WP #7713 (remember John Lacey's e-mail ID?) has just arrived at Agra with the prestigious Taj Express from New Delhi. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 1980s?

WG #9956 hurries away from Daund in 1982 with a passenger to Manmad. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#, 1982.

A WDS-6 rarely seen in SCR blue livery is captured here outside the Gooty Diesel shed. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2001.

The sun rises to a brand new day: this sunrise was caputred by Shrinivas Joshi in 2001 on the Bombay - Madras line. #AUTH1#Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#, 2001. #GOLD#

Set alight by the brilliant orange glow of a setting sun, a YD departs from a station in Goa in 1982. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 1982. #GOLD#

A spanking new 4 car HPDMU (High Horsepower diesel electric multiple unit) at Gummudipundi near Madras. This beast has a 1400HP powerpak. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#, 2001.

A gaily decorated 2ft 6in NG engine ZE #51 at Daund in 1983. The driver was to retire, and this was his last trip on the line. #AUTH1#Terry Case#AUTH2#, 1983.

An NDM-6 makes a hefty effort up the hill to Matheran. Most trains going uphill have the engine coupled LHF. #AUTH1#Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#, 2001.

Early morning arrival: a WDM-2 diesel unit brings a train into Pophlaj in Maharashtra. #AUTH1#Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#, 2001.

WP #7161, IR's period movie star, rests on the museum tracks of NRM, New Delhi. #AUTH1#Sundar Krishnamurthy#AUTH2#, 2002.

Interior of the pantry car of the Rajdhani Express. #AUTH1#Herambh Patankar#AUTH2#, 2002.

A mighty WDG-4 takes the photographer by surprise as it pulls into Guntakal with a long freight train. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 2001.

Tribals hitch a ride on the buffer beam of a WCG-2 running light towards Lonavla from Karjat. #AUTH1#M. Giridhar & Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#, 2002.

A YP comes into Mysore tender first with the passenger from Chamarajnagar. #AUTH1#Apurva Bahadur#AUTH2#.

Peeking out of the Shatabdi Express (nearest camera), super railnut Sundar Krishnamurthy spots a new bogie stock ERU inspection car, next to which is a rather overcrowded inspection push trolley. Location: just outside New Delhi. #AUTH1#Sundar Krishnamurthy#AUTH2#, 2002.

A Ludhiana WDM-2 speeds through the early morning fog on the Northern Railway. #AUTH1#Nikhil Arora#AUTH2#, 2002. #GOLD#

A new WDP-4 reflects upon the state of affairs in India as she heads towards Kacheguda in Secunderabad with an express train. #AUTH1#Lakshman T.#AUTH2#, 2002.

Two WDM-2 units running LHF head into the morning fog on the Northern Railway. #AUTH1#Nikhil Arora#AUTH2#, 2002. #GOLD#

This fabulous shot shows the Bombay-bound Deccan Express about to enter Khadki (Kirkee) near Poona in 2001. #AUTH1#Shantanu Sen#AUTH2#, 2001. #GOLD#

A steam hauled train, probably the Kakinada - Tirupati Passenger at Tadepalledudem. This pic was a grab shot from the speeding Madras-bound Coromandel Express circa 1982. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#, 1982? #GOLD#

A WDM-2 unit receives attention in an old steam shed which is now converted to a diesel shed. Note typically steam shed features, beginning with the arches to the right. This shed is located at Ajni near Nagpur. #AUTH1#Alok Patel#AUTH2#, 2002. #GOLD#

A WP hauls the Tirupati - Puri Express past coastal scenery near Chilka in Jan. 1984. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#.

Active blast from the past: the double YDM-4-headed Pink City Express leaving Jaipur. Note decorative arch cutouts fitted on the car doors. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#. #GOLD#

A ZDM-3 unit at Nagpur moves in to take charge of a mixed train at the NG Itwari station.#AUTH1#Shashanka Nanda#AUTH2#, 2002.

WCM-6 #20188 running light heads towards Panvel from Navada station on the Diva - Panvel line. Its surprising to see these elusive engines running without a WCG-2 escort. #AUTH1#M. Giridhar & Shrinivas Joshi#AUTH2#, 2002.

Curious passers-by look on as a ballast cleaner spews out mud and dirt onto the other side of the fence at Delhi. #AUTH1#Harsh Vardhan#AUTH2#, 2001.

The Humayan's Tomb near Nizamuddin station in Delhi provides an interesting background to a relatively new WDM-2 'Jumbo' in Dec. 1982. #AUTH1#John Lacey#AUTH2#