The tale of two viaducts.

We spend two days, two nights and a morning gulping pure railfanning juice...

Lalam and Apurva tour the Konkan Railways on 30th April and 1st May 2009 between Chiplun and Ratnagiri with the aim of spotting trains - on viaducts!

Read the Trip Report here.

Reports from earlier trips in the Konkan area can be viewed here and here.

Date: 2009-05-10
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 39 items
UpRoRo_RN_30April2009

Poor 4503 may be tied and not going anywhere for some time, but that does not prevent its crew from lavishing a little TLC. The Kolad bound RoRo was stabled at Ratnagiri for 5 hours and maybe even more, giving us an idea what it is to be a truck crew usin

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Khershet Grampanchayat_1May2009
DownRoro_AVRD_1May2009

Diesels on the KR: A surrealist dream or the simplicity of diesels? Southbound RoRo seen on the Gad River viaduct. 1st May 2009. (Apurva)

Gad River viaductA_1May2009
Gad River viaductB_1May2009
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Gad River viaductC_1May2009
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Twin locos moving light on Gad river bridge between Aravli Road & Savarda. 2009-05-01. (Lalam)

ED14649_13145_ARVD2_1May2009
Comments
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Outstanding effort! Railfanning at its peak. Thanks you for such a fabulous treat!
Posted by Harish Kumar on 2009 May 25 08:08:41 +0100
Wonderful album
Posted by Akshay Marathe on 2009 May 25 06:16:26 +0100
Remarkable effort.
Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2009 May 24 13:15:58 +0100