Got two-day Bonus Holiday from college, so went out again....
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Here is a wrap-up of the spottings on the two days:-
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DAY 1
Pics...
more... 1,2,3: New Katni WAG-9Hi #32034 waiting for clearance at Lake Gardens with a BOBRN Rake
Pic 4: 34117 Budge Budge to Sealdah Local running with a ICF Bombardier Rake of Barasat Carshed arrived at Sealdah PF 14
Pic 5: The same rake working as 34126 Sealdah to Budge Budge Local departing from Lake Gardens
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Just went out looking for this rake on prior information by Somanko Da that there was a Bombardier Rakes of Barasat Carshed running in Sealdah South Section.
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DAY 2
A day of two dirty offlinks.
As per prior information from Amit Kumar Singh Sir, went out looking for the 1st one at Shalimar. A shame that they detached the loco right after it came to a halt at the station. So, got pics of it in light condition.
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Pic 6: OFFLINK Vadodara WAP-7 #39018 waiting for clearance at Shalimar to go towards Santragachi. Pic is taken from HCPV of 18029 Kurla Express (the train which was being hauled by this loco)
Pics 7,8: The same loco proceeding towards Santragachi after getting due clearance
Pics 9,10: An interesting race between Kharagpur WDS-6 #36236 and the Vadodara WAP-7, as they parallely proceed towards Santragachi
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Just as I was proceeding towards Howrah came a message from Somanko Da about the 2nd one, and there I was just in time to capture it.
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Pics 11,12,13: OFFLINK Royapuram WAP-7 #30354 arrives at Howrah PF 19 hauling the 1 hour delayed 12833 Ahmedabad to Howrah Express