Expedition to the Shiradi Ghats
During the Christmas 2008, four IRFCAians set out on an expedition to the beautiful Shiradi Ghats. As usual, IR offered its finest rail journey experience and we quenched it to the maximum we can... All pictures taken with prior permission from concerned authorities.
Pictures by Gowri Sankar, Anantha Narayanan (Gowri's friend and newbie Railfan). Image processing by PoochiVenkat. Trip organized and coorindated by Srinivas S (SBC).
A note to drivers to restrict tractive effort on the bridges.
The powerpacked wheels..
Builders plate on the wheel truck.
I observed the cracks on the wheels. Is this common?
The Glorious Ghats!
The WDG4 pair effortlessly coasting towards Subramanya Road.
Subramanya Road is here!
The Subramanya Station building is shaped like a temple.
Close up of the temple structure.
View on the platform towards Sakleshpur.
The GOC Deemer brought in the Mangalore Subramanya Road passenger into the station.
Look at the crowd getting in and getting out! (Gowri Sankar)
The GOC WDM2 proceeds to reverse.
Now it traverses to the other end of the station.
I repeat.. I love the Alcos.. They are so beautiful..
The guard for the train quickly moved in to note the loco road number.
This group of people comfortably settled themselves on the shade among the tress and enjoyed the lunch they brought in.
The Coupling Ceremony was witnessed by the folks there...
Once the WDM cleared the points to couple to the Mangalore passenger, the WDG4 pair headed BOXN was allowed into the station.
Here is a close up of the brute in charge.
A common sight on the platform.. The two small railfans there waved to the LPs and to the passengers as the train exited towards Mangalore.
Recent comments
Great set of pics.
Posted by Alex P. John on 2010 Jun 18 17:22:07 +0000
Absolutely marevellous and priceless for the way the beauty of this ghat has been captured. Very nice efforts indeed !!! Thanks a ton for the wonderful treat !!! Each pic is awesome...
Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2010 Jun 18 10:36:03 +0000
beautiful location... & very nice set of pics...
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2010 Jun 17 11:11:55 +0000