Indian Railways

WAP7 Chennai Rajdhani chases WAP4 Kerala Express

August 17, 2010

The single longest hauling P4 (3036 km) on Indian Railways with 24 coach load of 2626 New Delhi Thiruvananthapuram Kerala express appears to be in a hurry. Why? The 2434 Chennai Rajdhani is chasing its ass and soon it will be stopped for an overtake.

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WAP4 TVC Rajdhani blasts Vrindaban Road

August 16, 2010

WAP4 with the longest running Rajdhani on Indian Railways 2432 Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani (3149 km) blasts past Vrindaban road. The king of mismatches. P4 was LGD 22714. Makes a brief halt at Kolad for installation of ACD (Anti Collision Device) equipment in the Guard Van. Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani does non-stop between Vadodara and Kota (528km) which is [...]

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WAP4 Tamil Nadu Exress blasts Ghats Part 5

August 15, 2010

After the curves and gradients, WAP4 with 24 coach load of 2621 Chennai New Delhi Tamil Nadu express in its true form, blasts through the lush green ghats to make up the lost time between Nagpur and Itarsi. P4 was LGD 22598. Usually in the ghats train go slow with speed restrictions but I saw [...]

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WAP4 Tamil Nadu crosses WAP1 Raptisagar

August 14, 2010

WAP4 with 24 coach load of 2621 Chennai New Delhi Tamil Nadu express crosses 23 coach load of 2511 Gorakhpur Thiruvananthapuram Raptisagar express. P4 was LGD 22598 and P1 was AJJ 22038. Raptisagar belongs to North Eastern railways. Raptisagar leaves/joins the GT route at Jhansi. It runs three times a week. 2511 departs GKP Sundays, [...]

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WAP4 Himsagar Express cruises Vrindaban Road

August 13, 2010

WAP4 6318 Jammu Tawi Kanyakumari Himsagar express, passes Vrindaban road, 10 KM from Mathura. P4 was ED 22726 . Himsagar express is the longest distance covering train on Indian Railways, traversing through 9 States. There is a slip route of this train, running from Erode Junction to Tirunelveli Junction. Himsagar is a weekly train. 6318 [...]

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WAM4 Gondwana Express cruises Vrindaban Road

August 12, 2010

Rail fanning with my friend who was helping me in identifying the trains !!! WAM4 with 24 coach load of Gondwana express, passes Vrindaban road, 10 KM from Mathura. There are 3 pairs of Gondwana expresses to Bhusaval, Jabalpur and Raigarh.

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WAP4 plays hide and seek honks

August 11, 2010

I was trying to evade the WAP4 beast approaching with 22 coacher 7229 Thiruvananthapuram Hyderabad Sabari express, by holding the cam outside the door, me hiding behind. But the beast did catch me and honked as if saying – got you. Amazing sense of smell !!! Or does it have subtle eyes? The standing train [...]

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WAP4 Sabari Express Bharathappuzha river

August 10, 2010

WAP4 7229 Thiruvananthapuram Hyderabad Sabari express slowly crosses the Bharathappuzha river and then bifurcates towards Shoranur. The route seen towards the right is the way to Palakkad which Kerala express takes. P4 was ED 22306. Bharathappuzha with a length of 209 km, is the second longest river in Kerala, after the Periyar River. Though Bharathapuzha [...]

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WAP4 Dehradun Express honks overtakes WDM Passenger

August 6, 2010

WAP4 2287 Kochuveli Dehradun express honks and overtakes WDM Madurai Kollam passenger. P4 was RPM 22793. DDN express is the 5th longest (3473 KM) train on Indian Railways, connecting the ocean with the gateway to heaven, Haridwar. This weekly train belongs to Northern railway. 2287…

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WAP4 monster baby catches cold, sneezes atchee

July 31, 2010

WAP4 catches monsoon cold, sneezes and starts its journey from TVC with 23 coach load of Thiruvananthapuram Hyderabad Sabari express. From its horn, seems it has sore throat also. Poor baby. It does not know how to apply for sick leave. 7230 covers 1568 KM in 30.55 HRS with an average of 52 KM/HR and [...]

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