Woow, great snaps. 22580 seems to be the latest WAP 4 in the Erode stable.

Photograph by Johnnie the Walker

I remember, once i was travelling by the DQ to Pune ( I think it was 1st Jan'04), & just the DQ was halted at MHC for quite a while, as there was a goods train ahead of us. At MHC, we were diverted on the centre track sight upto LNL.

Udit, the 2nd (middle) coach in the photo is not a 2A coach but a pantry car - identifiable by a single door at one end. As for the maroon livery on the 3A coach - these coaches started life in this livery - the dark blue/light blue livery was made standard only a few yrs later. Also, some 3A coaches have been converted back to VB for some VB trains and these retain the old maroon livery.

Cool pic.....what time was this pic taken???? is the traing going towards mumbai or southwards

You are better off. I was issued a luggeage slip for the excess fare by reservation office MAO, for travelling from BCT to BRC on Paschim exp way back in 1993. It had a stamp of the resvn. office, hence I could convince the TC on the train.

Apurva, thanks for the lovely photo series!!! Indeed a treat!! Would have surely loved to participate in this trek - Sandeep Bhate.

Indeed a rare scene. Thanks for catching such a action and sharing :) - Sandeep Bhate.

Why are there so many overhead wires and supports on the pillar just besides the WDM? - Sandeep Bhate.

Xian,

The driver was not worried about having a run over type of accident, we are at quite a safe distance from his train. He was upset at being photographed. Some of the IR is like that.