Rusted, Dusted but still Trusted.

माहूर येथे बालपणापासून आम्ही गेलो सकाळी रेणुकादेवी, दत्त शिखर आणि अनसुया शिखराच्या दर्शनानंतर एक भेट बसस्थानकावर पक्की असायचीच. त्या प्रथेत आजही खंड पडलेला नाही. दोन मिनीटे का होईना मी बसस्थानकावर एक फ़ेरी मारतोच मारतो.

२०१२ साली दिलेल्या भेटीत भेटलेली ही एक जुनी प्रेयसी. (एस. टी. च्या परिभाषेत) वयाने निवृत्तीला आली तरी अजूनही देखणी. 

Old Ashok Leyland Bus serving local route.

Mahur is a pilgrimage place in Naded district and situated on the boarder of Maharashtra and Telangana.

Since childhood, we visit Mahur at least once in a year for holy darshan of Jagadmba Renuka Mata. We also are eager to get some glimpses of Ashok Leyland beasts which were rare in Vidarbha during our childhood. Our parents knew this and they used to take us to Mahur bus stand at least once during our pilgrimage trip.

This oldie is serving "Mahur - Renukagad - Datta Shikhar" route. It is for the facility of devotees to take up to Renuka Mandir and Datta Shikhar and back after their darshan. Mahur depot used to run at least 4 such schedules two in the morning and one each in the afternoon and evening.

This bus is waiting for its next evening schedule at Mahur Bus stand.

MH 20 / D 6308

Ashok Leyland CHEETH model.

Mahur depot, Nanded division

(Nanded division of MSRTC paints the front grill of its buses with yellow.)

Built by MSRTC's Central Workshop Aurangabad

3 by 2 seating arrangement.

Total 54 seats + 1 conductor.

Central Workshop Aurangabad built buses always give a feel of Robust body building of a bus.

(Noteworthy thing is that both the indicators are still intact. Later when C.W.A. started fitting the indicators of its buses at the bottom part of the front grill, we found more than 50 % of them in broken state only after a few months.)

Mahur bus stand

6/6/2012.

18.15 hours.