Bus, Beer, and Bytrayanahalli

After putting in all the hard work at BNC-2009, it was time for the Bangalore gang to chill out! Armed with a WTT, GPS, cameras, beer and mineral water, eleven members of the group travelled to Bangarapet (BWT) for a memorable ride on the RailBus to Kolar (KQZ) and back.

Also included are a few pictures taken while railfanning at Bytrayanahalli (BFW), a small wayside station where the gang chose to break for lunch.

Also read the Trip Report.

Date: 2009-02-09
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 57 items
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Driver initiating “Calling On” Process (Kalyan Vasant)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Ravi Sundararajan
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Driver getting Private Number from SM BWT from Calling On Signal. (Kalyan Vasant)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Ravi Sundararajan
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30) Goodbye Rail Bus. We will see you soon. (Kalyan Vasant)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Ravi Sundararajan
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V Anand sir poses for us at Bangarpet. 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Guest
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Can anyone guess where this train is headed to? 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 1287
Comments: 4
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Arrakonam WAM-4 6PD #20663 brings in the Bangalore City-Bangarpet Passenger into Bangarpet. 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 826
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Erode WDM-3D #11183 brings in the Nagercoil-Mumbai Express into Bangarpet. 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 998
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The Brindavan Express has been spotted running with this Sapthagiri liveried ACC coach for some time now. 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 978
Comments: 1
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Ravi and Srinivas discuss a point regarding the AJJ WAM-4 power which was to haul the Bangarpet-Bangalore Passenger at Bangarpet. 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 926
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Arrakonam WAG-5HA twins led by 23804 bring in a BCNA rake into Byatarahallo. 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
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Views: 889
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BZA WAM-4 #20506 does the honours of blasting through Byatarahalli with the Kakinada town bound Sheshadri Express in tow. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
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Views: 974
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KJM WDG-3A #14636 brings in the 525SW Marikuppam-Bangalore passenger which brought us back to Bangalore from Byatarahalli. 2009-02-07. (Pawan Koppa)

Date: 2009-02-07
Owner: Guest
Views: 1006
Comments
A very nice and different album. Liked the coverage of railbus and kudos to all young and veteran railfans teaming up and giving it a superb end result.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Feb 14 09:27:38 +0000
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Nice album, guys. The BWT-KGQ-YLK NG line is a historic one. The Mysore State Railways operated the Bangalore-Mysore railway line and other lines into the hinterlands of Mysore state. These railway lines connected all the major towns of Mysore state....
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Feb 14 09:09:28 +0000
Great set of pics from one of the least explored regions. Nice to see IR still retaining such precious, lovely vehicle inspite of advancing a lot in technology!
Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2009 Feb 14 01:14:36 +0000
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