Pamban Sethu

Krupa Ratnam was on a trip to Rameswaram. Pictures of Pamban (bascule) bridge was shot from road bridge. Other pictures were shot from moving train.
Camera Used: SONY DSC-H3 camera. Images processed using Adobe PhotoShop (v9) and 'Irfan View'.

Date: 2008-10-16
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 35 items
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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: Mechanical wheels of bridge. The hand lever indicates that it can be moved manually. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: The sliding mechanism. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: A closer look of the teeth. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: The mechanism, counterweight and placement of one arm of bascule bridge. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: Arm of bascule Pamban bridge. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: Other arm of bascule Pamban bridge (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: Breath taking view of bridge and surroundings. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: A view of bridge from other side. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: Wide angle view of bridge and land (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: The board and speed limit. Observe the crow droppings on the board! (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: The other semaphore signal working with solar energy. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: See through view (Krupa Ratnam)

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'Bharath Dashan Tourist Train' arrived at Egmore. The occupancy was less. Please note the naming of coach as 'B'. There was pantry car named 'P' to a total of 10 coaches (including two SLRs). 2008-09-24 (Krupa Ratnam)

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ED WDM-3D #11109 which brought 'Yatra Special to MS gave away link to KZJ WAG-7 #27405. ED WDM-3D #11109 was seen with rakes of MS-NCJ exp. 2008-09-24 (Krupa Ratnam)

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Good looking topless shed! Was a loco shed or godown? Shot at Mandapam. 2008-09-25 (Krupa Ratnam)

Comments
Lovely album, thanks for the intricate details of the bridge.
Posted by Jainand Narayanan on 2008 Oct 21 12:12:26 -0400 (76.102.94.138)
Posted by Gallery Administrator on 2008 Oct 22 03:04:01 +0100
Great work! Excellent detailed shots of the bridge.
Posted by Manish on 2008 Oct 21 14:28:30 +0100