Naren Damodaran's pictures

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.

An automobile rake exits Erode toward Coimbatore with a JHS WAG-5 23840. ED. By Naren Damodaran.

WAM-4 6PE #21260 from AJJ leads the Guwahati - Ernakulam Express on its way to Cochin. ED. By Naren Damodaran.

Tea vendors walk about a km outside Erode to serve passengers waiting at the outer as the platform at ED was occupied. Every train stops for about 30-45 minutes at the outer at ED. ED. By Naren Damodaran.

A TKD WAG-5 leaves ED with a tanker rake. ED. By Naren Damodaran.

Circa 2004, the Karnataka thunders through Dodballapur with its customary beasts from ET in charge.

Another variant of the ED livery. Not sure whether this was carried out on a large number of locos or not. Some locos had these stripes across the flanks but not over the short hood. I've seen some with these stripes only on the long hood.