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
The spectacular Patalpani waterfall...
'Chal chaiyaa chaiyaa'...young men enjoying the roof top travel..at Mhow.
A MG Caboose standing still at Akot Road
Entering the Talai tunnel. the AK-KNW has 2 tunnels and the KNW-INDMM has 4 tunnels
Passing through the dense forest after Adgaon Buzurg
Crossing the Tapti River. Impressive bridge this by MG standards
Apparently strong winds had gushed around the night before.. The fallen telegraph pole is a telling sight. This was a few hundred metres to the place where the derailment had occured.. Have heard of NG trains getting knocked around in strong winds but an
The skies darken around Atar as we wait for our crossing
Sachin humours the LP while i get my customary 'Train on the curve' shot
The MHOW-AK passenger comes in
Roof top travelling is a norm on this section
The AK-RTM Fast passenger and the MHOW-AK passenger wait for their tokens at Atar (Sachin till humoring the LP)
A Semaphore Gantry guards the entry to Omkareshwar Road
Entering the Narmada Bridge
Recent comments
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 09:10:11 +0000
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 07:58:42 +0000
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 16:21:17 +0000