Poor 4503 may be tied down and not going anywhere for some time, but that does not prevent its crew from lavishing a little TLC. The Kolad bound RoRo was stabled at Ratnagiri for 5 hours and maybe even more, giving us an idea what it is to be a truck crew using the KR's RoRo service. 30th April 2009
Date: 2009-04-30
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| Make | Canon | Model | Canon PowerShot A610 |
| Aperture Value | f/4 | Color Space | sRGB |
| Exposure Bias Value | 0 EV | Flash | No Flash |
| Focal Length | 17.34 mm | Metering Mode | Multi-Segment |
| Shutter Speed Value | 1/250 sec | Digital Zoom Ratio | 1 |
| Date/Time | 2009 Apr 30 17:09:50 +0000 |
Recent comments
@ Manish - thanks for the correction. in fact i knew but i don't know how i typed Thokur. Thanks..
@ Binai - what you say is absolute true. that's why i had mentioned - cook, eat & sleep for the truck drivers..
Posted by Hrishikesh Moghe on 2009 May 03 15:19:02 +0000
@Manish... the Ro-Ro service does not save much time, but it saves truckers the hassle of tackling the ghat section and lot of fuel. However, a trucker once said me that they load trucks on first-come-first served basis. In case there are too many...
@Manish... the Ro-Ro service does not save much time, but it saves truckers the hassle of tackling the ghat section and lot of fuel. However, a trucker once said me that they load trucks on first-come-first served basis. In case there are too many trucks, they might have to wait for the next trip. In some cases, there would be too few trucks that one trip is cancelled. If any loco working a passenger carrying train fails, the loco of RoRo is used for it. Poor truckers are left in the middle of no-where till a replacement loco comes. This is perhaps why many regulars still prefer driving down rather than wait till eternity for the RoRo.
Posted by Binai Sankar on 2009 May 02 16:05:50 +0000
Apu sir, I'm all game! How about this : a group of us railfans hire a lorry in Mangalore, pose as merchants and ride the Ro-Ro upto Kolad and back?
BTW, don't long delays like these defeat the purpose of the Ro-Ro : to save time?
Posted by Manish on 2009 May 02 14:35:25 +0000