Action at Smoker's Paradise (Dodabballapur) and action at BYPL and CSDR.
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Lots of diesel action at CSDR/BYPL Bypass and some traction too!! Highlights include WDP-4 'Butterfly', etc.
AJJ WAM-4-6PD 20663 hauls the MYS-MAS Shatabdi thru Cox Town on a wet and desolate day. Cox Town, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
An ED WDG-2 numbered 14614 enters BYPM. The driver was an elderly gentleman who was more than happy to see two crackpots standing in the rain and photographing his engine!!. BYPM, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
A lonely WDM-2 17664 from KJM proceeds to enter the yard entry line. BYPL, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
Note the font on this loco. One of the very few KJM's left with the old font and no sticker proclaiming 'Bangalore Division KJM', like 99% other KJM's. BYPL, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
Dual KZJ WDM-2's, 17587 & 17556 await the starter to enter BYPL Yard. These locos just dropped off a load at CSDR and the drivers were furious for having being made to wait for an hour at BYPL to enter the yard!! Indeed a hard day for the drivers!!. B
White smoke issues out from the trailing WDM-2 17556 of KZJ. BYPL, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
The driver and guard of the freight finish off their logs and eagerly await the journey's end; totally unmindful of the signal fiasco to confornt them!. BYPL, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
WDP-4 20009 departs with the SBC-SC Express at a slow speed. Surprsingly, this train is rarely fast between SBC and CSDR much unlike Udyan and Karnataka to mention a few. BYPL, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
A clean (thanx to the rain) and freshly painted GTL WDM-2 17137 hauls a freighter out from BYPM. BYPL, 5/8/04. By Eddie.
Kovai Express to Chennai crosses the Cauvery running well over 2 hours late. Cauvery. By Naren Damodaran.
WAM-4 21266 hauling the Kovai to Chennai. The next day this train was hauled by a WAP-4 in both directions. Cauvery. By Naren Damodaran.
ED WDM-2 17678 hauls the Mangalore - Tirucchi Passenger into ED. ED. By Naren Damodaran.