Trip to the Satpuras..Akola-Indore

Every year, monsoon rains rock India in the month of June and stay on till September. People love it when it rains. The cool breeze and relief from the heat that it delivers, the smell of earth that raises with the early rains, the beauty of the droplets are all a cause of joy. The dry earth turns wet and green in the season and looks pretty.Had been planning this trip for the past 2 years but the trip didn’t materialise. However, Mohan Bhuyan’s excellent presentation at IRFCA’s Chennai convention 2007 proved to be the turning point. It made our resolve even more firm to do this line before it closes down for the gauge conversion. Pictures of Bharath Vohra,PVS Praveen & Shanx's were referred to before embarking on the trip so was the trip report of Mohan. We travelled from Akola Jn to Indore Jn on 12th August 2007. Sachin Buddhisagar and Vivek Pillay

Date: 2007-08-17
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One of the few spectacular glimpses of the beautiful 'mother nature'on our way...

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A big derailment at Km 588...

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Passing through the greener pastures before Khandwa.

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Approaching the Narmada bridge after Omkareshwar.

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Over the Narmada bridge..the old stone road bridge and a newer concrete bridge can be seen in the background.

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People travelling on roof top..at Kalakund.

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Banker being coupled to our train at Kalakund.

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This is how it looks travelling on roof top..train passing through the rock cuttings after Kalakund...

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Another spectacular view of the Choral valley...

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My valley green...

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Another view from the roof top...

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One of the tallest viaduct on the line...

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The spectacular Patalpani waterfall...

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'Chal chaiyaa chaiyaa'...young men enjoying the roof top travel..at Mhow.

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A MG Caboose standing still at Akot Road

Comments
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Great stuff! I hope Akola-Mhow remains MG for a few more years! For more impressive MG bridges, do visit NFR - particularly the Rangiya-Murkongselek line.
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2007 Aug 27 10:10:11 +0100
Amazing Collection. I had a bad impression on MG, but seeing this I have started liking MG.
Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2007 Aug 23 08:58:42 +0100
Ahhh excellent. My computer finally gets fixed and i get this treat!!! Thanks Sachin bhai and Vivek! Brilliant snaps by the two of you!
Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Aug 22 17:21:17 +0100