The Legendary Meter Gauge in the Heart of India

One of the most beautiful sections of india and once a part of the erstwhile North South Meter gauge corridor, the Mhow- Patalpani- Kalakund section is a sight to behold. This monsoon we set out to explore the breathtaking beauty of this section not from the ease of a train travel or the comfort of a car chase but on foot trekking the section. The results were more than fruitful as we got some rare freight action and a part of history.

Date: 2014-08-12
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 35 items
steam shed

The old steam shed of Mhow (Trayambak Ojha)

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2 Generations separated apart by time and technology but sharing the same fate very soon. The Mhow diesel shed and another relic of the bygone era 2683 YP standing mute and awaiting the final nails in its coffin (Trayambak Ojha)

loco service

This chap was opened up for a service as a Sunday and Raksha Bandhan had no work in progress at the shed (Trayambak Ojha)

turntable

A turntable which was the lifeline some years ago lies useless now (Trayambak Ojha)

acc rel van

With a Ghat section to cater to, the MG accident relief van was ever alert for service (Trayambak Ojha)

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Nice pictures!
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2014 Sep 04 18:01:26 +0100
Very well from the ghats. Good to see YPs.
Posted by Chitrarth Parghi on 2014 Sep 04 16:58:12 +0100
Thanks for bringing back great memories of one my favourite MG sections in the country. Long may it remain!
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2014 Sep 02 11:22:26 +0100