Castlerock, Kulem and heaven in between!
7 IRFCAians [Kunal Doddanavar, Pawan Koppa, Santosh Kulkarni, Shishir Jairam, Shreesha Jairam, Jayasankar Madhavadas and Dilip Setlur] had been on a trip to the railfanning "Mecca" of India - The fabulous Braganza Ghats! Special focus was given on the Castlerock and Kulem Stations themselves as they were bursting with activity at the peak of the monsoons. Yet again the section did not fail to impress us! Presenting to you - Braganza revisited!!
All pictures were taken with a photo permit from the CPRO, Hubli, HQ-SWR.
Please read the Trip Report here.
Amidst the thick fog GY WDG3A's idle as tough like a warrior. (Shishir Jairam)
Pawan,Santosh and Jayashankar [L to R] head for CLR station from guest house amidst heavy fog. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
The Goa Express bound to Vasco halts at Castlerock and the platform buzzes with life. (Pawan Koppa)
UBL WDG4's gets it's tummy filled for another ghat trip as the GY WDM3A's which were the bankers for Amaravathi Express gets detached amodst the thick fog.You can see Dilip Setlur in the Snap. (Shreesha Jairam)
Gooty Shed has borrowed the brand name "Airavath" for its WDG4 from Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Volvo buses. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
12034 leads an ER [Empty Rake] down the ghats cautiously at Sonalium. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
A penta headed WDG-4 arrives at Kulem with a BOXN rake (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Gooty's Airavath WDG-4 #12236 leads a pair of WDG-4s as they wait for the starter clearance to proceed towards Madgaon. This was post braker detachment at Kulem. 2011-07-31. (Pawan Koppa)
Kulem - Vasco Da Gama Passenger getting ready to depart Kulem (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Poorna Express arrives at Kulem with GY WDM-3A (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Poorna Express comes to a mandatory halt at Kulem Home Signal with Gooty twins and its customary Pune power. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
WDG-4 duo arrives at Dudhsagar with BCNA rake (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
DG-4 mania at DDS! Both look like they are starting a race downhill. Only we railfans would know that #12054 is heading down while #12034 is pushing the rake uphill. (Pawan Koppa)
A caboose loaded with Tourists at Doodhsagar station - Help me find the guard in here! (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
A packed CLR yard - a rarity nowadays! Loaded iron ore rakes were in a hurry to head downhill lest the authorities catch up ;-) (Pawan Koppa)
A WDG-4 triplet rolls out of Castle rock (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
A WDG-4 triplet emerging from the mist..... (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Penta headed WDG-4 rolls out of Castle Rock with a BOXN rake (Jayasankar Madhavadas)
Castlerock - A station name etched permanently in very railfan's mind. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
Yet another set of pentaheaded WDG-4s gets ready to roll down the Braganza with a BOXN rake. 2011-07-31. (Pawan Koppa)
Our return link to Londa, the Goa "Super" Express arrives with a non-baldie Gooty loco(for a change!). WDG-3A #14530 pulls into Castlerock. 2011-07-31. (Pawan Koppa)
Gang in Raincoats. The continuous drizzle and the occasional heavy rain ensured that we never got out of the Raincoats for 2 full days . L-R > Dilip Setlur, Shishir Jairam , Pawan Koppa, Santosh Kulkarni, Shreesha Jairam and Mr. Jairam Rao. Kunal and J
Recent comments
Superb album and thanks for treating us with capture of WDG3A and WDM3A Baldies.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2011 Oct 02 14:13:59 +0000
Excellent set of pics from CLR after a long time:)
Posted by Alex P. John on 2011 Oct 01 15:38:10 +0000
Dudhsagar is perfect place for RF in monsoon.
Posted by Milind on 2011 Sep 30 11:03:50 +0000