Returning to base

After a round trip of 6000+ kms, KERALA Express returning to Thiruvananthapuram Central for a much needed wash and maintenance

Mixed up loco roster

Due to unforeseeable circumstances loco roster gets mixed up and will get lucky to spot VADODARA WAP-7 deep down south

Erode WAP 4 brings the empty rake of Kerala express

Curvy station

Edava station, a curvy station in the village of Edava, where MEMU and local passenger trains have halt is one my favorite trainspotting spot

Another ALCo power lost

Once powered by ERODE WDM-3D/3A, now the power changed to ERODE WDP-4D after up-gradation to UTKRISHT Express

Clean train

Past one year this train was so dirty due to poor maintenance but sustained effort by many regular passengers including me, now it is clean train

Clean WAP-7

Due to white color, spotting a clean WAP-7 is a rarity but sometimes get lucky and evening light with clear sky makes it more beautiful

Ernakulam Jn-Trivandrum central Vanchinad express pulls in to Pettah for an unscheduled halt

Mumbai CST-Kanyakumari express at Trivandrum Pettah station

Shining carriages

New LHB carriages of KSR Bengaluru - Kanyakumari Express shining in the afternoon light and I could smell fresh paint as they passed by

Clean PONMALAI WDP-4D

I was expecting a dirty WDP-4D but a clean and relatively new WDP-4D turned up on that beautiful sunny late afternoon

Waiting for signal

Garib Rath Express makes a brief halt as signal was red while a passenger gets down to reach home earlier rather than going up to Kochuveli

Spotting THANGAM

50th WAP-7 loco of ROYAPURAM shed "THANGAM" meaning gold, powering Thiruvananthapuram Central bound KERALA Express