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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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)
2002 BPL Shatabadi heads to its destination with GZB WAP 5 #30005.
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)
An unknown train passes by with GZB WAP-1 # 22031.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
LGD WAG 9 #31152 pulls a BCN-BCNA rake combo towards Datia from GWL.
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)
Against the backdrop of Datia's famous Bir Singh Deo Palace, WAG9 #31156 heads south with a rake of BCN/As in tow.
Shashanka Nanda (13sticks at gmail.com)
Datia Trip: The guard of a goods train poses for a shot as he notices us railfans in the middle of nowhere!
Vivek Mathur (vivek.irfca at gmail.com)
This is the view of our M.P. tourism Motel from the railfanning spot.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
Railfan in Action - Vivek Mathur captures the twin Bhilai WAG-5s hauling a mixed rake of BOXN and flatbed wagons. However, the trailing loco was being towed dead.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
Now thats one happy LP!!! This asst LP of BIA WAG-5 kept waving at us untill we were out of his sight.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
Datia Trip: And finally the New Delhi bound Bhopal Shatabdi screams through the tight curves of the section with the WAP5 30005 in lead!
Vivek Mathur (vivek.irfca at gmail.com)
The 2001 Shatabdi Express on the evening return service to New Delhi, headed by WAP5 #30005
Shashanka Nanda (13sticks at gmail.com)
The king of IR : Bhopal Shatabdi to NDLS emerges out the rock cutting near Datia led by GZB WAP-5 # 30005.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
The entrance of Datia railway station.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)
The Mahakoshal halts at Datia while a BLCA/BLCB rake waits its turn to move.
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)
Recent comments
Terrific stuff!
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2008 Jun 13 15:01:08 +0000