Yesteryear at Yesvantpur.It is 1979 as a YD 2-8-2 shunts the mg yards with a sister loco lurking in the background. Note the open countryside surrounding the railway compared to today's urbanization, also the nice semaphores. (Mick Pope)

Date: 2009-04-20
Owner: Mick Pope
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If I had a time machine, I would go back to the 70-80s era and never come back!
Posted by Anurag Bist on 2010 Dec 31 21:48:46 +0000
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Mick has excellent collection of vintage pictures. BTW, Mick see if you can put any pictures of the Kanpur Anwarganj-Lucknow-Gorakhpur route when it was MG. I would really cherish them. The time I was 6-7 years and gained my senses, it was all in...
Posted by Samar on 2009 Aug 20 19:08:08 +0100
Oh my!
Not a Building in sight!
Bowled over by these Pictures!
I go by Jimmy's words, Bangalore was a Pensioners Paradise! and there was nothing called Summer here!( even till late 1990's)

Posted by Colin Peter on 2009 Aug 20 14:34:01 +0100
Oh my god. You won't find freight parked like this anymore
Posted by Sandeep Mohan on 2009 Aug 20 13:46:30 +0100
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Yes, I think that is correct, looking north-west. It was a long time ago and my first visit to India so recollections are hazy.I was there a couple of years ago and found it almost impossible to figure out where the old steam locoshed had stood. In...
Posted by Mick Pope on 2009 Aug 20 12:16:39 +0100
This, I presume, is facing the Hubli direction, with the line to Salem diverging on the extreme right?
Posted by Manish on 2009 Aug 20 10:28:36 +0100
Just can't believe this is YPR. The station used to be like this till early 1990's. Bangalore used to be so nice during those days
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Aug 20 03:51:11 +0100