Crawling trip to Shahganj

Photos taken on the trip to Shahganj from Lucknow (by Doon express) and back (by Ganga Sutlej express aka Kisan). Shahganj lies on the Faizabad loop of the LKO-BSB-MGS route. By Samar.

Date: 2007-11-03
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 36 items
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Mangled wheel sets of the same derailed BCNA rake lying at Ruduali.

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Ganga Sutlej express passing on the Gomti river before entering Lucknow.

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The same building seen in the earlire picture. Sorry for the top being cut as I could not get the whole in the frame. It has Northern Railway written just below the lowest doorway which cannot be seen clearly. The building is abandoned now and looks to be

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A very interesting board. Sorry for those who cannot read hindi. Does it mean not to drive with harsh acceleration or braking as it may result in uncoupling. The board lies just at the too much busy Dilkusha cabin in Lucknow. Unfortunately I was on a trai

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LDH WDG3A and TKD WDP1 parked at east side of LKO. This is the same place where LKO mail diesel loco is parked daily but on this given day, only these two diesels were there and one cannot imagine in wildest dreams that the powerless TKD WDP1 may have bro

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This 3A LHB coach had been lying in Lucknow station for 3-4 days. I think it had made a visit to RDSO and is waiting for a return. The coach had no zone markings.

Comments
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Great collection man.Thanx a lot for all the efforts that you have taken for giving us information about this region.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2007 Nov 12 04:00:19 +0000
Excellent picture-story of the trip! I followed the entire route on Google Earth and knew exactly what you were describing at all times!
Posted by Gautam on 2007 Nov 06 19:43:01 +0000
Thanks for elaborating the Anatomy and Physiology of the region! All the arteries, nerves and veins are amply clear.
Posted by Aseem Johri on 2007 Nov 06 18:58:27 +0000