North India Trip - December 2004

A photo series with an accompanying trip report.

Date: 2004-12-24
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 99 items
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Shakurbasti WDS-4D shunters line up at the NDLS diesel trip shed. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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Foggy morning in New Delhi: Gomoh WAG-9 #31024 running light at Pragati Maidan. Pragati Maidan, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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Look at the dense fog. The visibility was barely 15 meters. Pragati Maidan, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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Here is an example of the poor visibility. A WDS-4D shunter hauls a couple of Rajdhani coaches. The railway workers had placed detonators on the tracks to warn the drivers as signal sighting was impossible in the fog. Pragati Maidan, 2004-12. By Vivek Man

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Thanks to the dense fog, the loco links were thrown out of gear. Here, the Tamil Nadu Express arrives four hours late, headed by a SRC WAP-4 #22502. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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The Prayagraj Express from Allahabad arrives behind a WAP-5 #30005. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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The effect of fog: The trains in and out of New Delhi were either re-scheduled or cancelled. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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Devil's loco!! TKD WDM-2A #17666 with the Dehradun-Indore Express. Smart livery from TKD. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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Another nice livery from TKD. Here is WDM-2A #17564. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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And another one - TKD WDM-2 #16765 was the power for the NDLS-Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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Howrah WAP-4 #22337 with the New Delhi-Gaya Mahabodhi Superfast Express. Delhi IRFCAn Sandeep Sharma was on-board this train on his way to Kanpur. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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A view of the NDLS Electric trip shed featuring a couple of WAP-5s, TKD WAG-5, CNB WAP-4s and an AJJ WAM-4. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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TKD WDP-3A #15543 running light. After the electrification of the NDLS-ASR route, these beasts are hardly seen these days at New Delhi. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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Arrakonam WAM-46PE #21307 reversing to take charge of the Chennai bound Andaman Express. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

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GZB WAP-1 #22040 in charge of the 2013 NDLS-Amritsar Shatabdi Express. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.