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.

Date: 2011-09-11
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 76 items
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A penta headed WDG-4 arrives at Kulem with a BOXN rake (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Jayasankar Madhavadas
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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)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Pawan Koppa
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Kulem - Vasco Da Gama Passenger getting ready to depart Kulem (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Jayasankar Madhavadas
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Poorna Express arrives at Kulem with GY WDM-3A (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Jayasankar Madhavadas
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Poorna Express comes to a mandatory halt at Kulem Home Signal with Gooty twins and its customary Pune power. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Kunal Doddanavar
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WDG-4 duo arrives at Dudhsagar with BCNA rake (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Jayasankar Madhavadas
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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)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Pawan Koppa
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A caboose loaded with Tourists at Doodhsagar station - Help me find the guard in here! (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Kunal Doddanavar
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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)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Pawan Koppa
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A WDG-4 triplet rolls out of Castle rock (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Jayasankar Madhavadas
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A WDG-4 triplet emerging from the mist..... (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Jayasankar Madhavadas
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Penta headed WDG-4 rolls out of Castle Rock with a BOXN rake (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Jayasankar Madhavadas
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Castlerock - A station name etched permanently in very railfan's mind. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Kunal Doddanavar
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Yet another set of pentaheaded WDG-4s gets ready to roll down the Braganza with a BOXN rake. 2011-07-31. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Pawan Koppa
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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)

Date: 2011-07-31
Owner: Pawan Koppa
Views: 482
Comments
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Superb album and thanks for treating us with capture of WDG3A and WDM3A Baldies.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2011 Oct 02 15:13:59 +0100
Excellent set of pics from CLR after a long time:)
Posted by Alex P. John on 2011 Oct 01 16:38:10 +0100
Dudhsagar is perfect place for RF in monsoon.
Posted by Milind on 2011 Sep 30 12:03:50 +0100
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