Tunnel Vision !
On the 3rd February 2007, Ashish and Apurva walk the Khandala > Tunnel 26 > Tunnel 25 > Tunnel 24 > Tunnel 24C > Tunnel 25C > Khandala challenge ! This walk in the upper reaches of the Bhore ghat represents a round trip of 8 Kms of which nearly 4 Kms is inside the tunnels.
Warning – The tunnels are probably the most dangerous of all railway places - please do NOT enter tunnels, not even the well lit tunnels with twin lines, without a high level of preparation and a full awareness of the risks. There are many other fun places along the railway line - go there instead of the tunnels.
As we arrive back on the Khandala platform, triple WCG 2 bankers get ready to depart for Karjat.
And this guy gets the grandest view of the rolling ghats.
There exists a slot between the passage of 6529 down Udhyan and 1029 Koyna – one that is utilized by a climbing freighter. This is the first views of a WCG 2 as it arrives through the tunnel 25C onto the Khandala pf 1. Unfortunately this loco has switch
An increasing sight on the IR – a vacuum braked BCXC rake kicks up dust as it rolls into Khandala platform 1.
The BCXC’s leading power has an amazing clean scrubbed look.
Another mugshot of the WCG 2 # 20126 hauling the BCXC.
A view of the triple WCG 2 bankers pushing the BCXC through the Bhore ghats.
Last picture: The well scrubbed look continues – the WCG 2 # 20159 hauls in the 10 minute late 1029 Koyna Express onto Khandala pf 2, much to the relief of the school kids going to Lonavala and the itinerant food vendors.
This is a video of the 6529 Udyan Express inside the Tunnel 25C in the Bhore Ghats. Ashish and I are holed up in a tiny refuge inside the tunnel. It is our attempt to share the powerful atmosphere inside the 2.2 Km long 25C while a train goes by with a WD
Recent comments
like always, one can feel the effort made..
Posted by Aseem Johri on 2007 Feb 06 22:06:52 +0000
Brilliant stuff both Apu and Ashish. Thanks a lot for sharing these wonderful images!
Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Feb 06 13:12:28 +0000
Great stuff, esp the platform shots...
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2007 Feb 06 11:18:39 +0000