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These are mountains of salt at Vavania, I hope it does not rain
here! Sarosh and I ride the buffer beam in the section, to get this
view. Note the MG siding that goes right at the base of the salt
mountain for loading... |
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...and joins the Up line at Vavania station. This is the view
forward from the buffer beam. The loco is deafening and my ears are
sore from the constant blast from the cylinders and the smoke box;
besides the loco was hot to touch! |
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The real purpose of the train, to provide water to the dry
hamlets along the way. This is the Vavania station where a 2" pipe
is used to fill the concrete tank at a lower level. |
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Driver N. Mansukh on the right, his assistant driver in the
middle and the fireman (and the coal breaker) with his lump
smashing hammer, pose with their machine at Vavania. |
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A member of the 'sweetest community in the world', a true
railwayman, the assistant driver poses on his own. Note the
driver's box in the cab, that holds all the supplies needed for the
trip. It carries the various manuals, logs, flags, detonators,
lanterns and a spare pair of spectacles (if the driver wears
glasses). |
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Did you know that the driving wheel of a goods loco (YG &
WG) lacks flanges? I didn't! Here is YG 4252's main wheel. |
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The train stops for watering for the last time, just outside
Maliya Miyana Jn. |
