ALCO 3807 passes a group of nomadic people (and their camels) camped out next to the line near Kolpur. The train is the Bolan Mail, 1530 Quetta to Karachi.
ALCO 3815, with 3814 pushing, struggle up the 4% grade out of Mach with a train for Quetta. I had walked over a mile from Mach station in a temperature of 44c (111f).
ALCO 3825 is stopped at Mach with the 1130 Quetta to Rawalpindi. Mach station is a terminus so all trains will need to reverse in or out!
5 feet 6 inch gauge ALCO 3831 leaves Quetta with the Bolan Mail, the 1530 to Karachi.
Heavily oil stained, 5 feet 6 inch gauge 3831 built in the 1950s as an ALCO DL500 leaves Kolpur with the "Chiltan Express", 1000 Lahore to Quetta. Kolpur is the top of the tortuous Bolan Pass muc... (more)
