Somehow, the pic and the surroundings make the loco look so awesome!

Posted by Sriram P on 2008 Aug 02 14:24:55 +0000

Which place is this?

Posted by Dinesh Hukmani on 2008 Aug 02 15:04:46 +0000

The train is entering Miraj from Kolhapur. The line converging from left is Hubli - Miraj line. The hutments like structures on right side are staff quarters. The pic is taken from ROB.

Posted by Shantanu Kulkarni on 2008 Aug 02 15:44:42 +0000

Very nice. Is the line which the Koyna is joining on to the one heading to Hubli??

Posted by Harsh Dinesh on 2008 Aug 02 16:09:25 +0000

No, Harsh, The Loco is facing Pune, the line to the left is the
Banglore-Hubli-Miraj-Pune main line, the train is joining the main line from the Kohlapur branch line at Miraj. hope this helps.

Posted by Jainand Narayanan on 2008 Aug 02 17:22:02 +0000

awesome pic...feels like a snake emerging from its pit...awesome!!

Posted by Deepak Murali on 2008 Aug 03 04:11:39 +0000

Very Nice Pic & Very Rare Shot Great Job

Posted by Raj Bhavsar on 2008 Aug 03 04:41:26 +0000

Lovely.

Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2008 Aug 03 06:21:56 +0000

Thanks for the pic Satish. Brings back memories from the late 70s up to the mid 80s when I used to have my face pasted to the coach window (after a fight to claim the window seat) to catch the train taking this sharp to go to Kolhapur. Those were the days when the Mahalaxmi, Sahyadri etc used to get WPs, WGs from Miraj for the run to Kolhapur.
Only the Maharashtra used to get a WDM all the way while the Koyna used to terminate at Miraj itself. It was only later that it was extended to KOP.

Posted by S.V. Sriram on 2008 Aug 03 06:23:49 +0000

One of the most amazing photos on the server! Everything else seems so tiny in front of the giant WDP-4!

Posted by Karan Desai on 2008 Aug 03 08:09:54 +0000

Somehow I am loving the long hood of WDP-4 from this angle. Excellent Picture!!

Posted by Ankit Bharaj on 2008 Aug 03 12:24:59 +0000

Until 1994, Miraj used to have all 3 gauges and 2 zones:
1. NG: Miraj -Kurduvadi under CR.
2. MG: Miraj-Hubli under SCR.
3. BG: Miraj-Pune and Miraj-Kolhapur both under SCR.
Post May,2003, entire Miraj Jn is in CR and only NG and BG exist.

Posted by Kunal Doddanavar on 2008 Aug 04 22:15:09 +0000

Great snap. The LHF of WDP4 looks awesome from this angle. Like the location too.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2008 Aug 09 04:10:46 +0000