Seeing Ankit, Im actually knowing the 'height of railfanning'

Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2007 Dec 13 13:19:36 +0000

Wonderful set of snaps! Kudos to Bizzy and Colin for taking up the inaugural run. This place does seem inviting now..

Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2007 Dec 13 11:53:06 +0000

Well not our fault you couldn't make it ;-)

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Dec 13 11:08:50 +0000

No distinction between the two classes, atleast for this one day. All non-railfans turned railfans on the run, chucking sleep and gathering near the doorways to catch the scenic section. Armed with anything ranging from puny VGA cameraphones to the massive Nikon 4D, they were everywhere throughout the length of the train.

Posted by Bizzy Mishra on 2007 Dec 13 11:02:20 +0000

Just normal passengers Sid. The ghats are just so breathtaking they attracted many a crowd at the doors!specially the deep ravines(no. of them) are a treat!!

Posted by Colin Peter on 2007 Dec 13 11:01:41 +0000

A sweet warm welcoming person the L.P,Mr Anantha(MYS Div) in spectacles can be seen.

Posted by Colin Peter on 2007 Dec 13 10:56:23 +0000

Nice work guys and great pictures. Thanks a lot for this treat!

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Dec 13 10:52:29 +0000

But sid,doodhsagar is just 27km in length havin a steeper gradient,This ghat is massive 55km long! 91 major bridges and 57 tunnels!

Posted by Colin Peter on 2007 Dec 13 10:52:02 +0000

This is the same station where earlier during the day,the MAS Shatabdi was stopped and glass panes of the WDP4 loco were broken and L.P thrashed along with S.M.The shatabdi was made to wait 1 hour due to the mob. <the reason being tipu express was made to wait for an hour for several crossings which sparked the crowd>

Posted by Colin Peter on 2007 Dec 13 10:47:44 +0000

Seems like Doodhsagar all over again.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Dec 13 10:44:21 +0000