A set of images captured on a daylong journey across the famous spiral at Dhulghat and the ever fascinating ghats from Kalakund to Patalpani by 15 railfans. The partners in crime were Abhishek Nair, Akshay Marathe, Bhushan Kale, Binai Sankar, Bizzy Mishra, Colin Peter, Dilip Setlur, Jayasankar Madhavadas, Karan Desai, Karthik, Kaushik Dharwadkar, Nitin Master, Ramdev Gowda, Shantanu Kulkarni and Vibin Andrews. (Some images taken during these members' journey to Akola, and on their way back to their home bases are also included) The event was on the 14th of March 2009.
The MG Passnger makes many "technical halts" to let the TTE go from one coach to the other! ()
An abandoned station named Gandhi Smarak Road on the AK-RTM route.This reminds me of a similar station named Gandhi Smriti near Navsari on the BRC-BCT mainline though the station is not abandoned but condition is pretty much the same.2009/03/14 (Abhishek
A railway staffer traveling in our coach, was getting down at every station and getting some kind of a paper signed by the SM. (Ramdev Gowda)
Not having had enough of the Orange Halwa sent by the legendary Alok Patel, Bizzy buys some more oranges as Bhushan and Kaushik look on. (Karan Desai)
Flavors of India: Delicious samosas and pakodas at Akkot provided a sumptuous breakfast! (Karan Desai)
The 'dwarf' signal outside Wan Road... ()
The jostle for space.... railfans occupy every bit of space as the train approaches Wan Road, with a crossing lined up ahead. (Ramdev Gowda)
Indiascape! Colors of rural India stand out from the monotonous landscape and the dull brown of the AK-RTM pass. 2009-03-14, Bizzy ()
The beautiful ghats near Dhulagat on the AK-RTM MG line.2009/03/14 (Abhishek Nair)
The spiral seen from the bridge.... (Ramdev Gowda)
Gone in 60 Seconds! We devoured the entire pack of Orange Halwas sent by Alok Patel as a present to SBC-MAS gang in almost no time! 2009-03-14, Bizzy ()
The Akola-RTM MG Passenger during one of the nondescript stops enroute. 2009-03-14, Bizzy ()
This is how the landscape was throughout the route - cloudy skies, barren lands, charred leaves, lifeless trees and not a single element of greenery - almost as if we were passing through a nuclear test area! 2009-03-14, Bizzy ()
Remnants of the CR rule on the Akola-Khandwa Section.... ()
A Fallen Hero - An unidentified YDM-4 that had turned turtle somewhere on the route. 2009-03-14, Bizzy ()