ERODE WAP-7

WAP-7 from my favorite shed ERODE powering my favorite train Chennai Mail Superfast Express ripping through Paravaur on a sunny evening

ERS WDG3A 13284 banker pushes Ernakulam Velankanni special after Punalur railway station

Kollam Kottayam passenger

ALCo in slumber

Central Railway Loco Workshop, Parel built ERODE WDM-3D, fresh from overhaul, resting at Kollam Jn siding on sunny evening

Odd carriage

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

Old workhorse

ERODE WAP-4 with 20 years of service, rolling into Paravur station with an hour late Mumbai CSMT - Kanyakumari Express Express

End of an era

Final month of METER GUAGE operation, engineer & flagman watch the broad gauge construction activities as they reverse YDM-4 for next run

Changing times

Spotting a WAP-7 loco was a big thing 4 years back but now it has become common and loco too evolved over time into a high speed loco

Shining WAP-4

If the WAP-4 loco is shining, then chances are more that it is from ARAKKONAM shed which maintains all its locomotives in pristine condition

Electric to diesel territory

ERNAKULAM WDG-3A moving out of Kollam Jn with morning passenger towards diesel power territory of Punalur area

Bad maintenance days

Last year was a bad year for my favorite train with dirty carriages but after lots of protest, now it is back in pristine condition

Banking on a curve

On a sunny morning ERNAKULAM WDG-3A on a banked turn with Kollam Jn - Kottayam passenger as it passes through a populated area