OT: Huge crowds turned up to catch a glimpse of the parade. Instead of a solemn ceremony, we were witness to a cricket match type atmosphere!. Wagah, 2005-08-13. Bharath Moro.

HHPDMU #11042 homed at Jalandhar waits for duties at Amritsar station. 2005-08-13. Shashanka Nanda.

A beautiful blue - liveried DMU arrives from the yard to assume its duties for the day. Amritsar, 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

Shashanka watches as the DMU is started. The lines in Punjab have some of the most interesting liveried DMU's running. Bright red, blue, green. You name it and a shade exists! Amritsar Jn, 2005-08-14. Bharath Moro.

Morning scene at Amritsar Jn. A man rests while another washes his clothes as the Khem Karan bound DMU makes a smoking start. 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

The Amritsar - Khemkaran DMU approaches a bend on the outskrits of Amritsar. 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

Buffallos and kids sharing the same pond. Ah, for the joys of childhood !!. Amritsar - Khem Karan section, 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

Scenes from Punjab: Ancient Peepul tree and cud chewing buffalos resting in the shade beneath. Amritsar - Khem Karan section, 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

The trailing part of the DMU. Amritsar - Khem Karan section, 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

Typical scene at a Level Crossing. Amritsar - Khem Karan section, 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

Dukhnawaran stn on the Amritsar - Khem Karan line. Beautiful trees, a small wodden bench, people lazing around complete the 'branch line picture'! The station itself is named after the eponymous gurdwara a km away. Translated, the stn name means "sh

Leaving Tarn Taran. Now peaceful, this place was once the hotbed during troubled times in Punjab. The station itself is small with one platform and three additional lines to hold freight. 2005-08-14. Bharath Moro.

Arriving at Patti: One of the larger stations on the Amritsar - Khem Karan line. It has freight sidings from where grain is despatched. 2005-08-14. Shashanka Nanda.

Time to leave the DMU. We were told that Patti had better connections to Firozpur than Khem Karan. We walked through Patti town to the bus stand much to the amusement of the locals who perhaps hadn't seen the likes of us! 2005-08-13. Bharath Moro.

DDLJ once more but with a twist! A lightly smoking BGKT WDM-2 hauling passenger running through lush green paddy fields. Between Patti - Firozpur. 2005-08-14. Bharath Moro.