Sunday, March 7, 2010

Weekends in CBE - 01

MS: 6177/22647, 1063/18598 ed lhf, 104SR/1063 link confirmed. 21240 came out light out of pf 1. MAS: ADI2632 8400/15B, dep 1028/5, 3352/9, 2657/3, 2840/8, 2691/1 arr 2522/6 @ 2320, 2511 expected @ 0010. 20622/jans pf 4.

MAS: 6031 shunted into PF 1 by a WDS-4B 19482 @ 0010. GPD unit went out @ 0020/PF 10. 17375 TNP/1 SLR + 1 3A both military @ PF 3 end facing in SHF. 2511 got usual PF 6/0035a 0050d/late by 65m. In 20613 Out 22220 'R. Harish Kumar'. (MAS) SLR GS GS A1 B3-1 PC S12-1 GS GS SLR (BBQ) (24c full load).

Coach# 05209 S6 44 LB
Slow line@BBQ.
PER 0105
ABU 0115@MPS
AVD 0122
TRL 0137 moment worth waiting for! Ripped through pf4 @ 115-120 kmph, continuous melodious low tone.
KPD 0245/0250 (PA for 7230/pf3) crossed SBC S.Ara's train near VIT (I missed that crossing though).
TTE @ 0305 :( super speed upto Valathoor 0315
Slowed down for a complete stop for 30s before PCKM because of a blue wag7 hauled long(est) BOXN load. Overtook @ PCKM @ 0332. Nice run from ~JTJ to SA.
SA 0545/0550 Pf2
DC 0610 saw ill-fated flyover
MVPM 0617 slowed down to 20+
SGE 0624 @MPS
ANU 0629
CV 0634
ED Home 0644/0645 Pf 2/0650a 0705d
At ED: KCVL-YPR GR was in Pf1 w/KJM dm2. CBE passr in Pf4. 7230 chased us and arrived in Pf1 @ 0705 just as we started rolling out. Happened to be 22603 for Sabari, you could have now expected the chase! 13164 in a very different non-GOC blue livery + 13436 both GOC wait with a rake towards TUP.
TPM 0717
PY 0723
IGR 0726
VZ 0730
UKL 0741
KUY 0745
TUP 0750 Subham. 7 hrs total. 45m more than Kovai, 30m more than Cheran!!

Return by 2674 Cheran - Coach 00137A B4 45 MB

At TUP: 2515 just left as I entered at 2245 - heavy nasty north indian rush in **ALL** coaches. 6042/22648 ROYAPURAM in side, AJJ logo in front - 2254a 2257d. 6381 CSTM-CAPE/22647 AJJ - 2258a 2302d. 2674 Cheran/22729 - 2309a 2312d + shtb livery addl SLR (1st) + addl GS (21st). Peak hour / heavy activity in TUP :) PA was running non-stop!! Just as we started, one freight entered pf 1 loop, and as we cleared AS, a non-stop M/E crossed at jet speed twds CBE.

AVD 0545
BBQ 0625 d (stopped at platform for quite a long time)
MAS 0630 a (5 mins BT)

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