Kangra Valley Trip Photos - Bharat Vohra

ZB 66 emerges from the shed. Pathankot, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

ZB 66 moving towards the station. Pathankot, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

The old and the not so old at Pathankot shed. Pathankot, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Cab details of ZB 66. Pathankot, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

1895 built Oudh & Rohilkund Railway BG hand operated crane. Pathankot, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Dual gauge turn table with Accident relief train in the background and a WDP3 shunting a passenger rake. Pathankot, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Tall Deodhar trees line the route out of Pathankot. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Enroute to Baijnath - the alignment we have just traversed can be seen in the middle of the photograph. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Crossing the Dehar Khud with the Pong reservoir in the distance (can be deleted for non-railway content). Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Enroute to Baijnath - Pong Dam Reservoir and fields (can be deleted for non-railway content). Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

The approach to the new bridge over the Gaj Khud - longest bridge on the KVR. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Enroute to Baijnath - negotiating a viaduct. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

The Banganga river closing up on the railway alignment (can be deleted for non-railway content). Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

"Driver Saab Baat Karein" Guard of 3PBJ gives the all clear. Lunsu Halt. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Crossing the Banganga. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Enroute to Baijnath - negotiating yet another tall viaduct on a curve. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

ZDM3 160 brings in a late running 2PBJ into Kopar Lahar as our train (not in pic) waits for the x'ing. Kopar Lahar, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Approaching the longest of 2 tunnels on the KVR. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Kangra station and the snow capped peaks of the Dhauladhar range. Kangra, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

A view of the valley from Kangra station. The Kangra fort can be seen on the top left of the picture. (can be deleted for non-railway content). Kangra, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Train 3PBJ waits patiently at Nagrota for one of many crossings!. Nagrota, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

On board ZDM3 191 - view from the cab! (can be deleted for non-railway content). Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Bridge holding a water pipe crosses the railway alignment - a common sight on the KVR and possibly unique to it!. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Enroute to Baijnath - the railway line, terraced gardens and the Dhauladhar peaks. Enroute to Baijnath, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

The charming station at Palanpur. Palanpur, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

ZDM3 195 - the last of the ZDM's supplied to the KVR - brings in the extraordinarily late running 6PB. Palanpur, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.

Evening at Baijnath Paprola station as a ZDM3 awaits its next call of duty - that of heading out the last working to Pathankot. Baijnath Paprola, June 2005. Bharat Vohra.