Roni's India Trip Pt - 3: Jodhpur

February 7 - 8 2012: Visiting the famous "Blue City" with scenes in the morning at the main station as well as Raika Bagh Palace Junction and evening sightseeing at mighty Mehrangarh Fort. First part of a passenger train ride on the Jodhpur - Jaisalmer line up to Phalodi.

Date: 2012-03-25
Owner: Roni Kappel
Size: 60 items
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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: The distant signal still was at danger as the Superfast passed by slowing down, then finally the line became clear, the driver happy - but suddenly: Squeak! An impatient inhabitant of Raika Bag had pulled the emergency cord and force

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: People climbing onto the platform, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: Garbage collection by the poorest, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: Pigeon semaphore start, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: WDG-4 waiting to continue, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: WDG-4, pigeons and semaphores, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: From the other direction BGKT WDG-4 12474 approached with a load of well-known globalized containers, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: Colourful freight, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: WDG-4-meeting with Hapag-Lloyd, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: Palace roof, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: The Blue City, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: (Fictional) action. The station master insisted on putting on his tie first being joshed for that by the others, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: Station guard, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Raika Bag Palace Jn.: More pretend action (barely) ;-), February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

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Jodhpur Station: 760 mm steamer ZB 120 plinthed in front of Jodhpur main station, of course it has no connection to the region at all, February 7 2012 (Roni Kappel)

Comments
Nice pictures! :)
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2012 Apr 13 16:36:31 +0100