Flotsam & Jetsam
Over the years I have amassed dozens of miscellaneous photographs that for one reason or another have never been uploaded to the irfca gallery. They were usually captured on short trips (which I didn't bother reporting) or on random encounters with IR or are discards from other uploaded albums.
So this is a collection of the "best of the rest." I have tried to group all the images under several different "themes" such as Animals, Steam, Architecture, IR workers, Passengers, Railmen, odd scenes, obscure stations, etc. etc. A small number of images may be similar to those uploaded by some of my companions on various trips (so they may look familiar), but none are exactly the same.
Mohan Bhuyan
Emotionless Ezhukone ASM
Not a great shot but an unusual sight - a "pointswoman"
Unloaders pause as the Chetak Express passes them at Narnaul.
A roofrider gets a whack at Kalakund.
Bored roofriders on the Barak Valley Express.
A vast horde of pilgrims heading for a temple fair
Women wait on both sides of the track where the Ladies Only carriages stop
Passengers of 1 Delhi-Panipat abandon it when the Amrapali Express catches up at Diwana.
In the summer of 2009, most trains on KSR are transporting water as well as passengers
At last a companionable companion!
An English friend JS thought it would be fun to accompany me on a trip across Saurashtra
Railfan sleeping on the footplate
BV on Baijnath aqueduct
Nethravati Express near Chiplun
View of Kathgodam Yard
Tezpur Town station on the banks of the Brahmaputra
NFR hq at Maligaon and Deepor Beel
Saraighat Bridge from Neelachal Hill
Jamuna Bridge from Agra Fort
This nondescript bridge between Udhampur & Katra is one of the highest in India, if not the highest. I'm sentimental about it because I photographed it in it's infancy here and here. No trains yet because of a problematic tunnel.
Ledo during a monsoon sunset
Tirap Siding - easternmost railhead in India
Lekhapani station
Makum Jn is unusual because the bifurcation point is before the station
Murkongselek on a cold January afternoon
Silghat Town's code SHTT reminds me of French Connection, UK.
Nainpur has got to be the busiest NG station in the country
Recent comments
Priceless. Some of the best and rarest images of IR, all in one place. Hats off, Mohan.
Posted by Manish on 2009 Jul 13 14:27:28 +0000
When I first saw the title, I thought hmmm... how about "Dregs and Dross"? :-) Jokes aside, this is an excellent album which has a lot more worth than many of the pictures that we see even in the First Class.
Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2009 Jun 30 02:03:16 +0000
This one single album is worth 50 others in the Gallery. An amazing collection of otherwise ignored sights, a treat for sore eyes and a masterclass for other railfans. Hope this inspires others to look beyond what runs on the rails and look at what's...
Posted by Shashanka Nanda on 2009 Jun 29 18:14:25 +0000