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Vizag Station

September 28, 2009

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Amazingly clean and swanky station at Vizag.

Location: Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

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On the way from the Harbour in Vizag

LOCO CLASS: H.P.- 3 under V.P.T This 3100 HP WDG-3A locomotive no. HP-3 VPT is equipped with special features as per the demand of Vishakhapattanam Port Trust. This 16 cylinder diesel locomotive is equipped with microprocessor controlled system also. for more information visit: DLW Dispatches Loco to Vishakhapattanam Port Trust VISAKHAPATNAM PORT TRUST : PORT RAILWAYS

Railway Xing Trainspotting at Barabhum

So on our Road Trip to Garpanchkot, this was a Railway Crossing at which we got caught up for a while. And was I glad. The First Train to pass was a Goods Train with the following loco pulling it along. Loco No.: 27032 | Loco Class: WAG-7 | Sub Class: | Shed Name(code): Mughalsarai (MGS) | Manufacturer Serial Number: | Manufactured Date: | Manufacturer: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) | Loco Name: | Status: In Service | Old Loco Class: | Livery: Blue With Single White Strip Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The crossing remained closed as this lone loco came down the track from the station and then headed back down a different track. Notice how while heading towards us, it had the rear Pantograph drawing power. Then it came to a stop, lowered that one, and raised the other pantograph and drew power again and headed back down after the turnout switch had been acti

Kolkata2Kutch Roadtrip: Orchha Railway Station Crossing

Imagine my excitement of finally being in a traffic pile up and then noticing it's a Railway Crossing 10 cars ahead. So I switched off the car and made a quick dash to the crossing. When I got there, I noticed on the left was Orchha Railway Station and standing there was a Passenger Train with a beautiful WDG-4 Diesel Locomotive. It's not uncommon in these kind of terrain to find WDGs & WDMs pulling passenger trains. So while a got a couple of shots, I realised by the signals that this train was not going to move as it was waiting for a clear line; there was a train going to be arriving from the opposite direction. Oh the sheer excitement of capturing two Locos in one stop. Sure enough, a a couple of minutes came blasting a Blue WDM-3 Diesel Locomotive pulling a passenger train. Loco No.: 12363 | Loco Class: WDG-4 | Sub Class: | Shed Name(code): Sabarmati (SBI) | Manufacturer Serial Number: WDG-4-350 | Manufactured Date: | Manufacturer: Diesel Locomotive Works (D

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