Purvanchal Express - Poorvottar ka Sikandar

#ShiradiGhat
Sakleshpura - Subrahmanya Ghat Section.
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There are many things that can be said of this section.........
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one of the steepest BG sections of IR, an Indian engineering marvel, a section that descends drastically from some 889 m to 114 m, the numerous tunnels and bridges, the hardworking IR men who brave the wild animals, leeches and rain to keep the section working, the intermediate stations - totally cut off from the world and having to depend on the passing trains for everything.....
But the thing that comes foremost to the mind is the mesmerising beauty of the dense forest and the mountains that this line cuts through. It will leave you speechless.
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And SWR has done one of the few right decisions by giving this train LHB rake. Some ____ commented that this train doesn't "deserve". As if they are the ones to decide.
They need to travel through this section to know the continuous curves winding down/up the gradient and the strain it puts on the couplers. If any train "deserves" it ..... then it is this and other trains on this section, which will give them added safety.
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Just a few glimpses - my pics.
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