Supershot!

Posted by Vrij (guest) on 2009 May 02 17:28:58 +0000

@Manish... the Ro-Ro service does not save much time, but it saves truckers the hassle of tackling the ghat section and lot of fuel. However, a trucker once said me that they load trucks on first-come-first served basis. In case there are too many trucks, they might have to wait for the next trip. In some cases, there would be too few trucks that one trip is cancelled. If any loco working a passenger carrying train fails, the loco of RoRo is used for it. Poor truckers are left in the middle of no-where till a replacement loco comes. This is perhaps why many regulars still prefer driving down rather than wait till eternity for the RoRo.

Posted by Binai Sankar on 2009 May 02 16:05:50 +0000

Superb Image Apurva!!!!

Posted by Jattin Bhavsar (guest) on 2009 May 02 15:49:12 +0000

WOW...Fantastic shot!

Posted by Mandar Dixit (guest) on 2009 May 02 15:49:02 +0000

Breathtaking..

Posted by Gowri Sankar R on 2009 May 02 15:48:59 +0000

Nice Shot !!!!

Posted by Raj Bhavsar (guest) on 2009 May 02 15:16:53 +0000

Ultimate shot sir...even with the sun in the foreground....

Posted by Milind on 2009 May 02 15:15:51 +0000

Apu sir, I'm all game! How about this : a group of us railfans hire a lorry in Mangalore, pose as merchants and ride the Ro-Ro upto Kolad and back?

BTW, don't long delays like these defeat the purpose of the Ro-Ro : to save time?

Posted by Manish on 2009 May 02 14:35:25 +0000

wow..commentable shot apu...cool!!

Posted by deepak (guest) on 2009 May 02 14:34:39 +0000

Hrishikesh, a small correction - the Ro-Ro terminates at Surtkal and not Thokur. There are also loading points at Verna and Ankola.

Posted by Manish on 2009 May 02 14:33:17 +0000