Exclusive Footage of the Only Electrified IR Metre Gauge Section - Villupuram to Chennai (Dec 1999)

Описание: A New Year gift from my side - coverage of the Electrified MG section from Villupuram to Egmore. I was traveling in Nellai Exp. (BG) from Tirunelveli to Chennai and my train was around an hour late at Villupuram. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise since I was able to relish this section in the day time, and capture YAM1 locos & MG EMUs to my heart's content. At that time, the section break-up was as follows:
Villupuram to Chengalpattu : electrified MG and non-electrified BG
Chengalpattu to Tambaram : double electrified MG and non-electrified BG
Tambaram to Egmore : triple electrified MG and electrified BG

Video starts off with my train entering Villupuram along with the MG Kamban Exp. and ends with my last sighting of a YAM1 parked at Egmore. Be sure to enjoy the following:
YAM1 attachment at Villupuram followed by swapping of pantos
YAM1 locos hauling passenger/express trains
YAM1 locos parked at Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Egmore
Plenty of MG EMUs in action including a few of them racing with my train
Footage of various stations along the way including suburban Chennai
MG OHE regulation arrangements using either three or four masts
Halts at Tindivanam, Melamaruvathur, Madurantakam, Chengalpattu, Tambaram
MG bridge across the Palar river

This footage always draws mixed emotions from me - happy that I was able to be up, close and personal with MG electrics for one last session, and sad that I will never see them in action again.