The 1063 Down crosses the 6012 Up at Pullampeta. The 6012 Up is late, the 1063 is before time.
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The 1063 Down crosses the 6012 Up at Pullampeta. The 6012 Up is late, the 1063 is before time. |
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Please visit my webpage on the scissor crossing at Pophlaj. The other locations where similar crossings exist have been identified by fellow IRFCA members as Dudhani between Hotgi/Gulbarga and Ranjangaon between Daund/Ahmednagar. The most likely reason for such an arrangement is to permit the use of a single signal cabin in these tiny stations. |
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A pair of freight WDM2s from Katni wait at Boribial, one station before Daund from the Solapur side. |
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Pune WDM2 # 17694 hauls an empty TK wagon load. The rule about a non-hazardous wagon being marshaled between the ends of the train and the TKs is quite impossible to implement as the 4-wheeler carriages like CRTs or CRCs with the appropriate couplers have been withdrawn. Have I proved the point about the battered appearance of freight powers? |
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Unique shunt signal at the Pune yard. The pit lines on the left are the Queen's Garden C&W and washing facility. Platforms of the Pune Jn. are immediately after the silver second bridge barely visible in the picture. The 'L' next to the tracks indicates level ground, while an upslope is indicated by an upward arrow with a figure (distances in meters of the upslope), likewise for down slope. |
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An attempt at explaining the operation of the normal shunt signals and the unique shunt signal shown in the earlier picture. If the PNG version (5 KB) doesn't work, try the JPEG version (23 KB). |
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The first Pune shed WDM2C # 18737R spotted by me. This is a DCW Patiala-rebuilt power, as the R in the number suggests. Zubin mentions that he was recently hauled by a WDM2C # 17871 R which had Jhansi markings under the cab windows and Pune markings on the hoods. Loco being sent out of Pune shed in a hurry? |
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This seems to suggest that the WDM2Cs at Pune are actually ex-JHS powers. Note the striking livery, including the gold strips on the cattle guard. I have a soft corner for the cream shade in the middle — Abu Road shed bathe entire locos in this lovely shade. Note the repositioning of the sand boxes from the hood corners to the bogies in the WDM2Cs. In the earlier pic note the cyclone-type air filters (with an motorised air blower, whose pipe can be seen on the catwalk near the radiator), these air filters are standard on the WDM2Cs and WDG2s. |
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The double-decker rake of the Pune - Daund passenger attached to this loco. It was surprising to see the rake which is in its last stages being given a new livery recently. |
