The Purva Express is one of the few trains that truly deserves its WAP7 link. Lots of stops and fast running bring the best out of the white beast. Today, the mantle has fallen on #30208's shoulders. Anand Vihar, 26/6/2005. Shashanka.

Ghaziabad's WAP7 #30214 is the designated power for this evening's Rajdhani to Sealdah. Shivaji Bridge, 26/6/2005. Shashanka.

Kanpur's WAP4 #22229 makes this gentleman look decisively puny as it curves out of New Delhi station with the Rajdhani Express to Dibrugarh.

Ghaziabad's WAP1 #22060 has a long haul ahead of it as it hauls the Sachkhand Express to Nanded. This loco will do duties till Manmad from where a diesel would take over.

Two generations of the WAG7 livery meet each other while waiting for the starter at Okhla. The blue (#27693) loco belongs to New Katni Jn. (WCR) while the older Tigerface (#27338) belongs to Gomoh (ECR). The red flag in front of the GMO loco was placed du

The Jan Shatabdi from Chandigarh curving into New Delhi station with WAP5 #30009 at its helm.

A freshly painted WDM2A #18949 heads waiting to assume duties on the Jan Shatabdi Express to Dehradun. The loco belongs to NR's Tughlakabad shed.

The 2952 Rajdhani passes under the Modi Mill flyover near Okhla station headed by Ghaziabad's WAP5 #30013. On the right, a newly built rake of LHB design self generating coaches is waiting despatch to Western Railway.

View of the bridge across the river Yamuna as seen from the Red Fort at Agra. A WAP4 leads a train across the bridge heading into Agra Fort Station.

Kawasaki built ZE #53 plinthed outside Agra Cantt.

The 2002 Shatabdi to Bhopal entering the Chambal bridge between Agra & Gwalior.

India's fastest train, the 2001 Bhopal Shatabdi arrives at Jhansi behind WAP5 #30009.

A spanking Sealdah Rajdhani headed by Ghaziabad's 'Big White' WAP7 #30227 enters Tilak Bridge as it slows down to take the lines leading towards Ghaziabad.

Ludhiana's psychedelic WDM2 #16662 roars past the camera with the LHB SG rake of the Shalimar Express in tow. The LHB rake is still under trial and many a time the Shalimar runs with the normal ICF rake.

A commuter casually stands by tracks waiting for the huffing puffing WDP3A at the helm of the Bareilly Intercity to halt at Tilak Bridge.