Weekends in CBE - 02

Mar. 19 -- Fresh-o-fresh 22829 ROYAPURAM hauls 6177 at moderate speed through SP. 22357/3-coach spl, B line twds MS, 18533 shf/1063 @ MSC.

At MAS: 22646/Coro-8, 22627 RPM/7, 112SR/21221-6-19368 shunted out, 2691/1, 2522/ P1 22027@2330-4, addl 3A attached @ MAS end after loco took points to Road 3.

Mar. 20: MAS-22294-pf 4-2511-22787 RPM-BBQ. Arr 2355 of Mar. 19, loud high tone whistle for dep 0030 (late by 45m!). It stayed in Central for ONE DAY :). Took Fast line only upto Jiva. SL thence, AVD 0100 VEU hi-speed 0110, much awaited moment of TRL mainline hi-speed happened @ 0115.

TO 0127

AJJ 0135

Would like to nominate 22787 for monster. Amazing (infact, exceptional) pick-up and very very good sustainabilty of picked up speed. KPD 0220/0225 met 2672 as he was passing KPD home.

KVN 0240

GYM 0243 ripped @ MPS

MEH 0250

VLT 0253

PCKM 0257

AB 0300 again @ MPS

Crossed 1 M/E every 5 mins after KPD!!

VGM 0305 took precedence over a train most probably 214SW TPTY-MYS passr

VN 0310

KDY 0318

JTJ 0327/0330

slowed down @ 0450, I was telling myself," don't tell this is Salem!"

SA 0456/0500 bang ON TIME gaining 45 mins - REAL MONSTER! Proves yet again!! Through pf 3, pf 2 was occupied by 573SW YPR Passr. The adjacent berthwala just discovered @ 0515 that he has overslept for SA...

MVPM 0530

SGE 0535/0600 unscheduled kkkkrrrreeeeecccchhhh stop.

@0545, RMM-OKHA Exp halted for a minute and started from pf-less mainline. Holy hills of Shervaroyan! We did overtake 6669 mid-way :P 22728 ED recd in pf line @ 0554. We got the starter!!!

ANU 0608 ripped @ mps

CV 0612

Cauvery girder bridge plundered @ 90+

ED home 0616 man! What a run to doorplate :)

ED 0621/0640-2 (starter off @0635)

6669-0630a-3

28022 ED/JTJ Passr-4

TPM 0648

PY 0653

IGR 0657

VZ 0701

UKL 0708

TUP 0720

SNO 0734

SUU 0738

IGU 0745/0753

CBE 0815 (late 20m purely due to ED)

Return trip - Mar. 21, 2010

At TUP: 2602/22572 dep 10 mins after starter off 2325h. PGT passr MEMU+just 4 persons. 14662 shf lead+14694 both GOC mued lhf, live kakkifying thick smoke twds ED w/BOXN coal. Saw same scene at IGU yday morning! Light ET wag5a barbie 23459 twds SUU @ 2342. 6381/handsome smarty 22829 RPM & 6042/22662 @ 2300h. PA for 2515 running late by 2 hrs.

2674/22273 ED top headlamps 2310a 2315d coach 96252/S6-28 LB. ED @ 2350/0015: 6042 rolling out/pf 1, 2674 got into pf 2, MYS-MV pf 3, TN-MYS/in 18554 ED shf out 17968 ERS shf pf 4.

SA 0115

KPD 0415

AJJ 0455

TRL 0515

TI 0528

AVD 0534

ABU 0537

PER 0546/0549 (PA for 7652 claims it to be late running by 2 hrs)

VYJ 0555

BBQ 0600 switched to slow line after a brief halt at pf. (2007/22602 RPM, with SBC R. Aravind in it)

MAS 0610 pf 10.

2675/22390 ED-11

3 Mail/22693-8

2269-7

6042-6

At MS @ 0635: 2632-6, 2164/22543 ED-7, 7644 In circar/20549 dusty, rusty & nasty AJJ wam4-8. 14046 ERS shf/6102, guided to Rd 5. 11213 lhf/2634, 0642@MKK

SP 0650.