A Mulanur Outing
Three musketeers from IRFCA Bangalore decide to visit Mulanur (MAR) - a station about 120 kilometres from Bangalore, on the Bangalore-Jolarpettai section. The line splits just after the station with the UP line going through a marvellous ghat section, while the Down line takes a lighter gradient. The trip was done with a permit from the relevant authorities
Images provided by Binai Sankar, Colin Peter and Bharath Narayan
The tracks on the Chennai side of Mulanur. The track to the left heads to chennai, and on the right (Down line) comes from there. The UP line has a speed restriction of 80 kmph (for mail/express) due to the ghat section... ()
Mulanur here... the name is written as "Mallanur" in Tamil. ()
The Chennai-Mysore Shatabdi Express rushes into Mulanur with WAP4 #22231 of Lallaguda doing the honors... ()
Oh! Why is it still at Caution? ()
Right, Proceed!
Mulanur Station had these flowers scattered around itself like Wild Bushes. This was the aspect for the freighter(later pic).,colinpete (Colin peter)
WAG7 #27593 of Kazipet leads a duo working a BOXN rake through Mulanur (Bharath Narayan)
Two Mu-ed Kazipet WAG7's lead a loaded long BOXN rake past Mulanur Home signal at about 70kmph. The sun had a direct effect on the lenses.,colinpete (Colin peter)
WAM4 #21226 of Vijayawada heads off to Bangalore with the Kakinada-Bangalore Sheshadri Express in tow... ()
WDP4 #20055 rushes past Mulanur with the Chennai Express in tow (Bharath Narayan)
WDP4 20055 hauls the chennai exp to MAS At bout 85kmph While entering the ghat section between Mulanur and Pachoor on the MAS-SBC mainline. This train had an ontime Arrival that day!
Location- Beyond the LSS of Mulanur(MLN) station., colinpete...
WDG3A #14685 of Gooty leads a duo working the Yeshwantpur-Hatia Express through Mulanur station.. Notice Colin and Bharat waving at the pilot... ()
WAP4 #22568 of Erode rushes through Mulanur with the Bangalore bound Brindavan Express in tow (Bharath Narayan)
WAP4 #22725 of Erode crawls into Mulanur with the Sanghamitra Express in tow (Bharath Narayan)
WDG3A #13067 of Gooty leads 'another' duo, heading the Muzzaffarpur-Yeshwantpur Express... ()
Back to Back to Back!
Railfans Binai and Bharat capture the YPR-hatia exp as it gains MPS on the 1 in 110 gradient towards SBC.,Location-about 3km from MLN,
colinpete (Colin peter)
The "Ghattu" effect: WAM4 #21266 of Arakkonam heads the Bangalore-Arakkonam Passenger... ()
WAG5 #23227 of Angul heads a duo working a BCNA rake through Devangonthi station. ()
WAP4 #22231 of Lallaguda returns to Chennai with the Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express. Taken at Devangonthi ()
WAG7 #27643 of Erode heads the Arakkonam-Bangalore passenger to its destination. A dead KJM WDM2 was right behind the loco. Taken at Devangonthi ()