Vabby, in fact I counted the total no of passengers and it was a dissapointing 217. However, they were given a royal carpeted welcome supported by music and flowers. That was indeed a sight to watch !

Thanks. I was lucky to get this snap as I only spent 15 minutes at the station and wasn't expecting the (late-running) train. I suppose even a 1960s design engine is 'modern' compared to the mosque which must be hundreds of years old!
I use a Cosina SLR film camera, which I've had for over 10 years. Not a well-known make but it serves me very well.

Kharad, the Deccan Odyssey remains a dream....the Maharashtra Tourism folks seem to have committed a major blunder of developing this tourist train without performing in-depth market surveys for guaging the demand for such a service among tourists.....& they did not just stop there...they priced it ridiculously high. Needless to say, there were very few takers for this train. Look for drastic reductions to the ticket prices in the near future, if the train is to take off on its inaugural run.

which loco does the Deccan Odessey get?

Pal i bet it was running empty because on the official run they use the wdm-2a of the pow livery which has got a nice emblem on the front some thing like rane bakth or something..

excellent, Thanks a ton Rabibrata for the correction.

Not Jhansi shed, but the loco belongs to TKD (Tughlakabad) shed of NR.

Heritage V/s modernity.. Nice snap.. Paul, which camera were you using for your photography?

This snap entices me to another MG trip, this time in the north.

Yes It does.