Ballari Jn - Look around and enjoy the station. A sacred place where Mahatma Gandhi once spent 8 hours. - Vishwanath Joshi

I have witnessed the two pure major diesel heavens (non wired territory) got converted in to a fully electrified territory infront of me. They are
1. The Itarsi - Allahabad Mainline, where the itarsi & ktE alcos were ruling since long.! Each & every train passing over these section were hauled by twins alcos Or by a single ET based EMD. Surat Chhapra (19045/6) Tapti ganga Express my all time favorite train passes through this section is still remained to get elink end to end, just counting the last days of diesel run 😫
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The Manikpur - Jhansi Branch line of NCR the throne of jhansi based diesel locomotives. Now everthying is gone ruined ! UP Sampark Kranti Express my another favourite trains passes through this section got elink last year from OCT 8th and got new lhb rakes recently.
All that excitement & joy are now lost to the earth. No diversities, No colurful liveries remained. The only thing you will see today is that pathetic red LHB rake with that boring white colured WAP7. The diesel era was a pure nostalgia and will be remembered forever in our hearts.
Electrics cannot match the charm of diesels.😋