95 stoppages

Dhanbad Jn / Tatanagar - Alappuzha Express powered by ARAKKONAM WAP-4 covering 2535 kms with 95 stoppages arriving Thrissur

My home city station

My favourite train entering my home city station, Thiruvananthapuram Central Station on its usual platform number 3

Uniformity lost

Last time I spotted this train in Jan, 2020, it had uniform UTKRISHT carriages which eventually got mixed with blue carriages loosing uniformity

Elusive 555

Elusive ERODE WAP-7 30555 powering VENAD Express which had the honor of running with all women crew on International Women's day recently

Shared by all

Humans, birds, cattle and elephants share this river for water and I missed elephants but their droppings can be seen in the picture

GOC WDG 3A 13537 in ED colors with Kollam Sengottai passenger ,entering Kundara

30 years of service

Commissioned in 1991, held by Ghaziabad, Arakkonam & Royapuram sheds and now with DSL-ERODE shed powering morning passenger train

High speed pantograph

Seeing first time, BEZAWADA WAP-4 with Schunk WBL 85 High Speed pantograph passing the outskirts of Thrissur with Shalimar Express

Surveying tracks

Capturing first time, a track recording train surveying unevenness, twist, curvature/alignment, gauge, speed of tracks

Openable part of the Pamban bridge

Short hood front ALCo leads Chennai bound Boat mail through double leaf bascule section of the Pamban railway bridge. Bridge painting work ... (more)

Evening scene

As people arrive on the banks of River Nila to relax and enjoy the sunset, Pune Superfast Express cross the river powered by ERNAKULAM WDM-3A

Erode WAP 7 37304 sporting "Porna Chicken" livery with Chennai Central-Alappuzha express

North-East to South

ARONAI Express connecting Silchar in Assam with Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala with 57 stoppages and distance of 3931 kms

6000+ kms

KERALA Express, after completing 6000+ kms of round trip between Thiruvananthapuram Central and New Delhi, returning to Thrivananthapuram

Diesel power

Due to yard re-modeling work at Mangalore, power change was not possible and hence I got lucky to spot this train with diesel power at this spot