Walayar Ghat Section

The good shepheard pose with his flock. As a coincidence, his name was Govindan

Another of Erode's fancy number locos, 17571 leads Mangalore-Trichy Express.

Moving towards Tamilnadu side from Walayar. The line B branches to the left while Line A braches right. The entire place looks brown because of the fly ash and dust sprayed from the Malabar Cements factory. Govt. of Kerala has really spoiled the ecolog

An old disused Water Tank. Look at it's colour, colour of the dust from the Cement Factory

And look at the colour of these signal posts, washed with cement dust

Walking on, an under bridge that is no longer used

View of the Malabar Cement factory from the distance. Why did the Government of Kerala start a cement factory inside this forest? Total ecological disaster. Aren't there any green peace activists around?

Erode WAG 7 with a BCNA load looks colourfull in these sad dust filled surroundings

Walking on through Line A towards Coimbatore and Tamilnadu. You get mistaken for a Hill Railway

Bingoo....after the curve, this is the scenery that you get. This bridge on the Walayar River seperates Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Note the Welcome to Tamilnadu board

A view of the railway bridge between Kerala and Tamil Nadu from NH 47.

A view of the plains on Tamil Nadu side from Kerala side

Thats the Welcome to Kerala board on the reverse

And a view of the forests and hills on the Kerala side, seen from Tamil Nadu

Which state am I standing in? One foot in Kerala and the other in Tamil Nadu

Road bridge that seperates Kerala and Tamilnadu seen from the railway line

Walayar Home Signal on Line A. The Malabar Cement factory seems to compete with the mountains. Who is taller?

Walayar Home Signal on Line A set against the beautifull Western Ghats. The signal turns green only after trains pass a certain point before the signal

Malabar Cements siding on the other side towards Coimbatore

Something for everyone here. An old manual point changer, a newer electric one, old lamp etc. look at the colour of the track ballast

A peep inside the cement quarry at Malabar Cements

Looks like some special permit is required inside the quarry. Any idea what this special permit is? Is it for the loco or for the train?

Line B turns left from Walayar towards Tamil nadu. On the ledt is the shunting line for the Malabar Cements loop

I liked this picture very much. Look at nature trying to regain control of mankind!! Fresh Algae grows on cement factory dust, painting green over dust brown colour

The home signal on Line B is on a less interesting location but inside a thick forest

The forest line proceeds towads Tamil nadu. I ended my trip here. I will go further sometimes later

View of Walayar Station, on the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, between Palghat in Kerala and Coimbatore in Tamilnadu. This view is from Palghat side looking towards Tamilnadu. Nestled betwen Wesern Ghats, the area offers one of the best scenery f