Since the GC of the scenic MG route between AK-INDB has been announced. Shantanu Kulkarni and Nikhil Karunakaran (KYN)decided to fall in romance with MG one last time before it becomes history.
MHOW YDM4 6353 doing the banker's duty for our 458B Akola-Ratlam PAssenger (Nikhil Padinjaroot Karunakaran)
MG Inspection Car at Akola in blue livery (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
MG accident relief vans in the wee hours of morning at Akola (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
Shantanu Kulkarni, by companion and mentor for the trip, all packed up at Akola Jn after alighting from 2111 Mumbai -Amravati Express (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
JHS WAG5 with BCNHS rakes facing Bhusaval at Akola Jn. Giving company is SRC WAP4 on its HWH-ADI trip(sorry for the picture quality) (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
Mhow YDM4 6300 doing the honours of hauling our 458B AK-RTM Fast Passenger. On the etreme right are the BG platforms. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
The coupling between the YDM4 and the MG rake (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
Coupling between the 2 MG coaches (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
MG Flatbeds, resting at Akot...out of job !!! (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
MG cabooses resting in peace.During our entire journey we failed to see even a single freight train. In all probability, freights is no longer running on this section (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
Semaphore signals were the order of the day. (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
Does this need an explanation for a railfan.... (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
Though we dont see the loco, its smoke is evident along the innumerable curves in this scenic MG section (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
All the controls are displayed in the public domain,right on the platforms. An ideal place to study the working of a Station (Nikhil P Karunakaran)
yours truly with a typical MG SL coach at Adgaon Buzurg station (Nikhil P Karunakaran)