"Arre train Udaipur nahi jaaegi" "Ab? Aur kahaan jaa sakte hai?" "Himmatnagar, Mahesana and... Taranga Hill" "OK, lets go there then!" "Udhar kya hai?" "Kuch pata nahi. Lets go!!!" The Mumbai gang's original plan was to cover ADI - Udaipur MG section, but the MG express was short terminated at Himmatnagar. Finally, the sections covered were ADI - Himmatnagar by MG 2AC, ADI - Mahesana by MG passenger, Mahesana - Taranga hill by MG DMU. A long standing wish of travelling by LHB shatabdi too was fulfilled in this trip. Date: 2010-07-16 to 2010-07-18.
A double crossing at Ambliyasan Jn! Our Mahesana bound passenger crosses an ADI bound passenger, while Jaipur bound Aravali express crosses Ashram express (not visible in pic). Both the BG trains were headed by BGKT WDP-4s. (Akshay Marathe)
Railfans enjoying the MG 2AC ride. L-R: Karan Desai, Apoorva Karlekar, Akshay Marathe, Dhawal Poladia, Sagar Tipnis, Pushkar Joshi, Abhishek Risbud. (Kaushik Dharwadkar)
The DMU takes some well deserved rest at Taranga hill, deep into rural Gujarat. (Kaushik Dharwadkar)
NG coaches stabled in a loop at Nadiad Jn. (Kaushik Dharwadkar)
The BG 1A type passage & individual cabins with sliding doors in the MG 2A coach. (Kaushik Dharwadkar)
Light SBI YDM-4 #6265 trundles through SBI station. (Abhishek Risbud)
A locked old ticket window at Ghumasan in ADI - Mahesana sector. (Abhishek Risbud)
ADI-MSH MG Pass curving on a short up gradient. (Abhishek Risbud)
The rear driving coach of MSH - Taranga Hill DMU getting its tummy filled at Mahesana. (Abhishek Risbud)
The interiors of MG DMU. (Abhishek Risbud)
Diesel parade at Ahmedabad. Three different loco types (WDM-3A, Shakti, WDG-3A), three different sheds (RTM, KYN, PUNE), same color combination! (Karan Desai)
Two MG rakes resting at Mehsana station. These will return to ADI as per schedule. (Dhawal Poladia)
MG steam loco #3430 "Shantidoot" plinthed outside Sabarmati jn. (Dhawal Poladia)