Pamban Sethu

Krupa Ratnam was on a trip to Rameswaram. Pictures of Pamban (bascule) bridge was shot from road bridge. Other pictures were shot from moving train.
Camera Used: SONY DSC-H3 camera. Images processed using Adobe PhotoShop (v9) and 'Irfan View'.

Date: 2008-10-16
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 35 items
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Sequence-2, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Everybody boarded and ready to go (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-3, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Ernakulam WDM-2 #18576 in charge of train seen notching up (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-5, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Entering Pamban bridge. Look at the lowered semaphore signal. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-6, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Semaphore still on. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-7, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Entire train on bridge (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-8, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Entering bascule bridge. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-9, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Crossing bascule section (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-10, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Crossed bascule bridge (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-11, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Crawling slowly (Krupa Ratnam)

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Sequence-12, RMM-TPJ passenger, 2008-09-26: Bye-bye (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: The locking mechanism and the sensors (internal side view) (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: The connecting point of two arms of the bridge. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: External view of connecting point of two 'leafs' of the bridge. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: A strong base to take up the weight and counter weight of the bridge. (Krupa Ratnam)

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Pamban Bridge, 2008-09-26: Other base of same bridge (Krupa Ratnam)

Comments
Lovely album, thanks for the intricate details of the bridge.
Posted by Jainand Narayanan on 2008 Oct 21 12:12:26 -0400 (76.102.94.138)
Posted by Gallery Administrator on 2008 Oct 22 03:04:01 +0100
Great work! Excellent detailed shots of the bridge.
Posted by Manish on 2008 Oct 21 14:28:30 +0100