Monsoon Railway of the Western Ghats

A small collection of images from a revisited trip to the North Western Region of Karnataka and Goa during the mid-monsoon season. This album covers the principal areas of Hubli-Dharwad of SWR, Karwar, Kumta, Madgaon, and Courtalim of KR. All in all a trip of pure bliss experiencing the 'Monsoon Railway'

Date: 2013-09-05
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 72 items
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KJM WDP-4 thunders over the Zuari viaduct with Konkan Kanya Express bound to Madgaon. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Gooty Alco with Amravati express at Vasco Yard. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Gooty twin WDM-3Ds haul a flat bed for RoRo over Zuari river bound north. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Madgaon bound Konkan Kanya Express led by KJM Beauty 20060 crosses Zuari river viaduct, proceeding to cross the Courtalim Creeks near Vasco.
(Syed Zohaibullah)

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Dadar bound Madgaon Janshatabdi starts its blazing run over Courtalim creek 2 near Vasco with ERS WDM-3A. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Dadar bound Madgaon Janshatabdi clears the dense foliage to cross the mighty Zuari river at Courtalim. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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North bound Goa Sampark Kranti led by Ratlam rebuilt curves at Courtalim Creek 3. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Hubli's WDG-4 hauls a Ro-Ro truck passing by and paying homage to 'Our lady of Perpetual Succour' Church at Courtalim Creek 3 on an overcast afternoon.
(Syed Zohaibullah)

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South bound Madgaon Jan Shatabdi crosses the penultimate station enroute to its destination led by ERS WDM-3A. The ignorant and foolish ladies seen here were sitting on the rails of all the places and failed to notice the train even as the LP...

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Gooty WDM-3A hauls Goa express towards its next stop - Madgaon at Seraulim on a rain drenched evening. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Hubli WDG-4 rushes to Madgaon with a Crane onboard a flatbed under heavy monsoon showers at Seraulim. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Goa express with the slip coaches of Bangalore bound 02779 heads towards Madgaon with inspection van attached to its rear. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Beautiful Hubli Duo make thier way towards Madgaon drenched under the cool Monsoon showers at Seraulim, Goa. (Syed Zohaibullah)

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Golden Rock WDG-3A takes some rest between shunting duties. Hubli WDP-4B is also seen resting at Madgaon Junction as Platform waits for the arrival of 12134 Mangalore - Mumbai Superfast.
(Syed Zohaibullah)

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North bound TVC Rajdhani overtakes Nagercoil-Gandhidham express furiously at Murdeshwar even as the Loco Pilots exchange greetings and flag signal. (Syed Zohaibullah)

Comments
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Excellent sets of pics!!! Great work!!!
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2013 Sep 25 18:25:10 +0100
Beautiful album!!
Posted by Alex P. John on 2013 Sep 25 08:51:22 +0100
Fabulous album. Kudos to your hard work and patience in reaching so many different desolate locations to get these images. Keep it up.
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2013 Sep 24 17:02:56 +0100