Kulem station: GM tele view, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem - Vasco passenger: You could bear lunchtime heat well in the shade, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kalem station: Manganese and iron ore mining town Kalem offered once more a completely different picture, many hard-carrying women were boarding the local, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem - Vasco passenger: Well-earned siesta for the ladies, the rolled up scarves serving as pillows were normally used to support weights carried on the head, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Kulem - Vasco passenger: Stretching out at Sanvordem, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Sanvordem station: We crossed another freight hauled by leading WDG-4 #12131 - you could encounted proper traffic on this line. Due to the creeping freight my passenger was delayed 15 minutes, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Sanvordem station: At the exit I noticed this creative use of a buffer no longer utilised by the railway, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Suravali halt: Heading towards Majorda we stopped at Suravali halt, heat flickering resulted in an almost pointillistic image. To the right you can still spot old telegraph lines, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Suravali halt: Due to a delay of meanwhile half an hour of course we crossed 56964 Vasco - Kulem passenger once more at another station, I had experienced about all options (Cansaulim, Majorda, Suravali) within only three train rides. I was filming using

Kulem - Vasco passenger, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Sankval railway dream beach: 12779 "Goa Express" Vasco da Gama - Hazrat Nizamuddin was hauled by Gooty WDG-3A #14580, which had taken me to Goa the day before, with slight delay at 15:30, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Sankval railway dream beach: 18047 "Amaravati Express" Howrah - Vasco rushed by pulled by a pair Gooty engines in my favourite livery lead by "baldie" WDM-3A #14045 - all in all for me the prettiest diesel form and colour combination o

Sankval railway dream beach: 18047 "Amaravati Express" Howrah - Vasco shortly before reaching its destination, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Sankval station, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)

Sankval station: the embark shed, which included loading by conveyor belt, had been interestingly adjusted to the line curvature, 2012-02-18 (Roni Kappel)