Odds and Ends

Date: 2003-02-22
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 592 items (1153 items total)
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Bogie remains of MG. Nizamabad, 19 June 2005. Shailesh Jasani.

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The future of MG in coming days on IR. This pic of SLR amidst ruins tell us all... Nizamabad, 19 June 2005. Shailesh Jasani.

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Relics of yesteryears. There is no trace of MG left from SC to Nizamabad. At nizamabad stn one can find soem relics like this one. Nizamabad, 19 June 2005. Shailesh Jasani.

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Indian Railways at its best. These people have found an easy source of water for washing clothes and bathing!. Ahmedabad, 2005-06-18. Abhijit.

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The same location in the daytime. A crowd of people hurrying for the late evening departures. Ahmedabad, 2005-06-17. Abhijit.

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Demarcation of the "boundary" between ECoR and SCR . Waltair Division manages this part of ECoR and Vijayawada Division manages after Duvvada until BZA for SCR. A small garden used to be present here a few years ago. Just before Duvvada on the w

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When is the next train? Ahmedabad station slumbers at midnight. Ahmedabad, 2005-06-16. Abhijit.

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Funny Hindi written for Ladies and Gents restrooms at Hafeezpet station, Hyderabad. Hafeezpet station, Hyderabad., 01/05/2005. Roopesh Kohad.

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After hard evenings rail fanning at Tarnaka we went for some nice refreshenments at SCR's recreational club. the semaphore signal shows the green light to hungry rail fans. Railway Recreation club at Secunderabad, 12 June 2005. Shailesh Jasani.

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The builder's (rebuilder's) plate reads WDM 2C 18968. Which is the orrect number of this loco - 17968 or 18968? Who made the mistake? ED or DCW?? ERS has taken up this matter and will know the results soon. Jimmy Jose.

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Railway men had to wake up this man who was sleping even half an hour after the train stopped. 2005-06-08. Jimmy Jose.

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The new destination board of the Palnadu Express. Secunderabad, 03/06/05. Aniketh.

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Boards showing usage of platforms for different destinations.Platform 8 was virtually non existant and it was on a big curve. Arrakonam Jn., 2005 06 01. Pavan Kumar.

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Train name board which indicates rake sharing between West Coast Express and Mangalore mail. Note train name written in Kannda although most of the route traversed by this train falls in TamilNadu. Arrakonam Jn., 2005 06 01. Pavan Kumar.

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The GK & N marking (Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds) on the cast iron chair - dated 1910. GIT yard, Ghorpadi, Pune, 2005-05-28. Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).