My dream of H1 Blue Mountain

11.11.11
22889 ED for my 2671 \m/
H1 Coupe D WGFAC 08002 NBE FF 11 LB (Coupe C was occupied by one State Minister)
MAS d 2100
KOTR @ MPS - waved at Aswin who was in the LC.
TRL 2143
AJJ 2210/12
MCN 2243
SVUR 2248
KPD 2256/58
GYM 2318
AB 2335
VGM slowed down 2341 picked up speed
VN 2348
slowed down with a massive jerk for a brief halt exactly at odd hours - JTJ outer
JTJ Home 0004 pf through pass 0006
picked up speed near TPT
SA 0135/40
ED 0240/45
TUP 0328. Subham.
Good performer, not monster class.

13.11.11 Return trip jottings:
Boo Theyn RF w/Rangu, peak hours TUP:
22221 ED/2602 2235
22007 RPM/2515 2250
22887 RPM/6381 2300
22231 LGD/6042 2305
22884 RPM/SBC-KCVL 2315
22581 LGD/2674 2315

2674/HA1/Cabin A/2 UB/WGFACCW 05026/FF BE/22581 LGD
TUP 2315/20
ED 0002/08
PER 0640/42
VPY 0700
BBQ 0707
MAS 0720. But Train enquiry showed a different story altogether!!
Pf 10. Subham.

A tale of two Kaveris and two Jan Shatabdis

Trip jottings:
PART 1/3:
12AUG2011-6222/22809 RPM/PF 5/S10 36 LB FF NBE/06216/ENG S14-12 A2 B2 SLR GS S11-1 S15 A1 B1 GS SLR
MAS 2132 PER 44 VLK 46 KOTR 48 ABU 50 PAB 55 TI 59 PTLR 2203 TRL 5/7 KBT 17 TO 24 PLMG 30 AJJ 33/37 CTRE 45 AVN 48/49 SHU 2302/5 KPD 55/57 AB 0032/34 JTJ 0110/15 KJM 0317/20 BNCE 30/33 BNC 38/44 SBC 0400 PF 5.
Subham.

PART 2:
13AUG2011-2079/17995 KJM WDM3A LHF/D5 45A FF BE/02609/ PF 8/ENG SL1 C1 D1-8 SL2
SBC 0600
YPR 13/15
GOLHALLI 31
MUDDALINGAHALLI 44 X6590 KRC EXP
TK 0710/12
MALLASANDRA 21 XBJP SPL
GUBBI 30
NITTUR 34
SAMPIGE RD 44
AMMASANDRA 47
BANASANDRA 53/56 X6202
TPTR 0814
HONNAVALLI RD 24/25
ASK 39/42 DOUBLE LINE BTW ASK-DRU
BANAVARA 58
DRU 0916
RRB 25. 10m LA.

PART 3:
15AUG2011-2080/14084 KJM SHF/D5 54W FF BE/02609/PF 1
RRB 1750/53 20M LA
DEVANUR 1812
ASK 33/37 20M LA
HON RD 52
TPTR HOME 57/1905
TPTR PF 06 (PREC OVER 1017 AND CROSS 6201 - ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE!)
NITTUR 36 LOOP PASS, 56227 SMET PASS IN ML
MALSNDRA 52
TK 59/2002 1M BT GAINING 21M :)
X SUR EXP @ 06
KYATSANDRA 9
GOLHALLI 35
SOLDVH 42
CHIKBANAVAR 2105/08
YPR 2112/18
MWM 22
SBC 30. 5m LA. Pf 9.
6221-4B 40008 HEF to 22808 RPM/S10 06216 17 LB EW FF BE/pf 5 at SBC
SBC 2350/0012
KPD 0410/12
AVD 0615/50 MAINLINE FOR 2624/22809
VPY 0710/12
BBQ HOME 28/29
BBQ 32/33
MAS 40, PF 3. 5m LA. Subham.

Rocky Down and Rocky Up!

Trip jottings:

1 Jul 2011/6177/22259 ED/F1 90973 Coupe C LB FF BE EW.

MS 2230 B line

STM Home 53/55 to allow MS-bound goods to take loop, TPJ-HWH crossed in A line/21239 BBDL

STM pf 57

PV 2306

TBM 14/16

VDR 26

GI 31

CTM 34

SKL 38

CGL 45/46

OV 55

KGZ 0003

MMK 6

MLMR 13

TZD 18

OLA 24

TMV 33/34

MTL 44

PEI 51 XGOODS

MYP 59

VM 0107/17 PF 2. PA for 2793/PF1

KDMD 30/34 X1064

TVNL 47/54 X6108/22261?

PRKL 0206/12 X6178

ULU 25/31 X2638/P4 not DP4 @ 104Kmph, absolute ripper!

PVN 44/50 X2668

VRI 0300/5 X2632/22829 RPM

TLNR 16/22 X2634/11101 SHF

ICG 34/42 X2662

MTUR 49

SNDI 54

OTK 0403, slowed at Home. X2694/3D shf

ALU 12/16 X6714/22843 RPM

SLTH 25, slowed at Home. X6724

SLEEP

TPJ 0540. Subham.

02JUL11/6178/A2-27 LB FF BE/94054/TPJ-MS/22829 RPM

TPJ 2222

GOC Home 25/29 Pf x/x

TPTN 47/54 x2633/3D shf

SRGM 2301/

CGL d 0458

MS 0612. Pf 4, delay due to 1063's failure.

103/17714 TNP shf - pf 1

6702/17699 GOC shf - pf 5

7644/22841 RPM - pf 6

2164/22843 RPM - pf 7

6853/pf 8

7652/21232 SAPT wam4 - pf 9.

6701 'The Boat Mail' to KMU & 6178 ex-TJ

Trip jottings:

6701/Coach 03240/S6 41 LB FF BE/14127 shf/pf 5.

@MS: 20057/2631, 22808/2637-4, 22556/6107-9, 22273/6128-6 at 2115.

MS 2140

MKK 49

STM 57

PV 2203

TBM 12/14 X2666/22011

VDR 23

GI 28

CTM 33

SKL 36

CGL 43/45

OV 55

KGZ 2303

MMK 6

MLMR 14/16

TZD 26 through loop, precedence over SCT spl/failed 21265 plus twin wag5 as relief led by 23375 (other was a BZA loco)

OLA 38

TMV 48

MTL 56

PEI 0002

VVN 7

MYP 11

VM 21/30

SXR 40

TUY 45

PRT 49

MBU 59/0103 X6780/17619 GOC SHF

NPM 9

TDPR 18/26 X6176/17946 TNP SHF

CUPJ 32

CQS 35

ALP 42

PUC 49

KII 0200/06 X6702

CLN 26

SY X2794

MV 59/0307

ADT 24

KMU 32.

Subham.

Trip jottings:

26 Jun 2011/6178/TJ-MS/15502 GOC & 22391 ED/coach 00212/S4 23 SL EW RF-FF BE.

TJ 2037/42

ALK 52

BAL 59/2100 X14554 GY LHF light

SGM 9 XDEMU 898 pass

TRB 16/17

GOC 26/32

TPJ Home 38/2202 XSCT-MS spl/22019

TPJ pf 10/32 X6713/Red-yellow P1

GOC 40/51 X2633/16460 ED SHF (Failed 3D?)

TPTN 59/2301

SRGM 7/9

VLDE 17

LLI 23/24

KTTR 29

PMB 38

KKPM 47/51 X2642/22655 ED

KLGM 58

SLTH Home 0005/6 PF 8 X6723 in loop

ALU 16/21 X2693/11194 ED 3D LHF @ 21

OTK Home 31/35 PF 37 X2661/P4 in loop

SNDI 41

MTUR 49/53 X2631/DP4 SHF

ICG 0102/7 X2637/22697 (was waiting at Home)

PNDM 13/14

SLEEP

MS 0528, 2m BT.

Subham.

SBC Trip by 7&8

2657/22624 (divorcee of LGD, AJJ, RPM) ED/Pf 5 MAS/Comp: 7 ENG SLR GS H1 A2-1 B3-1 S13-1 GS SLR

8 ENG SLR GS S1-13 B1-3 A1-2 H1 GS SLR.

Coach 10002/Cabin A*4 + B*2 (both LB)/me in A LB RF BE. MAS d 2319 amidst heavy thunderstorms.

Trip details:

MAS 2319

PER 37

VLK 42

AVD 0000

PAB 7

TRL 18

KPD 140/42

JTJ 253/55

BWT 357/400

DKN 4

WFD 30

KJM 36

BYPL 38

BNCE 43/47

BNC 54/500

SBC 0510.

Subham!

22MAY11/2658/30237 LGD/H1/B Cabin/LB FF NBE/Coach 06004

SBC Pf 1 d 2247

MLUR 2340

BWT 57/0000

KPN 24 Mainline @ MPS

JTJ 0109 d

GYM 0157 regulated at Home, took precedence over a wam-4 hauled heavily populated train.

AVD 0357

BBQ 0425

MAS 0435. Pf 5. Subham.

First time behind a white engine and I found the run, acceleration to be absolutely mediocre. There was nothing special.

At MAS: 6670/22845 RPM-3 (no overtake done), 1027-1, 2839-8, 2675-10.

-Ara.

Trivia - Part 4

Sunday trivia (Target 1800h).

If I took the shortform of 1995 from AJJ, get down at the third possible junction, choose T instead of S, board the astrologically 'star' studded express probably hauled by direct current engine, unmixed, which will be the fourth city that I will encounter? How?

-Ara.

Answer: Coimbatore (95, WJR, KPD, JTJ, TPT, 66'27', SA, ED, TUP and CBE)

(fairly simple) Weekend trivia:

'Why' should we lose waist fat quickly at the famous 'fitness centre'? If I were to 'give money' before the 'big drink', see 'herds grazing in the meadows', meet the 'lotus-eyed-lady', say 'cha' after eating betel nut and end up having 'peach' flavoured imported' tea - what section did I travel? Total points = 1 section + 7 stations = 8.

Answer:

MRTS - VLCY, Taramani, Perungudi, Mandaiveli, Mundagakanniamman Koil, Chepauk, Beach.

Trivia - part 3

If a person starts his journey with first three steps from Vejendla, shoot vegetarian cranes along with the old lady (of film 'Muthu'), pays Wholesale Tax to fry chicken in charcoal and return to starting point, what would be the shape if we mark his travel in a map? 4+1=5 pts.




Answer: Rhombus (VEJ, KOK, WST, BBQ)

Trip in 41 Express / Return by 42

Trip jottings: 6041/22659 ED/WGFC 90884/Coupe D 11LB BE RF/pf 6
MAS 2116
AVD 43
TI 53
PTLR 59
TRL 2201
TO 16
AJJ 24/26
SHU 50
KPD 2323/25
KVN 41
GYM 45
VN 0011
KDY 15
JTJ HOME 22
SA 0212/22
CV 0307
ED 18/25
KUY 0403
TUP HOME 11/12
TUP 18/21
IGU 0440
PTJ 0500/04. Travelled for the first time in IGU-PTJ loop.

@MAS: 22005/6058/7
22219/2841/8
2671/9
2621/5
6669/4
2673/10

22357/2***/pf 4/KPD
22842/2624/SA
TEN-JAT/pf 1/ED/left at 0423.

Subham.

@ TUP:
2672/22783 RPM - 2155h
2683/22527 ED- 2205h ENG SLR GS GS S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 B2 B1 A1 GS SLR
2695/22598 - 2215h
2602/22729 ED - 2230h
6042/22786 RPM 'Monster' - 2245h

6042/22786 RPM/WGFC 90978/Coupe C 9LB BE RF EW
TUP 2245
ED Home 2324 x NCR-ERS Tea Garden @ 28 Pf 33/38, 6231/16678 ED shf in/11239 ED 3D lhf out pf 3 simultaneous entry. 2646 entered as we were dispatched.
CV 45
JTJ Home 0220/25 pf 35/41
MCN 0402
WJR 06
TUG 12
SHU 15
MDVE 17
CTRE 22
MLPM 27
AJJ 32/34 X3351
MSU 40
TO 43 slow run
TI 0505
PAB 09
AVD loop 13/15
ABU 22
KOTR 25
VLK 29
PER 33/35
VPY 42
BBQ 44 parallel entry w/2604
MAS 0552 pf 11 13m BT.
Subham.

Weekends in CBE - 10

Trip report: 2673/15APR11/95226/S7 20 LB/22871 RPM
MAS 2210
BBQ 17
PER 22
VLK 25
KOTR 30
ABU 32
AVD 36
PAB 38
TI 40
PTLR 46
TRL 47-49-51
KBTR 58
MAF 2303
AJJ 13/14
MDVE 29
SHU 32
WJR 46
MCN 50
THL 58
KPD 0002/7 HOME, PF 9, LSS 10
ED 0410/25
IGU 0533
PLMD 39
CBF 45/48. Full 20 mins BT.
Subham.


Return:
2674/S6 57 LB NBE RF/98235 + brown berths, clean/pf 2 CBE/22556 ED
CBE 2222
TUP 2310/12
KPD 0355/0400
PER 0543/45
MAS HOME d 0625
MAS 0632. Subham.


There was a midnight Vigilance raid in 73 on Friday :) surprisingly my name was not in the 'suspected' list that they had for verifying. All others in my bay were checked (incl one i-ticket, and he was a fake traveller!), despite me being e-ticket+male+single+youth age :) the vigilance TTE didn't even bother! Finally we broke ice and spoke as he came again this side. He turned out to be a very close friend of a person who used to work in our HR team :P

At Central - April 1, 2011

@ MAS:
pf 2/2243 CBE Duronto 22010 AJJ dirty p1 dep 0658
pf 2A/2077 - shunt 18376.0 TNP
pf 3/2602 - 22294 ED
pf 4/6042 - 22716 RPM
pf 5/2639 - 30276 LGD p7
pf 6/2604 - 22717 LGD
pf 7/6057 - trailing 21232
pf 8/SBC-GHTY - In 22667 GZB
pf 10/2675
pf 11/2269 - shunt 17619 GOC, 6221 @ 0705/22617 RPM

Trivia - part 2

1. Which Subbulakshmi Express passes through a jungle with a pond, reading fatty non-milk panneer tabloid with a starting spelling mistake, seeing dumb peacocks, red banks, a hard rock cafe that sells fried chicken-dogs, a town with closed doors, a town with three 'mines' and a serpentine temple to reach the virgin lady?



Answer: 2633 Kanniyakumari Exp (MS, CTM, TZD, MTL, SNDI, KFC, SRT, NNN, NCJ, CAPE).

2. This train has the name of a district. It starts from doordarshan kendra, passes through mass killings, a tank with raw fruit town, meeting somewhat-sexy actress whose cupid husband wears arrow shirts and ends up his journey at a coastal town?


Answer: Venad Express (Wayanad, TVC, QLN, KYM, TCR, SRR)


3. If I were to take a Mysore's favourite train that does not go to Mysore, get down at last, cross over to meet an ancient magician taking the holy bath in the Northern town, where am I? And how did I go there?


Answer: 2639 Brindavan Exp, 2725 Siddhaganga Exp (MAS-SBC-UBL).

4. If I board an originating train after taking a bottle of whisky, see a road that leads to water-less summer mirage, meet a drunkard named B. Shastri, drench my legs in Marina, pass through paddy fields, a town that welcomes you, an LPG city that makes milk, see a five finger distance, burning them in raw fire to meet thousand Imams, what train am I in?

Answer: 2651 TN Sampark Kranti Exp (MDU, KQN, LLI, MSB, NLR, KMM, BPL, JHS, AGC, NZM).

Trip to KMU in 6175

@ MS yesterday: 22693/6177-4 17750 GOC lhf/2793-2 P1/2664-6 @ 2200 16853 ED bwb livery shf/6175-3 6175 composition: ENG SLR GS*3 S6-1 F1 B1 A1 HA1 GS*2 SLR. Trip jottings: 6175/16853 ED shf/pf 3 MS-KMU/WGFC 90891 cabin H LB F-facing MS 2315 MKK 24 STM 32 PV 38 TBM 47/48 VDR 56 GI 0001 CTM 7 SKL 11 CGL 18/19 through no stop at home, entry @ 60 OV 27 KGZ 35 MMK 38 MLMR 46/47 TZD 55 OLA 0104/18 east loop for wag-7 hauled freight TMV 31/33 MTL 41 PEI 49 MYP 0206 stopped at home for a brief while to allow 1064 take loop VM 15/33 PF3, 6108 left as soon as we came in, 6176/17583 ED bwbl shf @ 16-pf 1, 6178-pf2 @ 30. Part 2: SXR 0245 TUY 49 PRT 58 6702 in loop MBU 0304 NPM 11 TDPR 20/21 CUPJ 27 ultimate non-stop @ 60+ ALP 37 PUC 44 CDM 0403/05 CLN 15 SY 26/28 VDL 36 ANP 41 MV 50/58 PF 4 ADT 0518/19 unscheduled halt in north loop for 1 min KMU 0531. Very nice FC experience!! Return was by 6176 - 17677 TNP lhf / Cabin F / LB EE FF/ WGFC 90883 KMU 2309/10 ADU 22 KTM 32 MV 2343/50 ANP 0000 VDL 6 SY 13/14 CLN 25 CDM 33/34 KII 43 (PO 49) PUC 55 VM 0202/30 CGL 0402/04 GI 23 VDR 27 TBM 31a (later 6178 Rocky arrived with 22809 RPM @ 448, 2638 ripped at MPS at STM with HH dp4 hef). Travelled in FC of an EMU for the first time between TBM and SP :)

Random jottings

2636 Vaigai VM-MBM:
VM 162 1225
MYP 156 1235 06 10 35
VVN 149 1239 07 04 105
PEI 143 1242 06 03 120
NMO 140 1245 03 03 60
MTL 135 1249 05 04 75
TMV 125 1256 10 07 90
MLMR 95 1316 30 20 90
KGZ 80 1325 15 09 100
OV 69 1333 11 08 85
CGL outer 61 1338 08 05 95
CGL AS 59 1351 02 13 10
SKL 51 1357 08 06 80
GI 40 1404 11 07 85
TBM outer 30 1410 10 06 100
TBMS 27 1417 03 07 25
PV 23 1424 04 07 35
STM 17 1428 06 04 90
SP 13 1431 04 03 80
MBM 11 1432 02 01 120

7314 Vasco Exp KPD-MAS:
KPD 1030 130
SVUR 1040 123 07 10 42
THL 1044 116 07 04 105
MCN 1048 112 04 04 60
WJR 1055 104 08 07 70
TUG 1106 94 10 11 55
SHU 1109 89 05 03 100
MDVE 1111 86 03 02 90
CTRE 1116 76 10 05 120
MLPM 1125/1127 71 05 09 27
AJJ 1134/1137 68 03 07 25
TO 1148 57 11 11 60
KBT 1200 46 11 12 55
TRL 1203 41 05 03 100
TI 1215 28 13 12 65
AVD 1225 21 07 10 42
ABU 1229 15 06 04 90
VLK 1233 10 05 04 75
PER 1238/1239 05 05 05 60
BBQ 1245 02 03 06 30
MAS 1250 00 02 05 25

Nichayathartham (27.06.07)
MAS 0615 0615 000 000 000 00
AJJ 0710
KPD 0800 0805 130 130 110 71
AB 0840
JTJ 0910 0915 213 83 70 71
MAP 0955
SA 1055 1120 334 121 125 58
ED 1155 1225 396 62 65 57
TUP 1230 1305 444 48 40 72
IGU ---- 1335 474 30 30 60
CBE 1340

Kalyanam trip (22606 LGD/31.10.07)
MAS 0615 0621 000 000 000 00
AJJ 0710 0730 068 068 070 58
KPD 0800 0820 130 062 050 74
AB 0840 0900 182 052 040 78
JTJ 0910 0935 213 031 035 53
MAP 0955 1020 268 055 045 73
SA 1055 1120 334 066 060 66
ED 1155 1220 396 062 060 62
TUP 1230 1300 444 050 040 75
IGU ---- 1330 474 030 030 60
CBE 1340 1350 494 020 020 60

Thalai Deepavali 07.11.07 (75 detained before DC!)
MAS 0615 0617 000 000 000 00
AJJ 0710 0715 068 068 058 70
KPD 0800 0805 130 062 050 74
AB 0840 0845 182 052 040 78
JTJ 0910 0915 213 031 030 62
MAP 0955 1002 268 055 047 70
SA 1055 1055 334 066 053 75
ED 1155 1335 396 062 160 23
TUP 1230 1415 444 050 040 75