Datia - May 2008

Images from a trip to Datia on the Jhansi - Gwalior section. Photos by Ankit Bharaj, Nishant Pundir, Shashanka Nanda, Sid Ganesh, Sriskandh Subramaniam & Vivek Mathur
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Date: 2008-05-26
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 43 items
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2002 BPL Shatabadi heads to its destination with GZB WAP 5 #30005.
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)

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An unknown train passes by with GZB WAP-1 # 22031.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)

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LGD WAG 9 #31152 pulls a BCN-BCNA rake combo towards Datia from GWL.
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)

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Against the backdrop of Datia's famous Bir Singh Deo Palace, WAG9 #31156 heads south with a rake of BCN/As in tow.
Shashanka Nanda (13sticks at gmail.com)

Last man posing

Datia Trip: The guard of a goods train poses for a shot as he notices us railfans in the middle of nowhere!
Vivek Mathur (vivek.irfca at gmail.com)

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This is the view of our M.P. tourism Motel from the railfanning spot.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)

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Railfan in Action - Vivek Mathur captures the twin Bhilai WAG-5s hauling a mixed rake of BOXN and flatbed wagons. However, the trailing loco was being towed dead.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)

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Now thats one happy LP!!! This asst LP of BIA WAG-5 kept waving at us untill we were out of his sight.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)

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Datia Trip: And finally the New Delhi bound Bhopal Shatabdi screams through the tight curves of the section with the WAP5 30005 in lead!
Vivek Mathur (vivek.irfca at gmail.com)

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The 2001 Shatabdi Express on the evening return service to New Delhi, headed by WAP5 #30005
Shashanka Nanda (13sticks at gmail.com)

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The king of IR : Bhopal Shatabdi to NDLS emerges out the rock cutting near Datia led by GZB WAP-5 # 30005.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)

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The entrance of Datia railway station.
Ankit Bharaj (ankit_bharaj at yahoo.co.in)

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The Mahakoshal halts at Datia while a BLCA/BLCB rake waits its turn to move.
Sid Ganesh (sid.wap at gmail.com)

Comments
Terrific stuff!
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2008 Jun 13 16:01:08 +0100