So, a wrap-up of a day-long Railfanning Session with Somanko Da, Rahul Da, Bhavesh and Arajit (partially)....
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Pics 1 & 2: OFFLINK Visakhapatnam WAG-5 #23377 arrives with 12896 Puri to Howrah Express delayed by 2.5 hours at Howrah PF 19
Pic 3: Tatanagar WAP-7 #37032 arrives with 12151 Samarsata Express delayed by 1.5 hours at Howrah PF 22
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more... 4: A side profile of the locomotive
Pic 5: 38709 Santragachi to Kharagpur Local departs from Santragachi PF 4 with a 12-coach rake of Tikiapara Carshed
Pic 6: 22808 Chennai Central to Santragachi A.C. Express arrives at Santragachi PF 4 with Santragachi WAP-4 #22566 as the LP comes out after finishing his duty
Pic 7: 12828 Purulia to Howrah Express arrives at Howrah PF 14, waiting to be shunted to Santragachi Yard (the red locomotive to the left is of 58004 Baghajatin Fast Passenger which arrived at PF 15, thus making it two Santragachi WAP-4s side-by-side in the Old Complex, my 1st such spotting)
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So, I met with others at Bally Halt
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Pic 8: OFFLINK Ghaziabad WAP-5 #30030 passes by with 12379 Sealdah to Amritsar Jallainwalabagh Express
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Arajit bid adieu to us from here.
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Pic 9: Gomoh WAG-9Hi #32011 passes by with a BOXN Rake
Pic 10: OFFLINK Tughlakabad WAP-1 #22006 a.k.a. RAJHANS (still with Ghaziabad marking) passes by with 13050 Amritsar to Howrah Express
Pic 11: Mughalsarai WAP-4 #22798 passes by with 13152 Jammu Tawi to Kolkata Express
Pic 12: 32239 Sealdah to Dankuni Local departs from Bally Halt with a 9-coach rake of Barasat Carshed
Pic 13: Howrah WAP-7 #30300 (live) + Howrah WAP-4 #22241 (dead) with 12495 Pratap Express delayed by 4 hours
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Bhavesh went home from here
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Pic 14: 37021 Howrah to Shrirampur Local departs from Bally with a 12-coach MEDHA Rake of Howrah Carshed
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Rahul Da bid adieu to us onboard this local
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Pics 15 & 16: Visakhapatnam WAP-7 #37067 arrives with 18646 Hyderabad to Howrah East Coast Express delayed by nearly 2 hours at Howrah PF 18
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All is well that ends well !