Pune shed's WDM2 # 17991R starts 51409 Pune - Kolhapur passenger after a 'stop dead and proceed' procedure, necessitated by pre-monsoon track maintenance work. The image clearly shows the gradient of the Shindawane ghat section, 33 kilometers from Pune. 8th May2011apuwdm2click here

Gangmen await Pune's WDM2 # 17575 and the 51409 passenger, climbing onto the embankment of the first Shindawane ghat viaduct. 1st April 2011.apuwdm2click here

Old Pune warhorse WDM3A # 18976R hauls the 51409 passenger out of the Adarki horseshoe. Pieces of flaking paint after the cab door reveals the loco's previous blue themed livery. Visible in the picture is the tracks leading to the horseshoe from Salpa side and behind it, the abandoned MG permanent way. 10th December 2011.apuwdm2click here

The intense mid-day heat sees the 51409 Pune - Kolhapur passenger complete the major ascent through the Shindawane ghat. The white surfaces on the rocks all around us are water paths - expect views showing waterfalls and lush green fauna in a few months from now. 7 April 2012.apuwdm2click hereVIEW IN LARGE

51409 Pune Kolhapur Passenger proceeds towards Jejuri for its next halt. (Ashwin Rao) click here