Please see the accompanying Trip Report By Bharat Vohra. Photos where shot with permission from relevant authorities.
The BG branch to Anupgarh curving in from the southwest. (Bharat Vohra)
#6674 waits at the head of its 8 coach train for a crossing at Sarupsar Jn. (Bharat Vohra)
Abu Road's 16825 clears the road ahead as it brings in the late afternoon service for Anupgarh. (Bharat Vohra)
"Joining Mainline" #6674 gets the all clear and is about to enter the only surviving Gaunteleted (dual gauge) section in India! (Bharat Vohra)
The dual gauge section sports signals for both gauges in either direction! (Bharat Vohra)
Leaving the mixed gauge section on our approach to Suratgarh Jn. (Bharat Vohra)
The 1SHS Sadulpur - Suratgarh passenger, on arrival at Suratgarh Jn. As the itinerary on the destination board suggests, the same rake will return to Sri Ganganagar, albeit the next morning. (Bharat Vohra)
The quaint and colourful MG side of Suratgarh Jn. (Bharat Vohra)
Suratgarh Jn., looking north, with the BG platforms in the distance. (Bharat Vohra)
#6457 is the assigned station pilot at Suratgarh Jn., while the pit line staff hurries to prepare the last departure for the day. (Bharat Vohra)
A double header from Katni brings in a south bound coal working from the Bathinda side, while the evening service to Hanumangarh prepares to depart on the MG. (Bharat Vohra)
The elegant looking Pf 1 on the MG side. (Bharat Vohra)
Auto rickshaws in Rajasthan - a riot of colour! (Bharat Vohra)
The bustling market outside Suratgarh Jn. Stn. (Bharat Vohra)
A Tuglakabad WDP1 idles away to eternity as we wait it out in close to freezing temperatures for the extraordinarily late running Udyan Abha Toofan Exp! Time we spent on platform - 4 hrs Time loco spent idling - probably much longer! (Bharat...