LKF/Lake Gardens (2 PFs)

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Track: Quadruple Electric-Line

Again GOOD LUCK spotted 1st thing in the morning ☺
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Vadodara WAG-5HA Twins waiting for clearance at Lake Gardens. This position is very common resting place for freight trains before they enter the main suburban rail tracks after Ballygunge.
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road numbers of both the locos were very "digital" in nature, as if they were displayed through a LED monitor.
Clicked yesterday morning at Lake Gardens.

Some recent pictures during my visit to Lake Gardens....again....
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Pic 1: 30122 Naihati to Ballygunge Local departing from Lake Gardens towards Ballygunge with a 9-coach rake of Barasat Carshed (the train had considerable crowd right from Naihati through Circular Railway)
Pic 2: 34152 Sealdah to Budge Budge Local departing from Lake Gardens towards Budge Budge with a 12-coach rake of Sonarpur Carshed
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3: 30416 Sealdah to B.B.D. Bag Local arriving at Lake Gardens with a 12-coach rake of Sonarpur Carshed (the timings of this train have been changed henceforth)
Pic 4: New Katni WAG-9Hi #32070 waiting for clearance at Lake Gardens with a CONCOR Rake in tow
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P.S.: Good to see that Ticket Checkers are finally being deployed at Lake Gardens. Also, with the traffic jam all around, travelling by train is faster than travelling by bus between Ballygunge and Majerhat nowadays (even with the low speed).

So, the day ended with a visit to my home station....
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Pics 1 & 2: Asansol WAG-5 #23077 + Asansol WAG-5P #23630 waiting for clearance with a CONCOR Rake
Pic 3: 34143 Budge Budge to Sealdah Local departs from Lake Gardens with a 12-Coach Rake of Sonarpur Carshed
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4: 34148 Sealdah to Budge Budge Local arriving at Lake Gardens with a 12-Coach Rake of Sonarpur Carshed

***BRIGADE SPECIAL***
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The day when Circular Railways was in complete shutdown mode, along with most of Public Transport.
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Pic 1: DIVERTED 30351 Majerhat to Barasat Local arriving at Lake Gardens with a Mixed...
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Jessop & ICF 12-Coacher Rake of Barasat CS
Pic 2: "The mystery train" 34125 Budge Budge to Sealdah Local departing from Lake Gardens (NTES shows this as cancelled)
Pic 3: 34132 Sealdah to Budge Budge Local with a 12-Coach ICF Rake of Sonarpur CS having Aerodynamic Face
Pic 4: AJNI WAG-9 #31385 waiting for final clearance before departing from Lake Gardens with a BOXN Rake
Pic 5: 34127 Budge Budge to Sealdah Local arriving at Lake Gardens with a Mixed Jessop & ICF 12-Coach Rake of Sonarpur CS
Pic 6: DIVERTED 30358 Madhyamgram to Majerhat Local arrives at Lake Gardens with a 9-Coach BEML Rake of Narkeldanga CS (transferred from SER)
Pics 7,8,9: Barddhaman WDM-3A Twins #14020R and #18753R waiting at Lake Gardens for clearance with a Container Rake
Pic 10: DIVERTED 30346 Bangaon to Majerhat Local departing from Lake Gardens
Pic 11: DIVERTED 30333 Majerhat to Habra Local departing from Lake Gardens with the same rake as mentioned in Pic 6 (30358 --> 30333)
Pics 12,13,16: Arakkonam WAG-5HA Twins #23439 and #23480 waiting at Lake Gardens for clearance with a BCNA Rake
Pics 14,15: 30361 Majerhat to Hasnabad Local arriving and departing from Lake Gardens with same rake as mentioned in Pic 10 (30346 --> 30361)
Pic 17: 34056 Kalyani Simanta to Budge Budge Local arrived at Lake Gardens with a 9-Coach ICF Rake of Narkeldanga CS
Pic 18: 34056 and 34133 standing parallely, about to depart in opposite directions
Pic 19: 34133 Budge Budge to Sealdah Local departing from Lake Gardens with same rake as mentioned in Pic 3 (34132 --> 34133)