Mission Jhumri Tilaiya

Images from a trip across the Eastern Ghats and then heading in to the famed coal fields of Jharkhand & West Bengal.

Date: 2009-08-29
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 64 items
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Bhojudih station's water supply doubles up for the local villagers too! Here a pair of kids are busy filling their buckets and empty paint cans. (Bharath)

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Contemplative! A passenger occupies a place in the vacant luggage van of the Gomoh-Kharagpur Passenger. Taken at Adra. (Bharath)

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The next window - on board the 422 from Adra to Gomoh. ()

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An elderly gangman wears a bemused look as we pass by on the Adra-Gomoh passenger at Santaldih (Bharath)

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Railfans reach before the train does. VSP poses against the under construction alignment of the Koderma - Ranchi line on the outskirts of Jhumri Tilaiya. (Pic by Rakesh Sahai) ()

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The whole trip was undertaken for this very purpose. (Pic by Rakesh Sahai) ()

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WAG9 #31058 'Navghanskati' roars through Koderma station on a wet afternoon with a BOXN rake in tow. ()

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The scenic ghat section between Gurpa & Gujhandi ()

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The 2381 Poorva Express crosses longest rail bridge in India across the Sone river. ()

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We come across India's premier freight locos - a LKO WDG4 #12222 and LGD's WAG9 #31125 as we enter the famed Mughalsarai yard. ()

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We cross a BOBRN rake headed by twin WAG5s from Asansol.... ()

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..And then a smoking pair of Bokaro based WDM2s ()

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After changing its loco, the Poorva heads out to Varanasi. ()

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In the shifting sands of time, what do the blind dream of? (Bharath)

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As dusk falls, a light Mughalsarai WAM4P #20598 gets ready for work. ()

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Fantastic. The photographs not only revealed glimpses of some rarely-seen areas but also focused on the human aspect of IR. Hats off to all of you for undertaking this incredible expedition and coming back with this wonderful collection.
Posted by Manish on 2009 Oct 01 10:44:59 +0100
Rate this album as one of the best on the servers.. great work guys
Posted by Vivek Pillay (Oldman) on 2009 Sep 27 19:01:25 +0100
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Another work of art, guys! The compositions are so good that even otherwise ordinary scenes have been transformed. Also impressed with your photo-op sensing skills and the way you have managed to "involve" catenary in many of the images, rather than...
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2009 Sep 22 12:25:56 +0100