Monsoon Magic – Trek to Dudhsagar Waterfalls

With the monsoon at peak, its right time to head to the magnanimous Dudhsagar falls, when it would showcase its glorious best.
Three railfans from Chennai and Hyderabad, Benher, Raghupathy and Harish Kumar decided to trek to Dudhsagar waterfalls.
Day 1: The three of us met at Hubli and from where we took Haripriya Express to Londa and a Autorickshaw to Castle Rock, from where we trekked to Caranzol. With the conditions really bad, the station master suggested us to head back to Castle rock or Londa for the night.
Day 2: We took 7311 directly to DDS and spent the whole day at the falls, before Ben left back home by Goa Express, while the other two of us decided to head to Panjim for the overnight stay.
Day 3: For the return journey we took Amaravathi Express to Guntakal and split from there.

Date: 2010-08-13
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Sweet smell of air and the constant chirp of birds kept us going as we walked down the Ghats!
The castle Tunnel, Braganza Ghats. Photo by Harish Kumar (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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OT: Nice looking waterfall near the mouth of Tunnel-3, Braganza Ghats. Photo by Harish Kumar (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Trekkers take a breather outside Tunnel 4, by the state border board. Left to Right: Raghupathy (Sitting), Benher and Harish Kumar. A self timer shot from Benher's camera (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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After a long lull, twin WDG-4s roar with fully-loaded BOXN rake. The sound made by these beasts (lead locos) was deafening to say the least. Photo by Harish Kumar (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Banking triplets, trailed by WDG-4 #12113 screams hard as it pushes uphill. Photo by Benher (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Sequence 1 of 4: A pair of headlight appears around the corner, from the misty jungle out there. Photo by Harish Kumar (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Sequence 2 of 4: Looks like a WDM with a passenger train. Photo by Harish Kumar (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Sequence 3 of 4: The powerful lights trying hard to penetrate the cloud cover at Caranzol. Photo by Harish Kumar (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Sequence 4 of 4: Finally could identify the loco and the train. It was WDG-3a #14554 from Gooty shed pulling the NZM bound Goa (Super) Express up the Ghats. The station master suggested that we take this train, either to Castle Rock and Londa, as he canno

Date: 2010-07-30
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Route Diverted #1
After reversal, RTM WDM-2A 17822 is ready with Kochuveli (KCVL)-Dehradun (DDN) Express at Londa. This means this loco would have crossed DDS with jumbo hood, what a miss?! Photo by Benher (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-31
Owner: Harish Kumar
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WDG-4 #12120 allows the Chennai - Vasco Express to overtake as it waits patiently at Tinaighat with a BOXN rake. Photo by Benher (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-31
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Rain, train and men at Castle Rock. The train in picture is Chennai – Vasco Express. Photo by Benher (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-31
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Heavy rain continues on the second day, as we get ready to take a ride down the Ghats, onboard Chennai - Vasco Express. The last two coaches are probably being delivered to KR after POH. Photo by Benher (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-31
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Route Diverted #2
This is 6333 Veraval (VRL) – Trivandrum Central Express waiting at Castle Rock for our train to proceed ahead. The Alco behind the DG4s is a KZJ WDM-3A. Photo by Benher
(Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-31
Owner: Harish Kumar
Views: 1705
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A pair of WDG-4 awaits duty at Castle rock... Photo by Benher (Harish Kumar)

Date: 2010-07-31
Owner: Harish Kumar
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Thank you all for your comments and kind words. This really means a lot for us.
Posted by Harish Kumar on 2010 Nov 29 07:15:56 +0000
Awesome album. Superlative!!!!!
Posted by Sandeep Bhate on 2010 Aug 17 15:29:16 +0100
Excellent photos... Three cheers to the three musketeers who did this trek... Fantastic documentation of one of the finest scenic ghats in the world that too in Monsoon... Great work... Thanks a million for sharing the pics..
Posted by Gowri Sankar R on 2010 Aug 15 17:49:42 +0100
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