Its all green and the train departs to its destination (Raj Upadhyaya)

While the loco is based out of Phulera, the rake is based out of Mavli Jn. Non fall in this train's route! (Raj Upadhyaya)

After the action packed Sikar station we moved to desert locations at Fatehpur just short of Churu and it was a very long wait. Fog had cleared but had delayed the train dramatically. A free time calls for other subjects and birding on Railway tracks seem

Cattle are the only source of income in desert and some of them frantically try to search for something to eat totally ignoring the incoming train (Raj Upadhyaya)

With the final action for the day due to our next train onwards this location freshened up the day. A curving train in the desert is just what we desired after a tiring day (Trayambak Ojha)

The rake was pretty long and and he livery contrasted well with the dry and arid conditions (Trayambak Ojha)

A wider view of the desert and the cattle grazing unfazed by the YDM4 hauled train (Raj Upadhyaya)

These dried up babool trees which seem harmless still actually possess a lot of thorns. We attempted to climb one of them and after lots of cuts and bruises realised it to be dangerous (Raj Upadhyaya)

And we sign off from Rajasthan Meter Gauge to cover more next time (Raj Upadhyaya)