Deepu gets into the right position to click Netravati (Jimmy Jose)

Like a snake winding past, Trivandrum Central bound Netravati Express rushes past, hauled by WAP 4 22269 (Jimmy Jose)

Rising from the abyss, Chandigargh bound Kerala Sampark Kranti wriggles out from a curve cum gradient (Jimmy Jose)

Kerala SK is hauled by the beautiful green Golden Rocker 15516. Note the asymmetrical whiskers (Jimmy Jose)

The freighter turns out to be headed by WAG 5 twins led by 23886 of Jhansi. They pull up a heavy BCNA rake up the gradient (Jimmy Jose)

After a long walk from the Uthralikavu temple, we had to cross this small bridge made of a narrow Aracanut trunk to get to the railway tracks! Easy job for Deepu, but difficult for me (Jimmy Jose)

Another view of LTT bound Netravati on Bharathapuzha (Jimmy Jose)

Even stiff hugging lovers get disturbed by trains! (Jimmy Jose)

We now head for virgin diesel territory without wires. Netravati has changed locos at Shoranaur and Erode WDM 3D 11152 has taken over for the onward journey to LTT. (Jimmy Jose)

Deepu tries hard catching a shot of SRR-NIL passenger. Standing on these slopes filled with teak is risky indeed (Jimmy Jose)

Nilambur Road passenger is hauled by WDM 2 16564 of Erode (Jimmy Jose)

Shoranaur-Calicut passenger is hauled by oldie goldie 17436 of Erode (Jimmy Jose)

What we were waiting for. Newly extended Calicut-Trivandrum Jan Shatabdi Exp hauled by WDM 3A 14075 of Ernakulam. Note the loco is garlanded (Jimmy Jose)

Where else do you get a Jan Shatabdi in more picturesque location (Jimmy Jose)

We had packed up for better prospects but suddenly heard a toot. 22694 hauls CAPE-CSTM Exp (Jimmy Jose)