Pictures from Satpura Narrow Gauge network (Jabalpur, Nainpur, Mandla Fort, Balaghat, Nagpur). Satish Gune spent 3 days documenting this wonderful section in first week of February. With 24 trains/day Nainpur is probably one of the busiest narrow gauge junctions on this planet. The sad part is this great NG show will end in few years. After gauge conversion Nainpur will probably have same fate as Kurduwadi. Dedicated to hard working men/women of Indian Railways.
NG Caboose at NG Museum Nagpur. This museum is very well kept and a must see for old rolling stock. (Satish Gune)
NG covered wagon, NG Museum Nagpur (Satish Gune)
Steam crane, NG museum Nagpur (Satish Gune)
Half wagon. NG Museum Nagpur (Satish Gune)
Oil tanker, NG Museum Nagpur (Satish Gune)
Steel sleepers, these look like BG sleepers adapted to NG. (Satish Gune)
Steel sleepers (2) (Satish Gune)
Steel sleepers (3) (Satish Gune)
Steel sleepers (4). These are old BG steel sleepers adapted for NG use. (Satish Gune)
Wooden sleepers (nothing new). But the rail clamps are unique. (Satish Gune)
Throw type switch. These are found only on Chhindwara-Nagpur section. (Satish Gune)
Throw type switch with signal lantern. (Satish Gune)
Spring type switch with signal lantern. Other variant is without the signal lantern which are most common on this NG network. (Satish Gune)
The brain behind this trip, Kaushik Dharwadkar. Without his meticulous planning this trip would not have been possible. Thanks bud! (Satish Gune)
On a chilly morning locals warm up while lonely loco (ZDM/4A 210) waits for next assignment. Nainpur junction. (Satish Gune)