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The Indian locomotive class WAG-5 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1968 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic (G) engine, 5th generation (5). They entered service in 1980. .…..................................................... Showing this type Feed, Post, reel,IGTV & talk to me. . Follow me:-- @trainvala . . Share Your Railways Story With Us. . Use Hashtag :-- #trainvala . . Only for you Subscribe YouTube channel:- . Link in Bio . . Any suggestions & Queries Always your welcome . Thanks for Supporting 🙏 ….................................................... . @photographer_of_india @windowseatproject . . #23879 #wag5h #asansol #asiatrain #wag5 #train #trains #trainphotography #ser #indianrailways #locomotive #electriclocomotive #mobilephotography #trainphotography #trainstagram #indiashots #incredibleindia #railway #railways #indianrailway #Railways_of_our_world #followtrain #explore #travel ........................................................ #IndianRailways #MoveItLikeRailways #MakeInIndia #IndiasGreenFuture #AatmanirbharBharat (at Himgir, Chhattīsgarh, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQDEL2nHeNY/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Lineup of Locomotives at Kharagpur ETS by the_obsessed_railfan Via Flickr: From L - R TATA WAG5 23324 SRC WAP4 25051, the last WAP4 ever manufactured BNDM WAG9 31739
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12110 Manmad Mumbai Panchavati express is an extremely popular commuter train – used by thousands of passengers mainly between Nasik and Mumbai. Recently the train got an LHB rake and there was a lot subsequent hype; unfortunately, the new LHB rake did not go well with many regular travellers; due to its cramped seating arrangement and lack of ventilation – which made the journey ‘hell’ for them.
By the way, I was one of those railfans who fell prey to the hype (before the complaints by the regular commuters) ;and thus decided to experience a journey in the LHB rake 😛 . Being the crazy railfan that I am, I reached MMR in the wee hours of the early morning of June 2nd; having taken 13202 LTT-RJPB express from Mumbai the previous night 😛 . After some rather intermittent sleep in the waiting room on Platform 2; I washed my face, brushed my teeth and headed out to PF4; where the rake of Panchavati was shunted in by its loco – HOG-capable Ajni WAP7 30579.
The front EOG was silent, thanks to the HOG loco. My coach D2 looked smart both from the outside and the inside; the focus of the Railways on aesthetics quite obvious – though it was clear that the seating arrangement was not designed with comfort in mind 😛 .
12618 NZM-ERS Mangala Lakshadweep express arrived on PF3 at 05 46 (1 hour 24 mins late), behind a maroon-blue-grey ET WAG5A-P 23486. It departed after a halt of 4 mins; with 3 blasts of the LT horn. An announcement was made for 57516 Nanded Daund passenger to arrive shortly on PF6. 11093 CSMT BSB Mahanagari express departed from PF2 at 05 53, 58 mins late. 08295 Bilaspur Pune weekly summer special arrived on PF5 at 05 57, 1 hour 17 mins late. Meanwhile, I settled into my trackside window seat – the legroom seemed ok to me but the arm space was negligible! 😦 An announcement was made that 12321 HWH CSMT Mail (Via Cheokki) was running 1.5 hours late. We departed at 06 04 (2 mins late) with the LP sounding 2 long (and typically whiny 😛 ) HT horns and a short HT whine as well. A minute later, 13201 RJPB-LTT express (counterpart of the train I had taken to reach MMR 😀 ) arrived on PF3 (1 hour 13 mins late) with ET WAP4 22991.
On PF1, a tanker train arrived led by NKJ WAG5-HA 23745 and WAG5-HE 24434 (with an unmarked and presumably dead WAG9 in tow). As we exited the junction, I saw a crane next to 2 Parcel Vans on the right; as well as the beautiful sight of the sunrise right behind us 🙂 . I also had a view of Siddhivinayak Nagar (with Jai Bhim flags flying tall) on the right. There was a bridge over marsh land full of stagnant patches of water. We soon accelerated to MPS, with the WAP7 losing no time in proving its might 😉 . The LT and HT horns when sounded together seemed like a diesel horn to me! :O I also loved the unique LHB track sounds. We blasted through Summit at 06 17 before a slight drop in speed. The soil of the region was of a dark brown hue; as we sped through huts, cottages, herds of goats, lambs and sheep looked after shepherds, vineries, LCs and a lot of trees. A small town showed up as we pulled into Lasalgaon at 06 26, 8 mins late.
A lot of people got in during the 1-minute halt here. We then crossed 51181 Devlali Bhusawal passenger hauled by chocolate brown KYN WCAM2-6P 21876. There were huge curves to the right as the P7 quickly (but smoothly) raced away to top speed again. We ripped through vineyards, sugarcane and maize fields, LCs, another bridge over stagnant patches of water (Vadala river), and coconut and neem trees; before pulling into Niphad at 06 39, 11 mins late. We had covered the last 17 km in 12 mins at 85 kmph; yet were more than 10 mins late – underlining the outrageously slackless schedule so far! :O On the right, a BCNA rake was standing (facing us) with BSL WAG9H 31356. Some people boarded here, before we departed after another 1-minute halt. Again we effortlessly accelerated to MPS – here is a compilation of the acceleration of WAP7 with this train (from outside MMR and from Niphad):
There was a bridge over a dry river after Kasbe Sukene; before we zipped through Kherwadi at 06 49. The P7 was toying with the rake; the LP adding to my feeling of exhilaration (in the cool morning air) by constantly pressing the HT horn button 😀 . We raced through vineries, cactus plants and a lot of trees before Odha. Then there were huts, cottages, cattle, plantains, gulmohar trees,and a highway across us; before we passed the bridge over the murky Godavari river – meaning we had entered the town of Nasik. There was a really sharp curve; here I could finally see the loco hauling us! 😉 Then there was a TSR of 45 kmph; followed by Ashoka, Eucalyptus, Banyan and Neem trees, a factory (with boards marking it as a Prohibited place), slums, and another TSR of 100 kmph; before we pulled into Nasik Road station(PF3) at 07 03, 4 mins early 🙂 . We had covered the last 32 km in 23 mins at 83.48 kmph 🙂 . There was a massive crowd here, and our coach predictably got packed to the brim! 😛
Since I had not had a decent sleep the previous night, I dozed off in my seat for about half an hour. When I woke up, my ticket was finally checked! 😛 By the way, I was enjoying the speed and acceleration so far; but never left my seat – since the space was limited; though I could stretch my legs, people would have had to get up from their seats to make room for me – this I wanted to avoid. Meanwhile, there was a TSR of 85 kmph and the board mentioned “85 Sharp Curve” 😀 . There were huge (but arid 😦 ) mountains in the distant right, with a dam/bridge-like structure right at the top – which can be observed as a dark brown shade (in the 2nd pic).
There was another TSR of 95 kmph, followed by many sharp curves; where I could see the loco as well as the rear of the train! 😉 We passed under a highway and a small town after Ghoti. Then there was a stream and tall mountain peaks shaped like plateaus.
Soon the town of IGP appeared – with a big mosque as well as a Buddhavihar. We arrived at the station at 07 53, 2 mins early 🙂 . On the right, 12618 Mangala express departed a minute later (1 hour 9 mins late) ; after a loco change from electric to diesel. In the distant right, 11067 LTT-FD Saket express arrived at 07 59; 6 mins late. Meanwhile, I will resume my account of the journey in Part 2 – hope it has been interesting so far! 😉
Technical Terms
LT – Low Tone
HT – High Tone
LP – Loco Pilot
LHB – Linke-Hofmann-Busch (a modern French company which manufactures coaches with high speed capability and anti-climb safety features; used in Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and many Durontos)
LC – Level Crossing
HOG – Head-On Generation (power generated from the engine transferred to the coaches through a cable)
EOG – End-On Generator (a diesel generator attached to both ends of the train to power the coaches)
MPS – Maximum Permissible Speed
TSR – Temporary Speed Restriction
Station Codes
MMR – Manmad
LTT – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (or just Kurla Terminus)
RJPB – Rajendranagar
NZM – Hazrat Nizamuddin
ERS – Ernakulam Junction
ET – Itarsi
CSMT – Mumbai CST
BSB – Varanasi
HWH – Howrah
NKJ – New Katni Junction
KYN – Kalyan
BSL – Bhusawal
IGP – Igatpuri
FD – Faizabad
My first tryst with LHB Panchavati – Part 1 12110 Manmad Mumbai Panchavati express is an extremely popular commuter train - used by thousands of passengers mainly between Nasik and Mumbai.
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This is Part 2 of my account of my train journey by 11042 Chennai Mumbai express on Nov 25 – sorry to keep you waiting; was busy with work over the last few days! Here is Part 1 if you haven’t read it yet! https://ashwinkumar1989.online/2017/12/03/a-return-journey-to-remember-part-1/ As always, please refer to the legend right at the bottom for all Technical terms (again, I haven’t covered all!) and Station codes! On the RU bypass line for freights coming from Gudur, a freight with twin maroon brown WAG5s was waiting for clearance. As we picked up speed, the scenery got even wilder than in the AJJ-RU section; as we were surrounded by forests and mountains (as always) in the distant right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewn1UuKcCGw&t=148s There was a board indicating the Ghat section with MPS of 60 kmph for passengers before Ballapele. The highway gave us company on the right, and it had a checkpost as well. A tanker train crossed us led by LGD WAG9 31154. Have a look at the stunning vistas on offer!
Incidentay, I have kept this as my laptop wallpaper background! 😉 There was a dirty nalla before we passed a forest with a lot of goats and sheep led by a shepherd. The approach to Koduru was very scenic
The loopline speed here was 30 kmph. Then we crossed two dry rivers as well as a WAG9 hauled BOXN rake. There was a plateau on the distant right, as well as a huge apparently rainfed pond on our immediate right.
12163 DR MS ‘Super’ express crossed us with a WAG7 at Pullampet. We were rocking along at a good pace, and overtook some many lorries on the highway. There was a pond which reflected a rock inside it as well as the surrounding mountains on the distant right!
The contrasting nature of the Rayalaseema landscape continued though, as we crossed two more dry rivers! The freight action continued as well, as we crossed a BOXN rake with twin WAG5s before Razampeta, where there was an Electronic In-Motion Weigh Bridge (Whatever that means? :O) on the UP line platform. We then crossed 56012 HX – AJJ passenger led by AJJ WAM4 21320 at Hastavaramu. There was a lake with crystal clear water near the mountains. Then we crossed the dry (except for a few patches of stagnant water) Chaiyyeru river on a bridge which had a PSR of 50 kmph.
At Nandalur, an AutoLinx Car Carrier freight hauled by a blue ED WAG7 stopped on the mainline. As we departed, we overtook a BCNA rake led by twin ED WAG7s 27496 and 27494. There was a beautiful lake with a lot of grass growing inside it, followed by a TSR of 30 kmph.
There was another lake with a lot of thorns before Ontimitta.
There was a line going to the right after Bhakrapet, followed by yet another TSR of 30 kmph and a dry river. We had an unscheduled halt of 3 mins at Kanamalopalle, which is yet another scenic station.
Here a flatbed freight with Iron Coils crossed us led by twin ED WAG7s (leading 27768). Meanwhile, in the Western bio-toilet; the flush leaked out water whenever I used it, and someone had thrown a paper packet in the commode! Yuck. A lot of people got in during our 3-min halt at Kadapa, after which there was yet another dry river with a few stagnant patches of water. The freight action rolled on as another BCNA rake crossed us with a WAG9. I dozed off for a while. When I woke up, we were leaving Yerraguntla (18 03, 29 mins late) ; and it was already dark. 57273 UBL TPTY passenger (which was running more than 2 hours late) entered led by GY WDP4D 40204 and a dead blue-white WDM3D behind. The line to Nandyal branched off to our right There were huge mounds of stone waste as well as pits, before we crawled through Kalamalla; where I spotted twin Ajni WAG7s (leading 27184) in Tigerface livery.
There was a factory in the distant right. Our coach was fairly crowded now. The never-ending freight action continued, as we crossed a BOXN rake hauled by twin Ajni WAG7s. From MAS to GTL, 11041/42 has a similar halt pattern as that of the supercrawler 11027/28 CSMT – MAS Mail. Our next halt was at Muddanaru, where again quite a few people got in. Funnily, there was a big board which spelt the station as “Muddanur”! 😛 At the next station Kondapuram, we had a longish halt of 9 mins for watering. Here, a freight hauled by an EMD skipped the station at MPS; sounding the LT horn (similar to that of an electric) continuously followed by a short burst of the HT horn. As we exited the station, there were two big water-tanks on the right; followed by a sub-station and a factory, as well as a highway on the right. This was followed by yet another bridge on a dry river with a TSR.
Then there was suddenly a huge jerk as we apparently hit an object on the track (a stone, according to my co-passengers)! This was one of the rare times I had actually felt scared during a train journey, especially given the spate of derailments we have had in the last 1 year or so! Anyway, this sensation of fear would not last long; especially with a train fanatic like me! We passed a few more factories with fire burning in the chimneys of two such factories. There was another unscheduled halt at Challavaripalle for less than a minute before we pulled into Tadipatri at 19 24, half an hour late. 12708 NZM TPTY AP Sampark Kranti express with 5 AC coaches entered nearly 3 hours late behind an EMD. I had dinner from the pantry, which comprised 3 chapatis with paneer mutter. It was quite tasty.
Meanwhile, we were losing time; and the ride was not very smooth – there was a lot of lateral movement. We had yet another unscheduled halt – this time for as long as 16 mins, at Rayalacheruvu. Another family got in here. Then there was a halt of 3 mins on the mainline at Jakkalacheruvu which is a ghost station. The light from an excavator nearby shone on a family camping and having dinner on a mat – this is the beauty of train journeys, especially in non AC! You get to see so much of the countryside and its wonderful people, and these sights are even more scenic in the night! Anyway, coming back to the journey; I had thought these unscheduled halts would be the last in store for us that day – I was emphatically wrong. We were again halted at Gooty cabin (with the BPCL factory in the right), and this time for a monumental 40 mins or so!
A rather crowded 18464 SBC BBS Prashanti express was standing adjacent to us. It honked (HT electric horn, probably WAP1/4) and departed ahead of us. Then 17212 YPR MTM Kondaveedu express overtook us led by GY WDP4D 40150 honking continuously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBtchfI0Xf0 Then 16570 KCG YPR tri-weekly express crossed us led by KJM WDG3A 13285 honking and chugging hard, as we finally departed! We limped into Gooty at 21 14, 1 hr 46 mins late. Here there was diesel freight action in the form of a BCNA rake led by GY WDG3A 13100, and a flatbed rake with Iron coils led by twin GY WDM3Ds 11351 and 11321. Again, there was more agony for us; in the form of an overtake by the shining rake of newly converted LHB superfast 12793 TPTY NZB Rayalaseema express led by LGD WAP4 22643 – believe it or not, both the HT and LT horns of this beast (as the train departed) were of the pure P7 variety! :O
Apparently to compensate (the railfan in me) for the long wait, the station was full of ALCO honking and chugging, and EMD whining sounds! We finally departed at 21 48, 2 hrs 18 mins late! There was another flatbed rake led by GY WDM3D 11342 and the Indian Oil factory on the right. We crossed two bridges over dry rivers (yet again!) . It was time for me to lie down on my LB. We were already running way behind schedule, and would lose more time during the next long halt at GTL – for our WAP1 would be replaced with a diesel; which would take us all the way to Mumbai! Of course, 11042 has huge slack later in the journey from Yadgir to Wadi – 2 hrs 5 mins for a distance of 38 km! Anyway, to find out how well we make use of this slack, you will have to wait for Part 3! Happy reading till then!
Technical Terms
MPS – Maximum Permissible Speed
PSR – Permanent Speed Restriction
TSR – Temporary Speed Restriction
LT – Low Tone
HT – High Tone
EMD – Electro Motive Diesel (and a modern class of diesel engines)
ALCO – American Locomotive Company (and a class of diesel engines of the 1960s)
LHB – Linke-Hoffman-Busch (German company whose technology is used to produce modern coaches – mostly seen in Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Durontos)
Station Codes
RU – Renigunta
AJJ – Arakkonam
LGD – Lallaguda
DR – Dadar (Central)
MS – Chennai Egmore
HX – Kadapa
ED – Erode
UBL – Hubli
TPTY – Tirupati
GY – Gooty
CSMT – Mumbai Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai CST with the ‘Maharaj’ in it! 😛 )
MAS – Chennai Central
NZM – Hazrat Nizamuddin
SBC – Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru (or just Bangalore City 😛 )
BBS – Bhubaneswar
YPR – Yeshwantpur
MTM – Machilipatnam
KCG – Kacheguda
KJM – Krishnarajapuram (KR Puram)
NZB – Nizamabad
LGD – Lallaguda
GTL – Guntakal
A Return Journey To Remember – Part 2 This is Part 2 of my account of my train journey by 11042 Chennai Mumbai express…
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Since when I have found train journeys “dreary” or “forgettable” ? Well, this one by 11044 MDU-LTT express was a notable exception. It is a weekly train with oodles of slack at quite a few points in its schedule:
5 hours 35 mins for a distance of 132 km (at an average speed of 23.64 kmph) between CGL and RU
45 mins for a distance of 28 km (at an average speed of 37.33 kmph) between GY and GTL
4 hours 10 mins for a distance of 107 km (at an average speed of 25.68 kmph) between Raichur and Wadi
I am not counting the slack right towards end of the destination; as it is present in nearly all trains. However, adding up all the slack I’ve mentioned; it comes to 10.5 hours for a paltry distance of 267 km – at a measly average speed of 25.42 kmph; something that would put even a passenger train stopping at every station to shame. Considering that the train takes 35 hours 45 mins to cover an overall distance of 1694 km (at an average speed of 47.38 kmph) between MDU and LTT, you can imagine the scope of speeding up it has – IMHO at least 4 hours can easily be shaved off the schedule; this is after taking into account the slack necessary for overcoming delays likely to be encountered in the single sections in between GR and DD (and the one between CGL and AJJ) that the train has to traverse. Besides, the train has a total of 24 stops; which is not a lot for such a huge distance.
Anyway, I am talking too much 😛 . However, you can now understand why a journey by this train would be dreary even for a hardcore railfan 😛 . Especially when it is in Sleeper Class and in the month of May. As it is, I was already tired; after the travel of the last one day or so – which involved a more than 9 hours overnight AC Semi-Sleeper bus journey from Chennai to Karaikudi, the travel between Karaikudi and Devakottai (to meet the mother of my best friend); and another bus journey (2.5 hours) from Karaikudi to Trichy. After an early dinner at a Cafe near TPJ, it was time to board 11044 on the night of 5th May – in order to reach Mumbai on the early morning of Monday 7th; so that I could then report to office at 9 am like any other day! The plinthed steam engine near the station was a sight for sore eyes on a sultry summer night.
The station building was neat and simple, with a host of vehicles at the exit.
16187 KIK-ERS “Tea Garden” express was standing on Platform 1 (the same platform on which 11044 was expected to arrive later) behind an EMD. 12605 MS-KKDI Pallavan express was expected to arrive on PF5 at 21 10, 10 mins late. At 20 10 (the scheduled time of departure for 16187), the LP sounded many intermittent blasts of the HT horn. 2 mins later, an LT horn was sounded and the train finally departed. RPM WAP7i 30482 was standing in the far right. 56830 RMM-TPJ passenger arrived behind GOC WDG3A 13283. 16231 MV-MYS express chugged hard into PF2 behind ED WDM3D 11295. Then 11044 came with KYN WDP4D 40234 on PF1. My coach S7 was of a 2013 make, with plug points in all bays, bio toilets as well as mirrors in the main bays. I soon slept after brushing my teeth; though I would wake up quite a few times during the course of the stuffy night.
I didn’t really need the bedsheet I had brought (the weather being so sultry); moreover I had to try quite a few different positions in order to sleep comfortably in my SUB – which didn’t allow my to stretch my legs fully, given my height. Lesson for me: never book Side Berth in Sleeper Class henceforth (unless it is a daytime journey)! Also, the AJJ maintenance block (https://www.irctchelp.in/2016/01/all-special-train-blocks-updates-2016.html) had affected this train too – we were diverted via VM-Tiruvannamalai-KPD-Melpakkam-AJJ bypass-RU! I could sense that we were stopped for quite a few crossings in the single line section between VM and KPD – in the middle of the night. I woke up around 07 55; to find our coach quite crowded – predictably, with many unreserved passengers. I had a tough time trying to find my sandals around all the luggage placed; ended up cursing a lot before I eventually found them in the adjacent side bay – apparently they had been placed there accidentally by the OBHS staff.
Anyway, this was an early indicator as to how the rest of the journey would pan out – more on that later! I washed my face and brushed my teeth. The sidebay had to be shared with two people instead of one (as mentioned earlier, due to the prevalence of unreserved passengers in the coach); it was just as well that I had a trackside emergency window seat – though I resisted the temptation to push the blood red bars up 😛 . It seemed our coach had a flat wheel at the front. We passed through greenery with lot of plantains, mountains in the distant right, a lot of buildings, huts and cottages, and a highway across us; before pulling into Razampeta at 08 22, 14 mins late. So it seemed the route diversion had not affected us a great deal! Well, slack does have a few benefits after all :P. After a halt of 2 mins, we overtook 57274 TPTY-UBL passenger standing there behind GY WDM3D 11338.
Meanwhile, more repercussions were slowly coming out from the AJJ fiasco. My grandmother’s sister was to travel in 12028 MAS-SBC Shatabdi the previous day – she had reached MAS at 16 30, an hour before the train’s departure. Then she had to wait for about 4 hours in the AC waiting room – the train ultimately being rescheduled by 5 hours; before heading into a queue which turned out to be complete chaos – as there were hundreds of people (along with her) in line to cancel their tickets (for various other trains)! To top it all, the staff rudely told my grand-aunt that only I could cancel the ticket; since I had booked it! There was also no point in going ahead with the trip since the train would then reach SBC at a very odd hour. Thus she had called me the previous night regarding this affair; at that time I was unfortunately lying on my SUB!
Only that morning (after doing my usual routine) I saw my grand-aunt’s messages and then tried to log into the IRCTC website through my mobile data; it took a lot of time as the network was weak. I could not cancel the ticket (since the journey date had already passed), but somehow managed to file a TDR under the reason “Train late by more than 3 hours and passenger not travelled���. Coming back to the journey, we crossed a BOXN freight from which twin WDG4s (Trailing – 12145 of UBL) were detached. We then overtook a BOXN rake with VSKP WAG9H 31986 at Yerraguntla through the loopline. There was a PSR of 30 kmph for the UP loop. Then there were huge mounds of stone and granite waste, big pits and some stagnant water. We also crossed a light WAG9; and then overtook a twin WAG5 hauled BOXN freight, as well as a WDG4 hauled freight; at MPS, at Kalamalla.
There was a factory with towering chimneys and 5 tall cooling towers (similar to that of RTPS) in the distant right. The freight action continued unabated as another BOXN rake hauled by twin WDG4s crossed. An electrified line joined us on the right. We overtook yet another BOXN freight on that line led by twin maroon brown AJJ WAG5s 23537 and 23274; as it entered Muddanaru. Then there was a small bridge followed by huts and cottages, and a highway across us under construction. There was also the usual scenery in the form of bushes and shrubs, a hill in the distant right; and Neem, Peepal and Palm trees. The huge windmills on the hill stood out amongst the otherwise drab scenery. Then there was an LC with many vehicles, and a road gave us company briefly on the right. There were a lot of buildings, huts and cottages, a church, a water tank, a temple, and a small bridge; before Mangapatnam.
From here, the region seemed to become more a bit more fertile; as seen by the rows of tiny trees, coconut trees; and a lake and a rain-fed pond in the distant right. However, this was immediately contrasted with some thorny plants as well as bushes and shrubs. There were gangmen at work on the right track, before we reached Kondapuram for our first watering halt; which lasted 11 mins. Then there was a TSR of 90 kmph, followed by 4 water tanks and an industrial unit. We crossed the bridge over the dry Chitravathi river (wonder how the water at the station is sourced, if the river is dry? :O ), followed by green watered fields and coconut and palm trees. There were more rows of small coconut trees as well as a shepherd leading a flock of cattle at Regadipalli. This was followed by another highway across us under construction and some quarrying work; with excavators and bulldozers. Also small cottages were being built.
There were small cottages, a temple and some firewood stacked up at Vanganur. We crossed an express behind a WAP4. Then there was another bridge over a dry river, followed by trees and an LC. There were big factories at Challavaripalli as well as a mall bridge. An electrified line from the factories joined at the station. There were a lot of settlements in the distant right, a church, more stone waste, a rather run-down HMP Co. Ltd unit and a highway across us; before we entered Tadipatri. There were buffaloes on a platform being constructed in the right. We accelerated through the mainline to pass the station without stopping. Then there was arid land; which was why I was surprised to see a brown deer with tall horns! :O There was yet another freight at Komali, followed by two small bridges (again!) and another road giving us company for a while. We also crossed another express before the bridge over the (not surprisingly 😛 ) dry Pennar river. We had an unscheduled halt of a minute at Juturu, where a shepherd was leading goats and sheep to graze. There was also an electrified line branching off to the right.
There was another electrified line (bypassing the station) which came from the right.
I would dearly love to know more about these lines! Meanwhile our EMD beast smoked up as we accelerated out of the station. There was a girder bridge, followed by bushes and shrubs, more stone waste, another highway across us; and (again!) mountains in the distant right. I saw the Lions Club of Rayalacheruvu, which looked impressive. After Jakkalacheruvu (where there was a track-level platform) the landscape became less arid again; with coconut groves, palm trees; and goats and lambs grazing. The approach to GY was signalled by a BPCL Plant, a Prohibited Area nearby, ballast stacked up along with a bulldozer at work on the left; and a lady shepherding buffaloes with a man in tow. We crossed twin WDG3As (trailing – 13067 of GY) before arriving at the junction ay 11 54, 11 mins late. At this point, I am sorry to stop; since it has become exhausting to write this much already! 😛 Fear not, you may not have to wait long for Part 2. Happy reading till then!
Technical Terms
EMD – Electromotive Diesel (and a modern class of diesel engines)
LP – Loco Pilot
HT – High Tone
LT – Low Tone
OBHS – Onboard Housekeeping Services
TDR – Ticket Deposit Receipt (for getting refund when ticket cannot be cancelled)
PSR – Permanent Speed Restriction
TSR – Temporary Speed Restriction
MPS – Maximum Permissible Speed
LC – Level Crossing
Station Codes
MDU – Madurai
LTT – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (or just Kurla Terminus)
CGL – Chengalpattu
RU – Renigunta
GY – Gooty
GTL – Guntakal
GR – Gulbarga
DD – Daund
AJJ – Arakkonam
TPJ – Trichy Junction
KIK – Karaikal
ERS – Ernakulam Junction
KKDI – Karaikudi
MS – Chennai Egmore
RPM – Royapuram
RMM – Rameshwaram
GOC – Golden Rock (Ponmalai)
MV – Mayiladuthurai
MYS – Mysore
ED – Erode
KYN – Kalyan
VM – Villupuram
KPD – Katpadi
TPTY – Tirupati
UBL – Hubli
MAS – Chennai Central
SBC – Bangalore City
VSKP – Visakhapatnam
RTPS – Raichur Thermal Power Station
A long, dreary and forgettable journey – Part 1 Since when I have found train journeys "dreary" or "forgettable" ? Well, this one by 11044 MDU-LTT express…
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Yes. Yet another outing to Pune – hope you won’t get bored by now 😛 . Nearly a month ago, I had made a similar trip in order to buy Shrewsbury biscuits from the famous Kayani bakery – only to end up buying from Naaz Bakery (which is not as good as the former) instead; as I learned (after going all the way to Pune 😛 ) that Kayani is closed on Sundays. For the blogs of said trip in February, please refer https://ashwinkumar1989.online/2018/02/28/a-sunday-excursion-to-pune-part-1/ and https://ashwinkumar1989.online/2018/03/01/a-sunday-excursion-to-pune-part-2/ . This time I was determined to buy the same biscuits from Kayani instead (along with Mava Cakes – which Kayani is additionally famous for); so I decided to go on a Saturday (24th March) instead. Another purpose of the trip was to meet my friend – railfan Jyothish KD; who had recently relocated to Pune from his hometown in Kerala.
The train of choice for the onward journey was 11301 CSMT-SBC Udyan express. On the day of the trip; I woke up at around 6 am, had coffee, had a bath and took an auto to Vikhroli station; to board a local to Dadar. KYN WDM3D 11362 had brought 11004 Savantwadi Road Dadar Tutari express to Dadar. Chocolate boy KYN WCAM2-6P 21862 had brought 11022 TEN-DR Chalukya express from Pune. Another chocolate boy KYN WCAM2-6P 21878 had brought 12164 Chennai Dadar ‘Super’ express from Pune. Platform 4; from where I was to board Udyan, was quite crowded. The train came behind KYN WCAM3 21950.
My coach S4 was 17th from the loco. There was a mad scramble to get in, as the front door was locked (by troublesome unreserved passengers in the coach, I bet!) and we had to squeeze in through the rear door. Departed at 08 27, 2 mins late. The front door was soon opened though, thankfully; passengers at KYN would have had less of a problem getting in! The coach was of a 2015 make, and thus had mobile charging sockets in all bays as well as biotoilets 🙂 . We blasted through Thane at MPS; before passing the dirty and shallow Thane Creek, the Transharbour lines curving away to the right, the Thane bypass line for Transharbour freights joining us on the left; and then the Parsik tunnel in less than a minute, crossing a fast local in the process.
I had breakfast comprising a bread omlette – it was just ok; not surprising by Udyan’s catering standards ever since it got transferred from SWR to CR! 😛 71092 Roha Diva DEMU had arrived in the distant right at Diva. A train crossed us behind a Duronto-liveried WAP7. After Dombivli, we had a race with a BCNA freight led by GY WDG4s 12419 and 12421; before being held up at KYN home signal for clearance – as 11010 Pune Mumbai Sinhagad express crossed us, hauled by yet another chocolate boy KYN WCAM2-6P. Pulled into KYN at 09 07, 5 mins late. A lot of people got in here. On the right, 22102 MMR-CSMT Rajyarani express was standing behind BSL WAP4 22846. We departed at 09 09, only to stop after 2 mins; as Rajyarani departed, 21 mins late. We departed once and for all a minute later.
Meanwhile, I settled into an intermittent sleep with many breaks in between; finally waking up as we arrived at KJT at 09 52 on PF1 – a technical halt for bankers to be attached at the rear, for the climb up the Bhor Ghats. 12220 SC-LTT Duronto skipped the station in style; its loco GY WDP4D 40378 honking loudly. Bankers KYN WCAM3 21935 and 21962 crossed slowly later. We departed at 10 02 after a long halt of 10 mins (unusual since most trains halt here for 5 mins at worst), after 2 shrill HT toots from our WCAM3. We passed bankers KYN WAG7s 27126, 27397 and 27101 coupled together. By the way, our coach was quite crowded. An announcement was made for 11024 KOP-CSMT Sahyadri express to arrive shortly on PF2. I soon went to the front door to observe the Bhor Ghats. During the curves, I could make out that we were being pushed by a Tigerface WAG7 triplet 🙂 .
The view from the Sahyadri mountain ranges was quite breaktaking, despite being not as green as during the monsoons 🙂 .
Meanwhile, 22498 Trichy Sriganganagar Humsafar express crossed us on the right. The Bhor Ghats were colourful – with green as well as reddish-brown leaves (indicating fall) of the trees, with some dense forests as well 🙂 .
As we approached Lonavala, a road came up right next to us.
The Crystal County Resort and L&T’s Leadership Development Academy were almost hidden by a green canopy of trees 😉 .
L&T seriously couldn’t have chosen a better place to train potential leaders! 😀 There was a PSR of 25 kmph before we pulled into Lonavala at 10 41 (9 mins late) on PF1. An announcement was made for 11042 MAS-CSMT express to arrive shortly on PF2. We departed at 10 44, only to stop after a minute; as 11042 pulled in behind KYN WDM3D 11359. Finally departed 2 mins later with the shrill HT toot being sounded, and began racing vehicles on the road – the melodious LT horn being used. We were blasting at MPS for a while (with flat wheel sounds at the rear adding to the charm 😛 ), before slowing down to observe a TSR of 90 kmph at Kamshet; passing the beautiful Indrayani river in the process 🙂 .
I gave a few coins totalling Rs.5 to a handicapped beggar, while a girl (who was my co-passenger) melted my heart (as well as those of many others, I am sure! 🙂 ) by giving away a packet of cookies that she had brought with her for the journey. Her humane gesture (especially the way she called out “Bhaisaab!!” as the beggar was turning away) was much needed especially in troubled times such as the last 3-4 years in our country; when cows are being treated with great reverence and humans (mainly Muslims and Dalits) are being killed with impunity, with indirect support from the government. Anyway, coming back to the railfanning bit (my escapism coming to the fore again 😛 ); we crossed a WDG4D headed tanker train after Kanhe, and blasted away from Ghorawadi home signal till Akurdi home, before a crawl till Chinchwad.
Then there was again a fast run till Dapodi, before we slowed down and crawled through the loopline to overtake a twin WAG5 hauled freight at Khadki. Reached Pune at 11 53, 13 mins late; on PF6 – at the Hotel Meridian end. There was again a mad scramble to get down, with a gentleman behind me asking me to hurry since there was a big crowd 😛 . You may have to wait a while for my account of the return journey; since tomorrow is Monday and I have work piled up; being the last week of the financial year of 2017-18 😛 . In fact, I was supposed to work a bit today from home as well; but come on, why the hell would I work on a Sunday LOL!
Technical Terms
MPS – Maximum Permissible Speed
DEMU – Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (or just diesel local train 😛 )
HT – High Tone
LT – Low Tone
PSR – Permanent Speed Restriction
TSR – Temporary Speed Restriction
Station Codes
CSMT – Mumbai CST
SBC – Bangalore City
KYN – Kalyan
DR – Dadar (Central)
GY – Gooty
MMR – Manmad
BSL – Bhusaval
TEN – Tirunelveli
KJT – Karjat
SC – Secunderabad
LTT – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (or just Kurla Terminus 😛 )
KOP – Kolhapur
MAS – Chennai Central
A Summer Saturday Morning Trip to Pune Yes. Yet another outing to Pune - hope you won't get bored by now 😛 . Nearly a month ago, I had made a similar trip in order to buy Shrewsbury biscuits from the famous Kayani bakery - only to end up buying from Naaz Bakery (which is not as good as the former) instead; as I learned (after going all the way to Pune 😛 ) that Kayani is closed on Sundays.
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