A Little Line in the Desert

Final Images from the Ratangarh - Sardarshahr MG line

Date: 2012-08-22
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 36 items
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Rear Smoke

As the train to Ratangarh slides through a downgrade the residual smoke in the atmosphere does not seem to die down (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2012-08-10
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 623
Comments: 1
Flag_Khalasi

As the day draws to an end the last of the daylight service to Sardarshahr makes headway through an LC flagged off by the Khalasi who mans the gate only a few moments before the arrival of the train (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2012-08-10
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 725
_MG_9622-Edit
Date: 2012-08-10
Owner: Shashanka Nanda
Views: 888
Comments: 1
IMG_0924

A pan attempt of the Rathangarh junction - Sardar Shahr passenger in the midst of a desert landscape. This particular locomotive does the 51 kilometer section up and down at least 6 times in a day. In all there are three Phulera YDM 4's which haul the pa

Date: 2012-08-10
Owner: Siddhartha Ganesh
Views: 1017
Comments: 4
Climb Curve Grade

We were still chasing the train after capturing it at the LC and arrived well in advance to shoot the train at an S cuve through the sands (Trayambak Ojha)

Date: 2012-08-10
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 580
IMG_0931
Date: 2012-08-11
Owner: Siddhartha Ganesh
Views: 944
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Wonderful album. Congratulations to the participants.
Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2012 Sep 08 17:43:24 +0100
Amazing set of pix! Great work in documenting this line before it vanishes. Really tugs you at the heartstrings with deep sense of nostalgia and sadness.
Posted by Jay Balakrishna on 2012 Sep 04 15:00:31 +0100
An absolute treat to the senses! Bravo !!!
Posted by Vishnu Nath on 2012 Aug 31 08:26:45 +0100
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