First run

First end to end electric traction run of Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express with KANPUR WAP-7 covering 3149 kms

Bye forever

After years of diesel traction, it was very emotional to spot the last run of ERNAKULAM WDP-4D with Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

Best ones

Future in balance as electric traction takes over, ERNAKULAM Diesel Shed sends the best of its locos for the final runs of this premium class train

Final days

Final days of diesel traction for this longest running Rajdhani Express, a premium class train of Indian Railways and love of diesel traction fans

Through paddy fields

Crossing Thamirabarani river surrounded by lush green paddy fields of Ambasamudram with Western Ghats in the background

At sunrise

My 1500th picture in RP. At sunrise with light mist around, ERNAD Express crossing Kaithapuzha lake powered by ARAKKONAM WAP-4

The crew of the YG 3418 and the shed master are proudly posing for the photographer at the Agra Idgah shed.

Greetings from Loco crew

Surprised to see men with camera at quite remote location, the assistant waves at us while their EMD eases Kolhapur to Pune passenger train throug... (more)

The Ramgotty story goes back to 1863, when a private firm called the Indian Branch Railway Company, opened the 27 km line from Nalhati to Azimganj, both places in present-day West Bengal. The trac... (more)

Off-link locomotives

Kolhapur to Mumbai Koyna express hauled by off-link WDG-3A pair from Kazipet shed.

The YCG-1 was a class of electric locomotives built in the 1930s in England for use on the metre-gauge electrified lines in the Chennai (Madras) area. The name stands for (Y)metre gauge, (C)DC ele... (more)

Morning light on shinning locomotives

Morning light spills over the long goods train as a pair of shinning WDM-3D's lead the train through the countryside.

The electric locomotive #4006 of the GIPR (Great Indian Peninsula Railway), Later CR (Central Railway) has been built in 1930 and was named Sir Roger Lumley. It is preserved at the Delhi National ... (more)

The X class is a metre gauge 0-8-2T rack and pinion compound locomotive used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. They are used on the 28-kilometre-long (17 mi) ... (more)

Grime power

Jan Shatabdi Express with its colorful carriages powered by a grime power rushing to its final destination, Thiruvananthapuram Central