The locomotive in the rear of AWE is WL 15005 which had boiler tube burst last year while hauling Palace on Wheels with disastrous consequences.

Posted by Harsh Vardhan on 2009 Jul 04 04:32:16 +0000

Paradise! Cute MG tracks, Semaphores, green grass, wildlife, the serenity...

Posted by Sriram P on 2009 Jun 30 16:03:07 +0000

Squeaky clean too, even though Dhola sees 8 pairs of Passenger trains per day.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Jun 30 04:19:17 +0000

I agree that most IR staff are very cordial and helpful to all railfans !

Posted by Kunal Doddanavar on 2009 Jun 30 04:16:59 +0000

Were the crown on top and the lion-flanked crest in front of the loco present during its heydeys as well, or were they added for the Heritage run? If I remember correctly, Jhansi steam shed used to have the star emblem surrounding the headlights.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Jun 30 04:13:21 +0000

The movie buff in me - the smoke arising from the loco and obscuring the coaches behind remind me of the train in Murder on the Orient Express.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Jun 30 04:10:50 +0000

Sadly Neem ka Thana has only 1 pair of trains stopping there after GC - Chetak express. Have any passengers been introduced on the Phulera - Rewari direct line yet?

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Jun 30 04:08:45 +0000

My macabre side coming to the fore - the two deer in the foreground seem joined together, resembling some dino from the jungles of Costa Rica.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Jun 30 04:05:46 +0000

Goramghat lies on the Marwar Jn. - Mavli line, once a trunk route between Udaipur and Jodhpur.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Jun 30 04:03:53 +0000

Eerie shot. Reminds you of the movie Birds by Alfred Hitchcock

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Jun 30 04:01:48 +0000