A Trip to the North East
Images from a trip to the North East - Mohan Bhuyan & Bharat Vohra
Silchar is a terminus, the branch to Manipur begins at Arunachal, a few km away
Badarpur Jn fills up when the Hill Section is closed
Lumding's MG side looks deceptively busier than the BG side
The BG section of Lumding Jn
The Transshipment Yard at Lumding is in a depression, Bharat Vohra looks on
Lumding South where the Hill Section begins is a few km outside the station
The Delhi bound Brahmaputra Mail overtakes the Barak Valley Express at Lumding South
The impenetrable tropical forest of the Hill Section
Wild Bamboo grows so close to the line that in places the line passes through long green tunnels
In the Hill Section the jungle is within touching distance of the train
Elegant Bridges that just disappear into the trees
A self conscious Metre Gauge Cutting in the Hill Section
Unobtrusive tunnels when the going gets tough
There is nothing delicate about Big Brother BG, as gauge conversion crashes through the pristine Hill Section
Jungle Station Dijaobra - imagine waiting for a train here at night!
Rain at Langting creates a stir on the crowded platform
Across the River and Into the Trees
Rooftop view of the Barail Landscape
A Semaphore dips at Mupa while disused MACL's stand forlorn
Devoured by the Jungle - many times it's impossible to see what lies in wait
The front half of this POL rake is swallowed alive by the forest
Rooftop Travellers as sacrificial lambs
Having just consumed a train a tunnel in the Hill Section belches diesel exhaust
There is always a light at the end of every tunnel!
Through Bamboo Thickets
The Assistant's Blue Shirt is a dead giveaway in this game of hide and seek
In and Out