Roni, many thanks for your spectacular photography. I am amazed at your persevarance in visiting such remote sites...earlier Rajasthan now Deccan....:)

Posted by Milind on 2012 May 14 06:26:38 +0000

Lovely scene!!

Posted by Deep Soni on 2012 May 14 06:12:21 +0000

Roni, did you travel on the upper berth of this unreserved IIs carriage?!

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2012 May 13 15:42:11 +0000

Roni - Once again, enjoyed watching each of the photos and reading the captions. Multiple times. Can see that you had had a wonderful time.

Thanks for sharing. Any more albums coming now ??

Posted by S. Srinivas on 2012 May 13 04:51:36 +0000

There is a Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Construction Division Cement Products factory at Chitheri, Tamil Nadu at km 3.
- What do they make here? Pre-stressed concrete sleepers and bridge beams? Or possibly tunnel lining segments?
The loco is most likely to be a Ventra diesel hydraulic locomotive. However, L&T also operate a similar SAN model type DL-220BG-FD at their Jharsuguda Engineering Works, Orissa. You would need to read the manufacturer's specification plate located inside the driver's cabin to be able to make a positive identification and check the builder's Serial Number.

@Ramesh - (The unit at Dalmiapuram (Kallakkudi Palanganatham) where Dalmia cement factory is, should be a BHEL-built diesel electric shunter -Bo- with about 260kW, but we do not know the serial number.)

Posted by Philip Graham on 2012 May 12 05:07:13 +0000

i spent around 3 hours here along with few other RF's from HYB. Gulabjamoons were delight at that time.

Posted by Rama Chandra. B on 2012 May 11 13:14:55 +0000

wow. YDM telling never underestimate us. even are hardcore smokers and chuggers like BG locos

Posted by Nirav Gala on 2012 May 11 07:20:57 +0000

Nice photograph! is it a offlink or now a regular practice to allot any TKD loco with Palace on Wheels? I have seen Palace with dedicated TKD Palace on Wheels loco painted in exact livery as the coaches.

http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Locos/Diesel/wdm2x/P1050643.jpg.html

Posted by Subhabrata Chatterjee on 2012 May 09 02:09:47 +0000

awesome...loco and coaches have a perfect matching

Posted by Nirav Gala on 2012 May 08 15:57:12 +0000

Unbelievably picture! This train has become a gold standard for matching livery and also for reliving the glorious ICF Raj livery!

Posted by Pawan Koppa on 2012 May 08 13:24:53 +0000