Best Moments 2015 - Indian Railways

2015 has been one of the great years for me in terms of Rail fanning. Got to cover most of the Metre gauge lines which i wanted to. Below is the 12 best images from 2015. Hope you all like it

                                         In the History books : Jabalpur - Balaghat Saptura Express

Video from that trip : 

                                    IZN YDM4 shunts the rake of DRM special at Mailani Junction
  
Video from that trip :  

                                                 

                                           The Yellow Hubli twins captured at Tyakal with BTPN

Video from that trip : 

                                             

                                                              The Beautiful Talala Junction

Video from that trip :

                                           

                                             Amaravathi Express captured next to Dudhsagar falls

Video of the same :

                                                     

                                        Akola Mhow Passenger climbing the ghats next to Choral river

Video from that trip : 

                                             Mhow - Akola Passenger crossing Narmada rive, Omkareshwar

                                                          KJM WDP4D twins undergoing reversal at Nelamangala

Video of the same twins in action :

                                                     

                                             Mhow YDM4 twins crossing Choral river, Kalakund

                                                        Parallel action through fog at Mailani Junction

                                               Akola bound passenger stops for 3rd break test point

                                                            Mhow YDM4 next to Patalpani waterfalls

Video of the same :

                                          
Best Moments of videos for 2015 can be seen below

                                        
Hope you all liked it and Wish you all a happy new year :)

Slow and Steady run to Udaipur - 1

Pictures from my journey to Udaipur onboard Ahmedabad - Udaipur Express. A breif history about this train will be shared soon. Until then have a look at the pictures.

                                                After i wake, i get this view of beautiful sunrise near Semari

                                                              Once a block station looks so life less now

                                                  Spotted only railway men and this dog at Jaisamand road

                                                                 The Main line at Jaisamand road

                                           Routine work of people start as were move closer to Udaipur

                                         Some broad gauge work going on, it was visible through out the route

                                      A lady waits for the train to clear her way to get water for her daily needs

                                                                                The Aravalli Range

                                                                        Outer signal of Zawar

                                                      Arriving at Zawar, there will be a long break here

                                                        A train would have made this picture look better i feel

                   Our power takes a well deserved break after the continuous journey through out the night

  
Video can be seen here 

Part 2 will be shared soon, hope you all enjoyed it till now

Clean India - Green India at Bangalore City - Bio Diesel Fuel

14th December 2015

                          A new initiative by Indian Railways to bring down their fuel expense, adding 5% mixture to the normal fuel. It is a part of South Western Railway’s efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Banaglore becomes the 3rd Station after Hubli and Hospet to follow this initiative. The mix will be from extracts of vegetable oil and Jatropha seeds. 12007 Chennai - Mysore Shatabdi becomes the first train to get the bio fueled loco. At present platform 10 has the facility to provide the biofuel mixture, soon all the diesel loco departing from Bangalore city will be refueled with this mixture. Following images will tell you how it happened today at Bangalore city. As usual i went to my home shed Malleswaram to board the Kolar - Bangalore passenger to City. The train was late by 45 minutes and it arrived Malleswaram around 10:15 led by KJM WDM3A. Santhosh and Aditya were with me during this trip.

                                    Kolar - Bangalore Passenger led by KJM WDM3A, Malleswaram

                  As we were moving to inspected the chosen loco, Rajya Rani to Mysore departs to Mysore

                The Chosen one KJM WDP4 #20030, UBL WDP4B which was suppose to be the link looks on

                                                                             Side view of the loco

                                  The Short hood is beautifully decorated, Rajya Rani in the background

                                                                         Face to face with the beast

                The Loco pilot waits with phone for me to click his picture, Loco decorated on the platform side

                                                                        The couplers have also been decorated

                                                                         Neatly painted on the sides as well

                                        The Shatabdi arrives Bangalore led by a beauty from Arrakonam

                                      AJJ WAP1 makes way for the KJM WDP4 ( seen in the background )

                      The Men behind the scenes who get you daily updates shoot the incoming WDP4

                                                          The Loco arrives and grabs the center stage

                                          All set to depart and create History in the books of Indian Railways

                               The government vehicle are quick to move out as Shatabdi crawls out

Video of the event can be seen below

                                                            

Hope you all enjoyed the pictures....

 

Cat and Mouse Game between MG & BG

Last year i got to witness an amazing chase between YDM4 and WDG4 and i hoped for the same this year. Read on to know what happened.

June 2015

       After enjoying a wonderful time on the unique Metre gauge DEMU between Mehasana and Taranga Hill. It was decided to take back the BG DEMU between Meshasana and Ahmedabad in hope of a parallel action with the Mehasana – Ahmedabad MG Passenger but fate had other ideas.

 

   The MG DEMU after arriving at Mehasana 

The MG Mehasana - Ahmedabad Passenger with which i hoped for a parallel action

Departing from Mehasana 30 minutes late, onboard Patan - Ahmedabad DEMU

Dark clouds indicating rain soon

 It started to rain and it continued for some time

We crossed Ahemedabad - Mehasana Passenger in between and there was no signs of the MG passenger which we were suppose to chase. Looked like the delay in departure meant that the MG train went out of reach. As we were approaching Kalol, Ranuj - Ahmedabad passenger was seeing waiting for clearance. The reason being Mehasana - Ahmedabad MG passenger which was just departing from Kalol as we entered in. I hoped atleast now that train can be chased but we were put up in loop to make way for the Patan bound DEMU. In the mean time Ranuj passenger also entered Kalol. We departed soon after that leaving behind the Ranuj Passenger.

In the drizzling rain, Ranuj - Ahmedabad passenger waits for clearance into Kalol

Ranuj - Ahmedabad Passenger arrives at Kalol

 The Patan bound demu arrives from other side

One more shot !!

Khodiyar home cleared for Ranuj passenger

SBI WDG4D with CONCOR waits at Khodiyar

We departed Khodiyar as the MG Passenger arrived. We got a clear run to Sabarmati where things took a turn. Haridwar Mail which departed before us at Mehasana was still waiting for clearance. It was given clearance first to Ahmedabad and in the meantime the MG passenger arrived. I expected DEMU to sent next but the MG passenger was given clearance. We jumped into Ranuj - Ahmedabad passenger and it looked like the end of my dream to catch BG-MG parallel action again.

                                                 We were held up at Sabarmati Junction for some time

                                                              Haridwar Mail got the clearance first

                                                      The train made to look tiny infront of a factory

                                              Ranuj - Ahmedabad Passenger arrives in the mean time

                                                           BG-MG diamond will be replaced soon

                                                   JHS WDM3D and a WDP4D with a mixed rake

                                                 TKD WAG9 gave the parallel action which i was waiting for

                                                               Vatva WDS6 shunts a rake at Ahmedabad

                                                                          MG side of Ahmedabad

Watch the entire action in the video below

                                                 

Hope you all enjoyed the cat and mouse game.