The Last Semaphores Of Malnad : Shimoga - Talaguppa Sojourn
IRFCAians Pawan Koppa, Kunal Doddanavar, Shishir Jairam and Santosh Kulkarni had been on a trip on the 24th of December 2011 to cover the only remaining semaphore section in Karnataka that exists between Birur and Shimoga. This must be the only line in IR which presents an exclusive opportunity to shoot EMD's under sempahore territory apart from alcos in a pure-diesel section.
We also covered the newly converted to BG Shimoga-Anandapuram-Sagar-Talguppa section which once was a MG line with a sole railbus service.
Presenting to you - DP4s and Semaphores - A Shimoga - Talguppa Sojourn!
Twin light WDG-4s with the trailing one being #12311 roll on towards Shimoga. Shivapur. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
Twin WDG4's from UBL goes light towards Tarikere as the ALP collects the Token from the Khalasi. (Shishir Jairam)
Twin WDG4's crawls towards Tarikere after collecting the Baton. (Shishir Jairam)
The Token Signalling System at Shivapura. (Shishir Jairam)
A vintage weighing machine manufactured by Tavery Co., Birmingham in 1907 kept at Shivapur station. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
The sempahore control equipment along with the panel display at Shivapur. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
The train timings board accompanied by buckets filled with sand to be used in case of a fire (Benki in Kannada) - A standard scene at stations in the heydays of MG. (Pawan Koppa)
Another look at the ticket booking counter at Shivapur. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
The pretty tiled Shivapur station whose looks are only spoilt by the generator kept in front of it. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
A classic (WDP4 under semaphore!)- The short Passenger rake of the Shimoga-Birur Passenger led by KJM WDP-4 #20040 crawls in as it gets ready to enter the loop at Shivapur. (Pawan Koppa)
The huge semaphore dwarfs the mighty WDP-4 as it hauls the Passenger towards Shivapur. (Pawan Koppa)
kJm WDP4 rushes past the semaphore with a passenger service to Arsikere at Shivpura. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
The Main Line Signal is cleared for MYS-Talguppa ICE Express to pass Masarhalli. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
The fastest action of the day - The Mysore-Talaguppa Intercity Express blasts in to Masarahalli as Khalasis wait with the proceed flag and the token on either sides. (Pawan Koppa)
A closeup of the Mysore-Talguppa Intercity as it blasts into Masrahalli as the Khalasi holds the all-green. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
As the incoming token flies towards the ground after being thrown by the ALP, another is ready to be collected. WDG-3A #13030 flies through Masarahalli with the MYS-TLGP Intercity. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
kJm based WDG3A-13030 passes the Semaphore in MPS leading the MYS-Talguppa ICE Express. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
The MYS - SMET - TLGP Intercity Exp gets Proceed aspect at Masarahalli Stn. (Sant Kulk)
All salute! The sempahores are joined by the LC gates as they salute the MYS-TLGP Intercity. Masarahalli. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
The "Permanently open" LC gate at Masarahalli bids goodbye to the MYS-TLGP Intercity. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
Fast forward from a time-freeze BG-in-MG era to brand new BG-from-MG converted era. Kumsi is the first station after Shimoga towards Talguppa on the newly converted to BG line. Despite there being only up and down train on this line which does not stop he
The Talguppa end of Anandapuram station's platform is sheltered by huge trees which have stood the test of time. Anandapuram. 2011-12-24. (Pawan Koppa)
The Shimoga end of Anandapuram station. (Pawan Koppa)
The ex-refreshment room at Anandapuram lies in shambles. It would have served innumerable passengers in its MG heydays. Anandapuram. (Pawan Koppa)
The defunct MG era station building of Anandapuram. (Pawan Koppa)
Intricate iron gates which once guarded entry into Anandapuram station. (Pawan Koppa)
The old ticket counter of the MG station building at Anandapuram. (Pawan Koppa)
Recent comments
Very Beautifully Compiled, made me recall many old defunct MG structures still present on MMR-SC line, thank you for sharing these pics...:-)
Posted by Kaushik Dharwadkar on 2012 Jan 26 11:06:42 +0000
Wonderful pictures. Great coverage.
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2012 Jan 26 02:47:47 +0000
Great coverage!!! Wonderful pics!!!
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2012 Jan 23 09:30:53 +0000