Heavily powered

Dual ERNAKULAM WDP-4D powering Vanchinad Express bound for Thiruvananthapuram Central was surprisingly over powered today

Climbing gradient

ERODE WAP-4 climbing gradient with 22 carriages Intercity Express on its way to final destination, Thiruvananthapuram Central

Friendly wave

Engineer of Vanchinad Express gives me a friendly wave and honking as ERNAKULAM WDP-4D rips past me towards Thiruvananthapuram Central

Scenic Kappil

NETRAVATI Express bound for Thiruvananthapuram Central passing the scenic Kappil village on a sunny evening

First shot of 2021

After a gap of 10 months, first trainspotting session was of mixed feelings as I clicked VANCHINAD Express with ERNAKULAM WDP-4D

Extinct "BALDIE"

Some ALCos were designed with curved front for more aerodynamics but eventually "BALDIE"'s became extinct

CLW built WAP-7

Indian Railways' Chittaranjan Locomotive Works(CLW) produced 402 locomotives in 2018-19, a record production of WAP-5/7 and WAG-9 locos

My home city station

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

6000+ kms

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

Shining VARUN

Far away from home shed, GHAZIABAD WAP-7 a.k.a VARUN powering ANANTAPURI Express was a surprise spotting

Favorite shed

WAP-4 from ERODE shed was my favorite electric loco as they were reliable with less failure and hauled many long distance trains

Efficient WDP-4D

One of the efficient & reliable WDP-4D in PONMALAI shed when I spotted it now transferred to ERNAKULAM shed

First time spotting

Once only held ALCos, ERNAKULAM shed, now holds WDP-4D locos and spotted for first time its WDP-4D with VANCHINAD Express

"THANGAM" again

50th WAP-7 of ROYAPURAM shed a.k.a THANGAM meaning PRECIOUS powering Thiruvananthapuram Central bound KERALA Express

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