Monsoon Magic in Konkan and Braganza Ghat

Photos from a monsoon trip (from 1st to 4th July, 2008)to Konkan railway and Braganza ghat section by Karan Desai, Akshay Marathe and Apoorva Karlekar

Date: 2008-07-16
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 53 items
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This board at Thivim station was near our coach D-2 on board the 2051 Janshatabdi. And guess what? Our coach was the 6th coach from the loco! (Akshay Marathe)

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PUNE WDM-3A #18748 waits at Madgaon with the Pune bound Poorna express. The train was fairly on time on that day. (Akshay Marathe)

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KONKAN TRIP-The famous sky bus just outside Madgaon station,now resting in peace!! (Apoorva Karlekar)

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The famous bridge on the Zuari river on KR, as seen from the parallel road bridge on the river. (Akshay Marathe)

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The Vasco - Kulem Passenger snakes through the scenic landscape somewhere near Sanvordem. (Akshay Marathe)

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A Gooty WDG loco #14579 stands tall in Kulem Yard. Note that the loco class is marked as WDG-3 instead of WDG-3A. Is it really a WDG-3 or the marking is due to oversight? (Akshay Marathe)

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The rake of Kulem - Vasco passenger waits patiently for its departure, which is still aorund 90 minutes away (Akshay Marathe)

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Two Gooty WDG-3A twins show off their short hoods as they idle away at Kulem. (Akshay Marathe)

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Twin Gooty WDG-3As bathe in the rain at Kulem as they idle away for an eternity. (Akshay Marathe)

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A long BCNA load pulls into Kulem station with twin WDG4s headed by 12096. (Apoorva Karlekar)

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Here comes another BCNA load down the ghat with pentaheaded WDG4s.Loco in frame is WDG-4#12076 (Apoorva Karlekar)

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[Konkan trip]Yet another penta headed freight pulls into Kulem, with WDG-4 #12069 leading the consist. This was the second downhill freight since morning. (Akshay Marathe)

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A Gooty WDG-3A brings the NZM bound Goa super express into Castle rock. (Akshay Marathe)

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Madgaon-Mumbai Mandovi Express negotiates the 124m long centre span of Zuari bridge. (Karan Desai)

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[Goa Trip] Is this a bridge or a maze? The unusual-design FOB at Karmali. Though the intention behind having a ramp was good, the walk upto the top and down again on other side is so long that most passengers just prefer jumping the sole track across whic