Late start

Late start by 8 hours was blessing in disguise as it is impossible to spot this train around my area in the early morning in dim light

Old WAP-7

Old ROYAPURAM WAP-7 with fainted colors and hotel load port placed in a very strange way, diagonally, moving towards some siding

Sunny afternoon

On a clear sky day, LALLAGUDA WAP-7 powering Chennai Mail Superfast Express with HUMSAFAR livery generator car

Nostalgia

WAP-4 with ICF carriages, once a common sight but now a rare and nostalgic sight as WAP-7 and LHB carriages take over passenger train sector

First run

First end to end electric traction run of Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express with KANPUR WAP-7 covering 3149 kms

Bye forever

After years of diesel traction, it was very emotional to spot the last run of ERNAKULAM WDP-4D with Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

Best ones

Future in balance as electric traction takes over, ERNAKULAM Diesel Shed sends the best of its locos for the final runs of this premium class train

Final days

Final days of diesel traction for this longest running Rajdhani Express, a premium class train of Indian Railways and love of diesel traction fans

Through paddy fields

Crossing Thamirabarani river surrounded by lush green paddy fields of Ambasamudram with Western Ghats in the background

At sunrise

My 1500th picture in RP. At sunrise with light mist around, ERNAD Express crossing Kaithapuzha lake powered by ARAKKONAM WAP-4

The crew of the YG 3418 and the shed master are proudly posing for the photographer at the Agra Idgah shed.

Greetings from Loco crew

Surprised to see men with camera at quite remote location, the assistant waves at us while their EMD eases Kolhapur to Pune passenger train throug... (more)

The Ramgotty story goes back to 1863, when a private firm called the Indian Branch Railway Company, opened the 27 km line from Nalhati to Azimganj, both places in present-day West Bengal. The trac... (more)

Off-link locomotives

Kolhapur to Mumbai Koyna express hauled by off-link WDG-3A pair from Kazipet shed.

The YCG-1 was a class of electric locomotives built in the 1930s in England for use on the metre-gauge electrified lines in the Chennai (Madras) area. The name stands for (Y)metre gauge, (C)DC ele... (more)