddanavar and Pawan Koppa on the 18th of September, 2010. An MG and nature lover's paradise - this is one of the few last attempts to capture this mind-blowing section set among the Vindhyas as the dark clouds of gauge conversion hover nearby. Please read the Trip report here.
Token, Flags, Semaphores and Metre-Gauge section - A unique and rare combination in Indian Railways. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
We move from the loop back to the mainline after our first halt! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
An old abandoned station Gandhi Smarak Road is slowly consumed by overgrowth. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Abandooomeed MG caboose. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
Abandoned flatbed rakes and wheelsets which once served an MG era in days gone by! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
A hero continues to serve the railways day after day as he proudly shows his gang number here. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The next halt is Patsul. Another small station building and the SM walks back towards his office after collecting the token. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
We enter Akot, the official breakfast station of this route with an extended halt. A loop at this station is in a defunct state. Some of the best samosas and pakoras one can ever taste can be savored here. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Kunal negotiates with an apple vendor at Akot! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The MPS for the entire section. 40 kmph for passenger and 30 for (now non existent) freight traffic. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The next station is Adgaon Buzurg. There are many stations on this route with hard-to-pronounce names. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
A typical rural scene which happened to be almost the same for the entire section between Akola and Khandwa. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Need any more reasons to travel on this route? 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Thick vegetation hampers the view to these semaphore signals. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference (Jayasankar Madhavadas)