A trip by Shishir Jairam, Pawan Koppa and Santhosh Kulkarni on 14th and 15th December 2010 covering a location in the Guntakal divison of SCR. Situated on the Mumbai-Chennai mainline between Raichur and Wadi, this section is a true railfan and in particular a diesel-lover heaven! The location of the Raichur Thermal Power Station(RTPS) on this line ensures non-stop freight action, with most freights loaded with coal. Passenger action is no less, with a huge list of trains running on this section. A virgin unexplored rail tract, we present to you - YADGIR! A photo series with an accompanying Trip Report by Shishir Jairam and Pawan Koppa.
Another look at the Gooty twins hauling the fully loaded Coal rake heading towards Raichur. 2010-12-15. (Pawan Koppa)
GY WDG3A climbs the slight gradient near YG with an empty BOXN. (Shishir Jairam)
Sequence 1,WDG3A climbs the gradient,another Freight action in the waiting. (Shishir Jairam)
Holy Smokes!!KYN WDG3A 13589 comes with an empty rake of BOXN. (Shishir Jairam)
Twin shaktis led by Kalyan WDG-3A #13589 pull a mixed steel roll flatbed-BOXN rake towards Wadi. 2010-12-15. (Pawan Koppa)
GTL's palindromic WDG3A 13631 and WDG3A 13633 comes coasting in with the BCNA and heads towards YG. (Shishir Jairam)
Another look at the Guntakal twins hauling a long BCNA rake towards Yadgir. 2010-12-15. (Pawan Koppa)
A freight guard's job is not easy! 2010-12-15. (Pawan Koppa)
GY WDM3A climbs the gradient with CSTM bound Jayanthi Janatha Express. (Shishir Jairam)
Another look at Gooty's WDM-3A #14057 hauling the Kanniyakumari-Mumbai Jayanti Janata Express. 2010-12-15. (Pawan Koppa)
14057 leads an on time 16382 CAPE - CSTM Exp at MPS. (Sant Kulk)
Kzipet twins haul yet another BOXN towards Yadgir. 2010-12-15. (Pawan Koppa)
As we near the end of a memorable trip,KZJ WDG3A twins flies past a small bridge with another set of BOXN. (Shishir Jairam)
The Kazipt twins smoke so heavily that they engulf the surroundings and the rake they haul! 2010-12-15. (Pawan Koppa)
It's diesel paradise here and it is a smoke-as-much-as-you-want zone! You wil lcertainly not find any "No Smoking" boards here! (Shishir Jairam)