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.
A typical scene on IR. Milk being ferried by passengers in huge cans fastened to the windows of the MG coaches. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The LQ loop line semaphore falls down as it clears entry for the 469 Ratlam - Akola passenger which proudly enters Ajanti with a huge load of rooftop travellers. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
A closer look at the passenger led by Mhow's YDM-4 6605. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Token exchange for the Akola bound Fast Passenger (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
The 469 and the 458 passengers next to each other at Ajanti! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
A tall semaphore just before we enter the massive Narmada bridge after Omkareshwar Road. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
The board says it all! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
We cross the mighty Narmada! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Crossing Narmada at Omakareshwar (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Another tongue twister - Mukthiara Balwada! 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
Choral with a defunct lever control platform. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)
RTM bound Fast Passenger enters the picturesque Kalakund (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
RTM bound Fast Passenger enter Kalakund , as the banker waits for it (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
As the banker is being attached , the passengers relax on the green grass. Life in this part of the world is so relaxed . (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Villagers go about with their work as the banker silently approaches at Kalakund. 2010-09-18. (Pawan Koppa)