IRFCA Meet at Guntakal/Gooty

Setting Sun lights up the smoke of GTL WDM3A 18794R which is working hard to pull the 9775 Mysore-Jaipur express up the curving ramp towards Dhone, Guntakal.

GTL WDM2A 17808 Jumbo is a part of a WDM2A triplet standing light at Gooty.

Lucknow WDM2A Duo nicknamed 'Prabal' are standing light in Gooty yard.

The monkey seems to be curious to get hold of the toy, Apurva is holding, but Apurva seems to be in no mood to give it, Garladinne.

Asstitant driver of GTL's YDM4 6298 is releasing moisture at Khadarpet halt of 248 Guntakal-Pakala MG Passenger, Khadarpet.

A MG crane capable of lifting 35 tonnes standing at Guntakal.

While GTL's YDM4 6298 is waiting to start 248 Guntakal-Pakala MG Passenger, GY's WDM3 11123 is waiting for duty to be assigned, Guntakal

Shiny ED WDM-2a 18554 having bought in the 6339 CST-NCJ express rests at GTL. This is ED's star performer with a Napier "whistling" turbo and metallic, powder coated paint. The two gents on the right are Apurva and VSP. 2006-09-09.

Morning at GTL as the 6011 CST-MAS express departs behind a GTL WDM-3a 14023. A big tanker rake with a MLY WDM-2 is also waiting impatiently for departure. 2006-09-09.

First big halt for the MG at Khaderpet. Here the train, having just crossed the semaphore gantry guarding the station, is taking the loop line. 2006-09-09.

Living on a prayer, and past glory. Now a receptacle of soon-to-disappear MG rakes.

The LP's friendly wave goes ignored, as the pilots of our passenger are engrossed in repairing the leak from the compressor

One diesel king is exhilarated, the other is deep into problem-solving

6298 says its goodbyes to the IRFCA gang in style.

We don't need much to get a full-fledged railfan conversation going, much to the amusement of the local kid.

The man....and his TT. VSP is all engrossed in finding out the most arcane detail about some train in the Southern Zone TT while the Hindupur-GTL passenger waits for line clearance at Kalluru. 2006-09-09.

Blue & Orange! A very rare sighting. Twin KZJ WDG-3a's meet twin WDM-2's (Prabals) from LKO at the refuelling point in GY. 2006-09-09.

Transferred KJM WDG-3a 14999 waits at the GY shed entrance. The loco has been all scuffed up in anticipation of a repaint job. 2006-09-09.

How many inside that autorick? 13, yes, 13 crazy people along with the driver and his assistant took this auto from a restaurant to the bus stand in GY! From L-R are Roopesh, VSP, Tejender, Kamesh(just exiting), PVS Praveen, Bizzy(foreground), Ashish, Apu

WDG-4 12044 waits patiently in the GTL yard lines for departure. Behind it is an enormous rake of BCNA wagons with cement as the content. 2006-09-09.

Kacheguda station glowing in full moon light. Photo taken by Bharat Moro.

Passenger towards Guntakal from Anantpur side crossing our train at Khadarpet station.

WDG4 model in a small garden outside Gooty (GY) station. Notice the platform it is resting at and the caption on it.

WDM2 model right outside Gooty (GY) station. The model was pretty impressive.

As the sun sets over the horizon, casting an azure hue over the GTL sky line, the DG4 headed empty BCNA slowly makes its way to GTL Yard.

Chhotu Bholu (IR Mascot) flagging off a Chhotu GY WDM2 in its original livery - Outside GY station.

Khaderpet station is choc-a-block with people. The train receding into the distance is the Dharmavaram - GTL passenger.