The Lines that United the Provinces

A journey from Gorakhpur to Lalkua on NER's once extensive MG system, undertaken by Mohan Bhuyan and Bharat Vohra at the end of September '08. An album containing mostly non railway content from the same trip is available here. Trip report is available here.

Date: 2008-12-22
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 56 items
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Wagon POH is still carried out at Izzatnagar. Along with New Bongaigaon on the NFR, Izzatnagar is one of the last shops on IR still undertaking wagon POH. (Bharat Vohra)

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A stripped down YDM4 in the loco POH section of Izzatnagar shops.
(Bharat Vohra)

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#32074 is a 'T' class steam loco, preserved at Izzatnagar workshop. The last 10 of this class were homed at Gorakhpur and Charbagh sheds on NER. (Bharat Vohra)

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#1135 is a 35 Ton steam operated breakdown crane, built at Izzatnagar in 1970. (Bharat Vohra)

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One of the older works buildings at Izzatnagar. (Bharat Vohra)

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Vintage British built machinery about as old as the workshop itself - still in working order! (Bharat Vohra)

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YRB # 10009, an MG rail bus, awaits attention at the carriage shop. (Bharat Vohra)

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Two rusting YL's bearing Mau shed markings seen inside the old shed at Izzatnagar Workshop. (Bharat Vohra)

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An old punch card system still in use at Izzatnagar workshop. (Bharat Vohra)

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Lalkua station by night. The MG passenger from Bareilly has just arrived and its YDM4 has cut off to run around the rake. To the left of pic is the headlight beam of a WDM2, at the head of a passenger train bound for Kathgodam - the connecting service for

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The old station building at Lalkua, looking east from the FOB, with a large paper mill in the background. (Bharat Vohra)

Comments
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you guys are just great!
Posted by Aseem Johri on 2008 Dec 30 21:02:28 +0000
Very nice set. Thanks a lot
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2008 Dec 26 03:04:04 +0000
A completely different album and I really appreciate the great work done by both of you.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2008 Dec 25 06:19:58 +0000