Enchanting North East

A set of pictures from a trip made by four railfans-Avishek Basu,Francis Bosco,Harisharan GK and Sathya Narayanan T to the North East,a perfect example of heaven on earth.
(All pictures were taken with the permission from CPRO of NFR)

Date: 2012-07-12
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 45 items (54 items total)
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A mighty looking Jumbo from New Guwahati(NGC) with the morning passenger wishes us on the first morning at Lumding.(Avishek) (Sathya Narayanan T)

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First glance of Meter Gauge.

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A freshly painted YDM-4 from LMG Shed shining brightly on the broad day light... (Avishek)

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Newly painted MG crane 'Shaktiman' lying within the LMG Shed. (Avishek)

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The Interior of our Hill Queen Exp MG AC CC Coach (Harisharan)

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Semaphore!!! (Avishek)

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This route has many tunnels which adds more charm to the route for a railfan... (Avishek)

Hill Queen at a Halt

On her way up the North Cachar Hills to Lower Hafflong, the Hill Queen stops for a moment. (Bose)

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Not only tunnels but also there are some breathtaking bridges and viaducts...This is one of the most beautiful bridge enroute... (Avishek)

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The upcoming Broad Gauge bridge and the present MG bridge in one frame... (Avishek)

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The famous Dayang Viaduct...At the back drop you can also see the under-constructing Broad Gauge viaduct.. (Avishek)

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Cloud 9 !!!!When we arrived at Lower Haflong it had comparatively clear sky, but within 5 mins it covered up by low flying clouds. (Avishek)

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We were accompanied by a MG goods train at Lower Haflong. This goods train had twin YDM-4s. (Avishek)

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Hill Queen Express entering Lower Haflong station. (Avishek)

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YDM-4s lined up at Lower Haflong Station.. (Bose)

Comments
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Fabulous coverage of a beautiful MG section! great work!!
Posted by Benhur on 2012 Sep 01 08:46:02 +0100
Truly Enchanting NE !! Myself residing in the western part of the country, in reality this location would probably be out of my reach for me. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Sriram SN on 2012 Aug 31 16:47:55 +0100
Fantastic album! Great effort by you all to take time out and do this trip. The experience would be really rewarding I am sure! Keep up the good work :-)
Posted by Pawan Koppa on 2012 Aug 28 05:51:44 +0100