Makalidurga trip photos - Naren Damodaran.
A photo series with an accompanying trip report.
Those Magnificient Men (and Woman!!)And Their Flying Machines!! On the Makalidurga Road, the BG Bridge can be seen. This was a road trip with a little railfaning thrown in!! We wanted to do the ghats and we did it in style!!...Yeah!! the WDM-2 exhausts we
Those Magnificient Men and Their Flying Machines!!. MKL. By Anupama.
Train from the Hills: MLY WDM-2 led KCG-YPR Express coasts into MKL. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
A Close Up of the MLY WDM-2 #17594 brings in the Kacheguda-Yesvantpur Express amidst some stunning scenery.MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
Gangmen Anil Tharian and Naren Damodaran return after a hard(ly) days work on the lines!!. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.
Bridge over no water!..the old MG line bridge that is partially covered up. There are 3 bridges here, and 2 small ones in a span of 100 metres. 2 are MG and one is BG. Alas!! there is no more MG here!!. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
Sandeep Mohan obtains an eagle's view of the day's proceedings. These signals were not working till later in the day. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
View from the top: this line has some F-1 curves, this particular one approaches the straight into MKL. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
View from the top: This curve leads into the Makalidurga station. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The lines into MKL. A part of the MKL station board can be seen on the left. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
A knob like iron structure upwards from the ground reads 'signalling cable'. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
KJM Shakti WDG-3A #13024 leads an empty rake into MKL enroute to Dharamavaram. It is waiting for a crossing with the Karnatkaka Express bound for Bangalore. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.
The driver of the Shakti stretches off a late Saturday night hangover!. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.
King Karnataka with twin ET diesels, WDM-2 #18377 leading,roars by leaving onlookers and the freight trembling in its wake. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The entire goods train caught on the hillside as it speeds toward Dharmavaram. MKL. By Sandeep Mohan.
[For Showcase]Guntukal WDM-2 #18243 leads a Ballast train at Londa. Londa, 2004-05-15. By Naveen Jain.
CBE-LTT Express caught from the road as it retires behind foliage.The train was led by twin GTL WDM2's!!! as the regular PA WDM-3a had failed. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
Face to face with the King of GY. WDM-3A #18889R stands tall at the head of the Vishakaptnam bound Prashanti Express. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
Lamp Festival: An old oil-lamp stands as the lone survivor of an era gone by!. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The old oil-lamp to light the signal stands watch over the rails it once guarded. These lamps were found both on the BG and MG paths. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The old MG bridge upon which the dead line ran. The dead line's embankment can be seen in the next pic. To the left of this bridge, the main MG line used to once run the land!!.That line too has a bridge which is hidden from view. There are 3 bridges one
View from the BG bridge. The embankment on the left that flanks the BG lines once housed the MG dead line and on the left of the embankment the main MG line was found. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The GNT-YPR Pass comes in at a good speed led by GTL WDM-2 #18646. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
An ED WDM-2 17750 trailing the GTL WDM-2,dead. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The GTL WDM-2 smokes up just as it enters a so-called platform at this beautiful station. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The throttle is yanked open and the Prashanti with GY WDM-3A #18889R accelerates to about 50 Kmph in astounding time. Believe me when I say that I have not seen a train pick-up like this before!! It was a sight to behold. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.
The Prashanti is running to the hills!! This is a fast train and it proved to us again just what it can do!!. MKL. By Naren Damodaran.