South India Darshan

The speed limit from New Guntur to Tenali is 5 KMPH!!!!!!!!! (Sid)

SBC-MAS express makes its presence felt with WAP-1 22008. The same
WAP-1 then took out the 2027 Shatabdi in the evening. (Vivek)

The Work going on at a leisurely pace for the link from VLR to KPD.
the line passes over the mainlines to join on the north side at KPD
and then veers off to the north towards Pakala. (Vivek)

you can see the how slow this work is taking place. the catenaries are
there and so are the wires but where is the bridge?. (Vivek)

BSL twins WAG-5s hauling a concor rake thru the mainline at KPD. The
second was older than its bro and 'switched off'. They were doing
nearly 80. (Vivek)

After a day of Red WAP-4s and Brown WAG-5s.. when a blue WAG-7 from
KZJ presented itself, could not help but pick it up at this angle to
make it look monstrous. (Vivek)

The Kanyakumari express has a loco change at Katpadi. 22617 monster
almost ready to clear the lines.. just waiting for the Seshadri to
cross over. (Vivek)

Palindrome 22022 again. It had taken us on the Shatabdi in the morning
and it comes in with the SBC bound Lalbaugh bringing in the MAS gang
and Sid. (Vivek)

We start our journey to Vellore , first boarding the Lalbaugh uptil KTD and then taking a bus to Vellore, staying the night and board the Vellore-Villapuram passenger. (Sid)

An ED WDM 2 #16853 coupled to a Pune WDM 2 #18702R wait patiently with a short BTPN rake. (Sid)

AJJ WAM 4 #20549 heads out of the BBQ trip shed to take charge of a train. (Sid)

The lalbaugh enters the 4th line from the 2nd line! (Sid).

I finally spot AJJ WAM 4 G in action!!!! (Sid)

Palindrome 22022 again. It had taken us on the Shatabdi in the morning
and it comes in with the SBC bound Lalbaugh bringing in the MAS gang and Sid. (Vivek)

Vimal sir cools off after we get down from the lalbaugh!! (Sid)

Why in the world are they looking up for??? (Sid)

It seems that the departure of the WAM 4 has made Ashwanth choke out tears!! :P (Sid)

I can see everything get ripped apart here and I think I’ll be met with the same fate sooner or later, says the little YDM 4. (Sid)

The MG coaches. Whats to become of them once BG rule starts? (Sid)

IRFCA gangmen Aravind and Vivek(Old man)walk along the MG rake of Vellore cantonment-Villupuram passenger.This vaccum braked rake shines beautifully in the morning sun and had the SLR in the middle.OHE is already in place(only till Vellore cantonment oute

The little beast comes with a firm mindset to haul the Vellore-Villapuram passenger. (Sid)

GOC YDM-4 #6321 and Sid Ganesh pose for the picture. Sid,along with PVS Praveen of SC gang will surely have little trouble if they are YDM-4 pilots !!Vellore Cant. (Ashwanth)

Destination board on the Vellore-Villupuram passenger. As usual the SLR has been attached in the middle of the rack alignment. (Ramesh)

Aravind curiously watching the loco being reversed to be attached with the rake of the passenger train at Vellore. (Ramesh)

a potrait of the little devil that was going to haul us that day. The Dynamic brakes on this one was not working. (Vivek)

GOC YDM 4 #6321 with its headlights and marker lights on poses for many cameras before it sets of with our passenger. (Sid)

Under the blue sky, seems fit and ready to haul the MG passenger to Villapuram, is this YDM 4 of GOC. (Sid)