The charm and beauty of NFR attracts every railfan alike. As if to do justice to that, myself Pramit Mitra and my friend Arghya Roy went for a short trip to NFR. We took the Teesta Torsha Express on Feb-4 2013. We covered the New Jalpaiguri-Hasimara stretch through the lush green Dooars and also the New Coochbehar-New Jalpaiguri Stretch experiencing some excellent diesel action in undisputed non-electrified territory. We took the legendary Darjeeling Mail back home on 6th. You can read my trip reports in the following links: Part 1 Part 2 Note: All photos were taken with the permission of CPRO of NFR.
Our train, 13141 Teesta Torsha Express...gave us a fabulous run after MLDT. (Arghya Roy)
The soulless FOB at New Jalpaiguri at 3:40am. (Pramit Mitra)
Our first major capture of the trip; SGUJ’s new WDP-4D #40091. It was lying idle at one end of the platform. (Pramit Mitra)
A MLDT based Alco approaches New Jalpaiguri station from the New Cooch Behar Side while two people are silhouetted by the headlamp of an approaching WDG-4. (Pramit Mitra)
While we enjoyed our nocturnal rail fanning, a WDG-4 of Siliguri shed was resting at its den, the very Siliguri (SGUJ) station. (Pramit Mitra)
The display stands at Siliguri station glowed with the three magical letters ‘NFR’ while the sun peeked out of the darkness. A whole new feeling gripped us. (Pramit Mitra)
Our train, 15465 Siliguri-Dhubri Intercity Express curving through the dense Gulma forest range with the MLDT Deemer honking madly. (Pramit Mitra)
We were halted at Sivok for the crossing of a freight train which emerged from the Teesta Bridge with a UDL WDG-3A. (Pramit Mitra)
Light at the end of darkness; crossing a tunnel just after Sivok en-route to New Mal. (Pramit Mitra)
With the freight train gone, our train curving out of Sivok and approaching the bridge over River Teesta. The first rays of the sun are reflected by the coaches of our train. (Pramit Mitra)
New Mal soaks in early morning sunshine while a KTE WDG-3A is negotiating the huge curve just before the station with twenty-six HCPV coaches. (Pramit Mitra)
The same WDG-3A stranded at Chalsa, the station after New Mal, for a crossing. (Pramit Mitra)
Andal’s WDG-3A has brought in the Alipurduar-New Jalpaiguri Intercity Express at Chalsa. (Pramit Mitra)
The Intercity Express crossing the small bridge over River Kurti and disappearing fast into the forest just after departing from Chalsa. (Pramit Mitra)
Ideal place for railway photography…bright sunshine, a bridge and green forest. The Kurti Bridge and its setting just after Chalsa station. (Pramit Mitra)