A semaphore signal enroute. I do not know whether they are really operational since there are no ropes attatched to it. All signals have the sign "G" on a circular piece of sheet. Any idea what does it mean?

Another smart semaphore signal. One pole for both the sides. I dont think this one too is operational

A small unused station enroute. The BG line runs from BRC and takes oil tankers to the shed at pratapnagar

Where else can you see a train waiting for the road traffic to clear? The guard becomes the policeman for a moment. He controls the traffic and close the gate allowing the train to pass. The train then stops at a distance to let him in(!!!)

Approaching the vast expanse of Pratap Nagar Station

This man seems to be a railway employee watching the bogies. Remains of the station's glorious and busy past can be seen in the photo. These lines are declared as sick lines and why not? They are. Remains of the old Fouling Mark too can be seen

Our train pulling into PF no. 2. No. 037, the Dabhoi-Pratapnagar-Jambusar Mixed is waiting on PF no. 1.

ZDM 5 526 from Pratapnagar waiting with the 037 Mixed to Jambusar. There are no freight wagons but the train is stilled called a Mixed. Train No. 036 is on left

Loco pilots go on with thier mandatory checks

Loco pilot Anwar Husain and Assistant Kamibhai Rajput. Kamibhai happens to be a professional photographer too and says he has a lot of photos of ZB class steam from 1970's. He invited me to his home one day in Dabhoi and he has promised me that he will

Looking out of PRatapnagar Station. It was not this loco that I footplated and I would like to kep the name of the driver of the loco I fottplated a secret

Not a Gauge Conversion excercise. These ar BG oil tankers that has come to deliver diesel to the NG shed her

Relics from the past - the switches. The cylindrical structure in the foreground is actually a well and has a motor immersed in it. Look at the rudimentry tap on top

The platform no. 1 at the station. This station is mainly used by the Railway Employees at the DRM's office situated here

TOOOOOT and we are off. Look at the position of the switches of the horn. The circular handle is the notch