Elephant & WAP-7Long time wish of mine finally came true. A mighty elephant enjoying his bath as Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express crosses the river
Vande Bharat ExpressAt sunrise time, the new sensation of Indian Railways, brand new VANDE BHARAT Express doing its first trial run before inauguration
Electric & DieselFirst shot with new cam,CANON EOS R10 of electric & diesel traction in yard, at my home station, Thiruvananthapuram Central Station
White in greeneryA clean ERODE WAP-7 powering VANCHINAD Express negotiating through gradients in lush greenery on the outskirts of the city
Blue WAP-4Three days after the capture of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav" WAP-7, I got lucky to capture the "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav" WAP-4
Celebratory colorsWAP-7 with special paint scheme to commemorate the 75th year of Indian Independence "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav"
Snow whiteOnly time when a WAP-7 looks beautiful is, when it is out of the manufacturing unit or right after periodical overhauling
Yesterday & todaySame train yesterday was powered by 30 years old WAG-5HA and today by 3-phase WAP-5 of VADODARA shed
Climbing gradientOld freight workhorse with a light load climbing a small gradient towards Thiruvananthapuram Central
Inside teak forestShoranur Jn bound train rolling through teak forest of Nilambur route with PONMALAI WDP-4D in lead
WAG-9HC new seriesNew series, 41XXX, WAG-9HC of ITARSI shed with a light load of BCNA consist crossing River Nila
25 yearsIn service for 25 years, 222XX series WAP-4 held by ARAKKONAM shed, still in pristine condition, entering Thiruvananthapuram city
All electric classMy first visit to Konkan region after traction conversion, got lucky to spot all common class of electric locos in a span of two days
Last diesel tractionKRISHNARAJAPURAM WDP-4D will be the last diesel traction in my area and change to electric traction can happen anytime
MU WAP-4Even though WAP-4 work as single powering unit, some sheds have added cables and port for WAP-4 to work as multiple units with freight trains