A documentary of the pictures during the travel on the metre gauge route between Ahmedabad - Udaipur and Mavli - Marwar section on Aravali hills and Mewar plateau. Pictures taken with permission from the concerned authorities. By Bhaveen Patel, BRC.
Short hood face MVJ YDM 4 #6731 with 52076 Mavli-Marwar Passenger wait at Khambli ghat station for authority to proceed in ghat. (Bhaveen Patel)
(Bhaveen Patel)
Having entered into ghat, 6731 notches upto summit and train crosses number of sharp curves. (Bhaveen Patel)
As our train crosses on tight curves, LP waves hand to Gangman of ghat section. (Bhaveen Patel)
View of the pali-marwar plains from top of Aravali ranges, as train down the ghat. (Bhaveen Patel)
Our train down the ghat like serpent gliding on zig zag track towards goram ghat. (Bhaveen Patel)
The wonderful catch siding enroute on ghat, YDM 4 moves towards correct track after inserted key in signal mechanism. (Bhaveen Patel)
As our train moved out from tunnel, we again surrounding to sharp curves and rock cuttings!!! (Bhaveen Patel)
Train tooks another sharp curves and crossing from splendid rock cuttings. (Bhaveen Patel)
Our train crossed on some beatiful curved viaduct in the valley, train ready to entered in rock cutting. also seen stone cabin for Gangman at end of the viaduct. (Bhaveen Patel)
As our train down the velly of ghat, you can see goram ghat is next coming station in opposite site of velly and one viaduct just afer station. (Bhaveen Patel)
Sign of Goram Ghat!! A monkey seat on roof of station, busy in some observation. (Bhaveen Patel)
Ghat ends here!!! Finally our train arrived at phulad after breathtaking run down the ghat, water tanker get ready for attached with our train. (Bhaveen Patel)
As the mavli's YDM 4 #6731 reverses for haul train in other direction, MG Inspection carriage stands alone from last decade. (Bhaveen Patel)
At phulad, Water wagon tankers attached to our train, which are filled with sweet water for Marwar Jn. station water tank. (Bhaveen Patel)