Datia - May 2008
Images from a trip to Datia on the Jhansi - Gwalior section. Photos by Ankit Bharaj, Nishant Pundir, Shashanka Nanda, Sid Ganesh, Sriskandh Subramaniam & Vivek Mathur
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I never thought that a faltbed rake could look so graceful on a curve like this!!!
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
The Kerela Express towards New Delhi passes below the culvert.
Vivek Mathur (vivek.irfca at gmail.com)
A pair of wind weathered rocks provide an interesting foreground for the northbound Kerala Express
Shashanka Nanda (13sticks at gmail.com)
The endless wait............
Railfanning is really a good way to test ones patience.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
IR's workhorse of yesteryears is still going strong, hauling the Kalinga Utkal Express to Haridwar.
Shashanka Nanda (13sticks at gmail.com)
LDH WAG-5 # 23409 slowly trundles away to Jhansi with a BCNA rake.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
A tiger face WAG 7 hauled BCNA rake heads to Datia station not before negotiating some major curves through the rock cuttings before DAA.
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)
A light Ratlam WDM-3A #18729 scurries down the tracks towards Jhansi. Note the extra person sitting on the assistant's seat and a few more dangling precariously on the short hood catwalk.
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A gangman and a few locals enjoy a free ride on this RTM diesel running light towards Datia.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
A bevy of colors brightens the hill side as a container train led by twin Katni based Alcos saunters down the track.
Shashanka Nanda (13sticks at gmail.com)
The twin KTE diesels smoke away with their southbound container train. Datia's Bir Singh Deo palace can also be seen on the left.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
Who Dare Climbs??!?!! This is the way to the Hanuman Temple at Urnu Ki Toriya near Datia. One has to climb nearly 350 steps to reach the temple!!!
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
The cross-over point - The line to Jhansi passes over the line to Delhi.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
WAG-5 # 23083 feels the heat while hauling a loaded BCNA rake to Gwalior.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
The 2002 Bhopal Shatabdi against the back drop of the hills!
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)