Upload no. 159- The magic of
Metre Gauge Railways;
Indian Railways
Metre Gauge network of Indian Railways has always been an Interesting part; worthy of exploring, admiring, traveling and capturing.
In my recent trip to the
North and
Western parts of
India, I got an opportunity to travel in the MG trains traversing these parts, Part2 of which i am presenting to you now.
The Part 1 of this
Coverage can be seen here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSEucJxJWXQ
In this compilation, I present a coverage of the MG network near
Bareilly,
Uttar Pradesh. Carrying on from the first part, My friends and I boarded the passenger which arrived for a crossing at
Shahi, and headed back to Bijauria (as can be seen in the pics during the initial few seconds of the
Journey).
The Passenger dropped us at Bijauria and we headed Westwards and settled a few metres before the bridge over a small
Canal. The first action we captured was the
Aishbagh bound Ruhelkhand express, the MG Jansadharan of this section, which pulled into Bijauria led by IZN YDM4 6591. After this we explored the place a bit a found a spot which would portray the bridge in a beautiful frame. The entire surrounding was serene and peaceful, only to be disturbed by a shrill honk of a YDM4 leading the Tanakpur-Izzatnagar
Passenger out of Bijauria. The reflection of the train in the water only added beauty to the spectacle.
Post this capture, we took the next passenger service to
Pilibhit; presently India's largest MG
Junction, to refresh ourselves and get some lunch.
The Junction offers a 4 way branch off for the viewer, with lines heading towards
Mailani Jn.;
Shahjahanpur Jn.;
Tanakpur and
Izzatnagar. It was buzzing with activity all through the afternoon, and we got to see a lot of YDMs; two of which I have presented in this clip; the Tanakpur-Shahjahanpur Passenger, which came for a loco reversal& the Shahjahanpur-Pilibhit Passenger
Service which terminated at the station. After a light lunch and some exploring, we boarded the Ruhelkhand express back to Izzatnagar. IZN YDM4 6751 was our power this time. Another interesting thing which i noticed in Pilibhit was the concept of
Signalling, it was some sort of a cross between
Semaphore and MACL signals. As we headed out of Pilibhit, we bade goodbye to this unique combination and headed into MACL territory with some furious acceleration past the Devha
River.
Rushing through the countryside of
Northern UP; we soon rushed past Shahi, where we were halted in the morning. After completing our scheduled halt in Bijauria, we departed as we recollected memories of the morning session of RF.
Pretty soon we were racing past Sethal, where the token exchange process happened (apologies for the shakes)
. In the morning this was the same place where we crossed the
Gokul express.
Running through the rustic MG line through remote Jungles and fields, we were soon racing past Dibnapur halt station. The LPs displayed some furious notching and twin tone honking; music to any MG lover.
Pretty soon we were knocking on the doors of Bhojipura Jn., and as we slowed down on the MG-BG
Crossover, memories of the day came back to my mind. I could not cover the Bhojipura-Izzatnagar section since my memory card was full and i left the spares in the hotel room, but i was content with what I got. It was a journey filled with pleasant memories which I will cherish for a long time to come.
Please Watch and
Enjoy the video, comments, suggestions and reviews are welcome.
Part 3 coming soon.
Other Videos from the
Circular Trip:-
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Lucknow Mail Journey
Compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV8nIK6kBgI
Kashi Vishwanath Express Journey Compilation (Watch out for a very rare scenario): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJLH6R82gmg
Fag
End of my Journey, KR Crossings-
Trivandrum Rajdhani and
Ernakulam Duronto- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxcJvwyZHw0
ALCo playlist- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHsNegJtYkTuTMAR2XmXFf0tnoKm-D0Xa
- published: 06 Sep 2015
- views: 2172