Whistles through the rocks of Yeliyur
A trip undertaken by four Railfans from Bangalore - Shishir Jairam, Kunal S Doddanavar, Pawan Koppa and Santosh Kulkarni to unravel yet another paradise on the Bangalore-Mysore line - Yeliyur (Y). A unique location, one among the very, very few in SWR where the line passes through a deep rock cutting between Mandya and Pandavapura. The chirping of birds, occasional mooing from distant cows are the only sounds at this serene place when the mighty Alcos and EMDs don't attack it with their whistles, whines and chugs. Presenting to IRFCA - I know Y :-D
(Note: All photos taken with due permission from SWR officials.)
The very same UBL WDP-4B #40054 which hauled the Kaveri Express to Mysore in the morning running LHF now returns SHF with the Tippu Express bound to Bangalore. The rake and the loco made us shudder as it blasted past at MPS! (Pawan Koppa)
SBC bound Tipu express appears in the rock cuttings with a UBL WDP4b in the lead. (Sant Kulk)
Against a green background, the passenger bound to MYS comes chugging with a KJM WDM2 (Sant Kulk)
The MYS bound Passenger wafts past at a moderate speed with the KJM WDM3A 17902. (Shishir Jairam)
The 'Metal Snake' slides through the rock cuttings. (Shishir Jairam)
A look at both alignments - the earlier MG alignment seen on the left with the small bridge did not pass through the rocks hence was on flat land, while big brother on the right passed though huge rocks necessitating the cuttings. Yeliyur. (Pawan Koppa)
8000 horses come charging - shattering all silence around with the Shatabdi in tow. (Kunal S Doddannavar)
There she blows Twin WDP4's from UBL 20007 and 20020 makes an easy work of the 11 coach Shatabdi Express. (Shishir Jairam)
8000 horses for a 10 coach rake! Hubli's WDP-4 twins with #20007 leading make light work of the Shatabdi bound to Mysore. (Pawan Koppa)
The Doubling work going on near Yeliyur. (Shishir Jairam)
Yet another EMD from UBL! Hubli's WDP-4B $40055 picks up speed as it climbs a small gradient after Yeliyur with Yeswantpur-Mysore Express. (Pawan Koppa)
Groundworks for the traction substation have begun. (Pawan Koppa)
Recent comments
Nice album! :-)
Posted by Roni Kappel on 2012 May 31 02:03:00 +0000
nice coverage!!!
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2012 May 29 07:30:40 +0000
Lovely coverage and a great album too.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2012 May 27 05:00:17 +0000