Odds and Ends

Date: 2003-02-22
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 592 items (1153 items total)
wdm2_18395_raipur_bogie_holes_kanhan.jpg

Huge holes have been drilled into the bogie frame of this WDM2. Looks like recent work from the marks. Are these to stop spreading of cracks in the frame?. Kanhan, 5th February 2005. By Alok Patel.

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Super Deluxe Express. Illustrated, 31.jan.05. By By Subhash Rao.

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12 Car Train EMU from Kalwa Carshed. Illustrated, 31.jan.05. By By Subhash Rao.

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These are true Railway Children, mighty excited at the camera and mighty excited about the steel beasts that roam the land they live on!. BYPL. By Sandeep Mohan.

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A shiny Metro train, the Golden arches, slick looking executives and a Sulabh Shauchalaya (Public Toilet) all in one frame. It happens only in India. 23 Jan 2005, Kashmere Gate Metro Station, Delhi. By Shashanka

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Name Plate of JS on SLR. By Shailesh Jasani, Dadar->Madgaon, 22/01/05.

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Pantry equipments in each coach. By Shailesh Jasani, Dadar->Madgaon, 22/01/05.

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What does this box do? Could anyone explain the function of this box in the freight yard?. Kamshet, 2005-01-15. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

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A crab-like track lifting and laying machine. 2005-01. By Vivek Manvi.

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Part of the paraphernalia inside the gateman's hut. The mechanism allows him to set to danger signals on either side of teh crossing. They can show line clear only after the gate is closed, and the key has been used to unlock the signals. Bally, West Beng

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The gateman operates the mechanism to raise/lower the gate. The key visible in the photo is then used to lock/unlock the signals which guard the crossing. The paraphernalia for this resides in the gateman's hut. Bally, West Bengal, 17 Jan 2005. By Samit R

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Detail of the lifting mechanism of the level crossing gate. This one seemed to require very less effort. Bally, West Bengal, 17 Jan 2005. By Samit Roychoudhury.

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Platform used for transferring goods between railcar and truck. A road (not seen) connects this place to old Mumbai-Pune highway. Kamshet, 15-1-2005. By .asHIsh.

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The other line from the point leads to a dead end. The foot trail leads to Lonavala end of PF1 at Kamshet station. Distance to station from here is about 1 KM. Kamshet, 15-1-2005. By .asHIsh.

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One line from the point leads to this shed, used occasionally for housing the rail car. The shed was empty but locked. Kamshet, 15-1-2005. By .asHIsh.