Himsagar - Journey of a Lifetime

Prelude: As we wait for our train to Udhampur at New Delhi. This Kanpur WAP4 brings another journey to a dazzling end.

The Begining: We start from Udhampur, the northernmost station in Indian Railways (for now)

Bharat is feeling lucky - having made it to Udhampur after two years of planning, researching and almost spoiling the whole thing in the end by virtue of my stupidity :D

So this was the plan. We pick up a piece of ballast from Udhampur, travel all three gauges only by diesel and deliver it to Kanyakumari. As simple as that !!

Tughlakabad's WDM3A #18542 waits patiently with the rake of the Uttar Sampark Kranti. The beast will roar to life in the evening to begin the journey home.

This Ludhiana Alco had brought up the Mail from Delhi with the help of another friend. Now it is waiting to start its run downhill with the return train.

Look Ma no wires !!! Looks like IR is doing experiments in wireless electric transmission. Good for us all, not catenary but still we get electrics to shoot :D

While the whole view looks lovely, the weather was sticky as hell !!

This the crowd at Jammu station AFTER more than half the platform has deposited itself inside the Puja Express to Ajmer.

Pretty flowers on the platform at Rampur as the Awadh - Assam Exp. takes a breather.

The MG side at Bareilly Jn. is slightly deserted at this hour. The BG side though featured non-stop diesel action.

Waiting passengers are silhouetted by the beam of the incoming YDM4, in charge of a passenger train to Bareilly.

At Mailani Jn. this passenger trains glows brightly in the station lights. The yellow bulbs illuminating the passenger bays brought back memories of a bygone era.

Fishermen going about their business as we cross the Ganga at Kanpur.