First shot

My first shot with new cam CANON EOS R6 Mark II of legendary MALABAR Express with ERODE DLS WAP-4

Train, Cars & Dog

Morning scene of ARAKKONAM WAP-4 sporting fresh colors with MALABAR Express, car parked on track side and a passing by dog

Red beauty from East

SANTRAGACHI WAP-4 homed in Eastern India, glowing in the morning light of New Year day, powering MALABAR Express in South India

On a curve

One of the oldest trains of IR, Malabar Express negotiates the big curve as it enters Thiruvananthapuram city, powered by ARAKKONAM WAP-4

Friendly gesture

Loco pilot switches on the headlamp as a friendly gesture as ARAKKONAM WAP-4 powering MALABAR Express rushes towards final destination

Golden hour

At the final moments of the golden hour of sunrise, MALABAR Express with an old ERODE shed workhorse crosses Paravur lake

2-in-1

Two popular modes of transport in India, train and auto rickshaw in single frame where train transports hundreds of people while the other 3-4 people

Utkrisht carriages

As part of improvisation of old carriages with more facilities, old carriages gets new color scheme also and referred as UTKRISHT carriages

Lucky spotting

First IGBT ( Insulated-gate bipolar transistor ) fitted WAP-7 of LALLAGUDA shed powering MALABAR Express arriving at Thiruvananthapuram

Super crawler

Known as "Super crawler", MALABAR Express entering Thiruvananthapuram city with shining UTKRISHT carriages on a sunny morning

Odd carriage

MALABAR Express powered by ROYAPURAM WAP-7 was having an additional UTKRISHT livery carriage which was looking odd

Chase for 30333 over

Fancy number WAP-7 locos 30333/444/555 rarely come before my cam but got lucky with WAP-7 30333 recently with MALABAR Express

Slow train from my state

MALABAR Express, a slow train in express category between Mangaluru Central and Thiruvananthapuram Central with lots of stops