Thursday, October 1, 2015

To the North West

A trip to the NWR region but no travel in any NWR train!!

19SEP2015 4659 Intercity Exp 1A HA1 1 LB A Cabin FF NBE/ RF BE 40002 BGKT LHF/ 17721 ABR SHF-LHF Coach 09983

JP 2351/0.7
BOBS 34 X2462 Mandore Exp
JOB 39/40
FL outer 55 PF 1.2/7 X2308/DP4B HEF
SBR 14
GA 20
RKB 5.30/32
JU PF3 42/6.2 40084 SHF BGKT/1/2466 JU-INDB ICE
RKB 10/12
MWT 7.44/45
PLCJ 8.15/17
RDRA 9.0/17 X4809 JSM-JU 18798 ABR SHF
POK 30/55
AQG 10.5/7
SBLT Home 40/42
JSM 11.45 PF 2

23SEP2015 04802 JU Weekly Special Exp 17945 MGS SHF A1 21 LB FF BE Coach 11062
JSM (2.20)/3.7 PF 1
BKC 7.15/35 X4808 SPL
TIW 8.30/31
JU 7.30 PF 4

24SEP2015 5013 Ranikhet Exp 40132 IZN SHF-LHF H1 5 LB B Cabin FF BE - RF NBE Coach 02005
JU 6.55/7.16 PF 1
BGKT 25/27
BANE 34 P54801 JU-AII Pass/40082 LHF
SZ 40/47
HWT 56
LUNI Home 8.2 PF 8.5
KAI 24
PMY 35/38
BOM 47 X4708
RKZ 55
MJ 9.7/32 X9032 HW Mail to ADI xSC-BKN Exp/18609
BFY 47
SDD 51
BQN 54
BGX 56
CNL 10.0
GRI 6
HP 10.13/14 xDept rake w/Milk vans/KTE MU-ed locos
BAR 29/30 xBCN
SEU 40
APA 47
BER 52/53 Penalty application for suspected run over at LC
BNGM 58
PPF 11.1
KRW Home 5/6 PF 11.8 X54806 /ABR DM2
LNA 13
MLI 16
MKRA 20
SDH 25
DOZ 30/12.5 X9708 BGKT DP4 LHF
AII 15 PF 1. Subham.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Day trip to SBC - 2007/2692

18 JUL 2015 2007 C8 8 AS RF BE COACH 08153 POWER 22015 PF 2A MAS

MAS 6.0
BBQ 7
VPT 10
VLK 15
ABU 17
AVD 20
TI 28
TRL 36
TO 51
AJJ Home 57/58 PF 7.5
MCN 38
KPD 50
GYM 8.4
PCKM Home 16/17 PF 21
VGM 29
VN 32
KDY 38
JTJ Home 43 PF 50 x22806/2610
BWT 9.50
MLO 10.9
DKN 17
WFD 25
KJM 32
BYPL 35
BNCE 37
BNC 42
SBC 48 PF 7

18 JUL 2015 2692 S7 70 UB RF BE COACH 03241 POWER 12637 KJM LHF/ 30411 RPM
SBC 23.32/55 PF 1
MAS 5.20 PF 8. Subham.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

NG & MG runs

04 JUL 2015 9012 Gujarat Express C1 4 WS RF BE Coach 101518 Power 22677 BRC PF 1 ADI

ADI 7.0
MAN 10/12 x14074 SHF/19065
VTA 18
GER 25 x18953 LHF/ BDTS-BHUJ Exp
BJD 26 xMEMU
KANJ 29 x12959
MHD 35/38
GTE 44 xMEMU
ND 50/56 xINDB-GNC/18864 RTM SHF
UTD 8.1
KBRV 5/8 xASN-BVC, x2942 Parsnath Exp/16158 RTM, 22813/E.Co Exp
ANND 14/17
VXD 24
ADD 26
VDA 29
NDR 36
RNO 38 prec over 16581/59102
KRCA 47
BJW 50 xAMUL P5/59161
BRC Home 56/58 PF 1 9.2

52036 ZDM-5/522 LHF GS Coach 97052 RF BE WS

PRTN 10.2
VSI 15/17
ATDA 29/31
BALI 43/47
PDRA 11.5/7
Lalitpura 17 abandoned
RPP 29/31
BHOJ 45/46
MBH 59/12.3
KORL 22 abandoned
MXD 35/37
JBSR 13.9/10
JMB 15

52035 ZDM-5/522 SHF GS Coach 06053 FF NBE WS

JMB 14.10
JBSR 19/25
PDRA 16.16/18
BALI 41/44
PRTN 17.20.

2933 Karnavati Exp D5 35 WS FF BE Coach 126015/C Power 30077 BRC P5 PF 3

BRC 17.31/38
RNO 51
NDR 53
VDA 56
ADD 58
ANND A Cabin 20.7
ANND 11/14
KBRU 19
UTD 22 x1465
ND 26/29
GTE 36 x9309
MHD 40
NEP 44
KANJ 46
BJD 48
GER 51
VTA 54
MAN 21.3 Subham.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Summer trips to UDT - 2015

1 May 2015 22651 POY Exp pf 7 MAS HA1 7 LB RF BE Cabin B. Coach 14030 Power 21239 AJJ.

MAS 21.30
VLK 50
ABU 57
AVD 22.02
TI 6
TRL 14
KBT 20
TO 30
AJJ 37/39
CTRE 48
SHU 57
KPD 23.28/39
JTJ 0.55/57
MGSJ home 2.17/24
MGSJ 27/29
SA arr 37/3.03 pf 3
6236 from pf 2 at 2.45 while src MAQ Vivek exp 22013 arr in pf1
Pf 4 closed for cc apron work
Occupancy in 1A
NMKL 2
DG 5
PLNI 3

Occupancy in 2A (HA1 plus A1)
RASP 1
KRR 3
DG 37
PLNI 22

16476R GOC SHF from Salem.
MALR 26/30
RASP 44/46
KLGN 59
NMKL 4.10/12
KRR 50/52
DG SHF to LHF 5.45/6.25
Technically overtook 6235 as it hasn't reached DG even when we have started.
API 37/38
ODC Home 57 pf 7.02/3
CHPT 13/14
PLNI 30/55
PPTR 8.05
MVRD 20
UDT 32. Subham.

At Tiruppur for my return trip.
22258 ED \m/ for a delayed 2676. 1549/54. Super longish horn for departure. Heavy rush from CBE itself. Virtually jam packed at TUP. People trying to board at ED and beyond frankly have no chance to get in.
Being a usual Sunday afternoon return... I will get to have darshan of an EMD hauling 2647 Kongu.
20033 KJM LHF for 2647. 16.03/7
02 MAY 2015 2244 E1 24 WS RF BE. Coach 12892 Power 30411 RPM.
TUP 16.15/17 stopped 9 coaches behind causing people to run.
IGR 37
PY 40
TPM 45
ED Home 52/53 pf 2 58/17.8
Kongu was just leaving from pf 1 as we arrived.
Occupancy of E1: CBE 27 TUP 1 (me!!) ED 6 SA 22 Total 56
Good sleep with eye shades on. Could feel that the train was ripping all the way uphill at MPS
SA 58/18.00
KPPR 6
TNT 12
DSPT 18
LCR 24
BQI 31
BDI 35
TNGR 39
MAP 42
DPI 46
TPT 19.09
JTJ 19
VN 33
VGM 38
AB 42
PCKM 46
VLT 57 slow down for Kovai
GYM 20.02
KVN 5
LTI 14 again slow down for Kovai good pick up after lss
KPD 28 prec over 2676
TUG 41
AJJ 21.05
PER 22.0
MAS 23 pf 2 after halting at all the mandagappadis. Subham.

15 May 2015 2637 H1 16 UB RF NBE F Cabin Coach 97002 Power 22765 ET
MS 21.21/24/35
TBM 22.3/6
CII 4.30
DG HOME 6.50 PF 55. Missed connection of 22651

17 May 2015 22652 A1 31 LB FF-RF NBE-BE Coach 01253 Power 16877 GOC LHF - 16880 GOC SHF - 22001 SAPT
PLNI 18.25
CHPT 44/46
ODC 59/19.2
API 29/31
DG 45/20.07
KRR 21.0/3
RASP 22.17/26
MAS 4.30 PF1. Subham.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Cherans for a function

06 Mar 2015 2673 pf 6 MAS 22626 ED HA1 17 SL RF NBE coach 10027
MAS 22.16
TI 47
TRL 58
TO 23.11
SA 3.25/27
CV 4.12
ED 4.25/45
VZ 5.8
UKL 12
TUP 24. Subham.

08 MAR 2015 2674 CHERAN EXP PF 2 TUP B5 25 LB RF BE
2515 got 22306 ED
2 Up got 22217 ED
81 Dn got 22391 ED
TUP 23.22/27
PER 6.13/15

MAS 35. 10m BT PF 8. Subham.

MYS Trip

14 MAR 2015 2027 C8 51 MS FF NBE coach 14157/C 30349 RPM pf 2A
MAS 17.40
VLK 58
ABU 18.01
AVD 5
TI 11
TRL 24
KBT 29
TO 38
AJJ 47
MDVE 59
WJR 19.12
MCN 17
THL home 22/24 pf 1 points failure ending in crawling through loop at 28
SVUR 35 x2008 memu in up loop
KPD 42/44
KVN 20.03
GYM 6
AB 25
VN 38
JTJ 49
SKPT 21.02
MAR 24
KPN 28
MLO 22.10
WFD 23
KJM 32
BYPL 34
BNC 42/47
SBC 55 pf 7.

14 MAR 2015 56264 MYS PASSENGER 14796 KJM S1 71 SL FF BE pf 6 SBC coach 00280
SBC 0.25
NYH 44/45
KGI 53/55
HJL 1.03/8
BID 18/45 . X multiple WDG4 with BCN at Home. Looped. Prec given to 6230 BSB MYS exp w/3D at 1.28.
MYA 3.08/10
NHY 4.10/11
MYS 4.20 pf 2. 13038 brought in hwh mys exp in pf 1 at 4.25 am.

15 MAR 2015 2008 MYS pf 1 12017 mango lhf C1 19 WS BE RF coach 14154/C Jan 2015 manufactured just a month old.
MYS 14.17
S 32
PANP 35
BDRL 43
C/o for a subway work
MYA 59
SBC 16.15/42 12017 to 21232 SAPT
BYPL 59
KJM 17.01
WFD 11
MLO 24
TCL 32
BWT 43/44
KPN 18.10
MAR
PU 28
SKPT 31
JTJ 42 through pf 4. X 2695/30332 x2607/30390 at LSS
VN 57
PCKM 19.11
VLT 18
GYM 24
KVN 27
KPD 45
WJR 20.03
SHU 15
AJJ 35
KBT 58
TRL 21.03
VPY 38/40
BBQ 44

MAS 52. PF 2A. Never did the loco cross 100.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Quickie in Saptagiri to TRT

6057/ 28646 AJJ nosed blue wag7/D5 64 AS FF BE coach 07605 pf 7

MAS 6.25 right after arrival of sambar with 22625 LGD in 6. 21240 for tvc ghy in 5.
BBQ 35
6022 crossed at VPY
PER 42
2674 crossed at PCW
VLK 46
ABU 49
AVD 52
TI 58
crossed 20 up at SVP at 7.02 slowed down as 2675 was busy negotiating points before TRL
TRL 4/10
KBT 19
TO 26
AJJ 36/41
North cabin 46/47
Brief halt at km 74
TRT 55. Subham.

Boarded a UR coach in 2608 at AJJ after getting there just in time by a Bharathi.

30363 GS FF middle door coach 97667
AJJ 11.2/7 PF 2
TO 16
KBT 26 prec MEMU
TRL 32
AVD 49
ABU 53 crossed 27 WC near bypass
VLK 58
PER 12.1/3
BBQ 10
MAS 14. Subham.

2243 and 2244

07 FEB 2015 2243 MAS TUP 22764 ED C6 52 AS FF NBE PF 2A MAS COACH 08154

MAS 7.18
BBQ 26
VLK 32
ABU 36
AVD 39
TRL 53
TO 8.9
AJJ 16/18 unscheduled halt
CTRE 20 x22602/11517 lhf
MCN 47
KPD 9.0 crawl through main line. Spotted a pass with p7 and p1 in pf 3. 14xxx came in with kpd pass in pf 4.
Crossed 2028 at 9.8
LTI 9
KVN 15
GYM 19
VLT 25 c/o 30
AB 39
VGM 43
X8568 qln vskp
VN 48
KDY 54/57 unscheduled halt in main line
JTJ 1010 x22559 with sbc tpty in pf 3 and 2680 at lss
TPT 17
DPI 44 c/o crawl through main line
MAP 49 x13495 with a departmental rake
BQI 11.2
LCR 8
MGSJ 26
SA 32/35 pf 1
good number of people got down here. Healthy patronage. This means that Vaibhav got a 3 seater for himself to sleep! Some 15 out of 78 seats got vacant... In which a dhoomakedhu gumbal of 4 packed up and got ready even before DSPT. They made such a scene that almost the entire 10+ other strangers followed them to the door thinking that SA will arrive in 2 minutes! Funny...
NEA 45
VRPD 49
MVPM 12.2
SGE 6
CV 18 water flow was touching both the banks
ED 24/35 pf 2
Salem and Erode together accounted for 2/3rds of the occupancy. 10 more for Tiruppur and 15 for CBE.

Tiruppur passengers including me are unfortunate that they have to silently witness food loading at ED and that loaded food happily served to passengers for CBE only! What a discrimination!! Okay guys... I will have a sumptuous meal at tiruppur a2b is what my heart told those catering folks.

PY 48
IGR 51
VZ 55
UKL 13.0
TUP 10. Subham.

Nothing good except the AC and performance of the ED P4.


At Tiruppur for 2244. 1545h. Kovai running late by 20m and has apparently taken the slot of 2647 Kongu. 2647 is yet to start. 2244 is following 2676 in the next block. Wonder where the overtake will be!

24320 jhs tiger p4 nose with bcn rake blasted towards igu.
Kovai 30379 RPM 1609/13

2244 arr 1624.

08 FEB 2015 2244 22019 P1 E1 46 AS FF NBE COACH 12892/C

TUP 16.26 blasting right from the start.

UKL 36
VZ 41
IGR 46
PY 49
TPM 53
ED 17.2/8 starter at 4 horn at 7. Pf 2

Patronage in E1 CBE 32 TUP 3 ED 4 SA 15 TOTAL 56

As a die hard fan of Kovai I sincerely wish the late running 2676 gives us a tough challenge at least upto MAP or JTJ.

C/o over Kaveri bridge. Crawled after CV Home till pf. Kaveri river in full flow.
CV 17
ANU 23
SGE 29 X 27 Dn
MVPM 32
DC 39 prec 22766 JTJ pass
VRPD 45
NEA 48
SA home 52 pf 4 56/59
MGSJ 18.6
KPPR 9
TNT 13

DSPT 18
LCR 23
BQI 29
MAP home 42 x2679/30392 pf 44
DPI 49 kovai is constantly 15m ahead.
DST 54
SLY 19.4
TPT 18 through loop even though main line was empty

JTJ 29/35 through pf 5
AB 20.0
GYM 17
KPD Home 33/35 pf 40 prec over 2676
THL 48
WJR blasted through at mps
TUG 21.2
SHU 5
AJJ 15
BBQ home 15/17 pf 18
MAS home 19/29 pf2A 35. Subham.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

From SBC by 2028

01 FEB 2015 2028 C1 11 MS FF BE COACH 14154C 22005 AJJ SAPT SBC PF 6.

SBC 6 4
BNC 13/16
BYPL 23
KJM 25
WFD 30
DKO 35
MLO 42
BWT 53 crawl through Road 3 Down Mainline
GDP 7.18
MAR 35
JTJ 57/8.8 pf 4. 22208 had a parallel entry and was let go first. Gkp tvc Raptisagar came in pf 1 as we started.

Door plate with Anand from VGM
X ghy tvc
VLT 41 x21261 Seshadri exp
GYM 47 X 22886 Kovai
Door plate ends. constant 110 throughout
KPD Home 9.0/4 X2 217 Navyug exp. Vm kpd pass with 11149 shf was also waiting in the ramp of VLR line at its Home and started exactly as we started. Had parallel entry into 2 and 4. 30393 + fresh out of paint shop 22649 with a small rake was slowly moving through pf 3 as we stopped.
Pf 2 9/12 x2243
SVUR 18
THL 22
MCN 24
WJR 29 X 101 pass 21269
X2639
TUG 33
SHU 37
MDVE 39

CTRE 49
MLPM 52
AJJ 56
TO 10.3
KBT 9
TRL 14
AVD 29
ABU 34
VLK 38 when I took 22208 exactly a month ago, 2028 overtook it at PCW... but when I take 2028, 22208 blocks the way! Enna koduma!
PCW 42/43
PER 44
VPY 48
BBQ 51/54 punished at this mandagappadi for being BT
MAS Pf 1 11.00 dot arrival. 22208 was in pf 2 with 22001. Subham.

Friday, January 2, 2015

Winter 2014 to TUP, TCR, ALLP and TVC

23 Dec 2014 12673 MAS pf 6 22837 RPM B1 23 SLB FF BE coach 05143. Taking to TUP.
MAS dep 2213
TRL 2300
AJJ 2324/25
SHU 42
MCN 58
SVUR 0.12/0.17 royally raped at 0.15 by KCVL special that shares the 2230 slot of MDU Duronto at MAS. The booked rape is at MCN. Ivlo dhooram vandhadhey periya vishayam dhaan!!
DSPT 258
SA 315/320
ED HOME 413
ED 418/25
TUP 5.05. Subham.

Thrissur seems to be buzzing with activity!
22665 for NB Ernad Exp
14666 ERS for a NB Pass
13157 GOC for SB Mangala Exp
22602 for 2626 Kerala Exp
Am waiting for my Executive Exp 6308 to ALLP.

29 Dec 2014 16308 Executive Express C1 38 AS RF BE 18755 ERS SHF coach 91151

TCR 1009
OLR 1018
PUK 1028/29
IJK 1040/41
CKI 1047/49
AFK 1106/07
AWY 1118/20
ERN 1145/47
ERS 1157/1202
SRTL 1247/55 x15532/KLSK
ALLP 1317 . PF 3 Subham.

31 Dec 2014 16341 ALLP to TVC C1 51 AS RF BE coach 99151. What an honour to be hauled by a monster called 22359!!
ALLP 7.03
AMPA 21/22
KVTA 40 what a blast after this station! Rainy day with the drizzle just stopped... backwaters and vast fields... made my day
HAD 47/48
CHPD 55. The crossing with JanS is most likely at KYJ.
Earlier at ALLP: 6606 Ernad with 22807, 22871 and 22517 with NB passengers in pf 2 and 3.
JanS crossed us in the double line between Cheppad and Kayankulam Jn. KYJ arr 8.05
Raptisagar arrived in Pf 1 with 22844. Pf 1 and 2 are up and down for allp line, 3 and 4 are up and down for kottayam line. 5 is a loop for 4. We got pf 3. Feels awkward to type but we are all set to be raped royally by Jayanti 6381/82 cstm-Cape which just arrived on pf 4 at 8.11 and the entire UR janatha of our train jumped and hopped into that train. It got a p4 and a trailing 12xxx dg4.

KYJ dep 8.23. Spotted the incoming Vanchinad at a distance as we departed. Pf 3 is down main line to QLN and pf 2 is main up. Halted at Ochira in platform less mainline for 2 mins as we are trailing Jayanti.
KPY 40/41 X QLN ERS MEMU
STKT 49
MQO 55/56
PRND 9.01
QLN 9/15 pf 1 x18698 lhf/727 pass. Man! What a run between Perinad and Kollam... terrific for a door plate. Pf 1A and 1 to 5. 1 is main down and 2 is main up.
MYY 23/24
PVU 30/31
EVA 39
VAK 43/46
CRY 58
KXP 10.5
KCVL 14/19
TVP 25/26
TVC 32. Pf 4 Subham.

Wrapping up 2014 and welcoming 2015 in style!
31 Dec 2014 22208 AC Super TVC pf 5 H1 D Coupe 11 LB RF BE coach 91001 power 21223 AJJ
TVC 21.30 dot dep.
QLN 2229/31
KYJ 2305
AMPA 2337/4
SA 6.19/20
TPT 7.43
JTJ 7.53/55
VN 8.16 x2007 near vinnamangalam at MPS!
AB 27
KPD 9.0
AJJ 43
VLK 10.38 switch to slow line and got raped royally by 2028 at Carriage Works at 10.42.
The curious case of BBQ mandagappadis never fails to stop me! BBQ pf 51/55
MAS 11.05 . Pf 11. Subham.

Interestingly my ex-Marati Rajdhani coach in Duronto livery for AC Express had only upto F. A, B and F are cabins whereas C, D and E are coupes.

Madurai 2014

11 DEC 2014 2637 Pandian Express S5 4 LB RF BE coach 13353 power 22768 ED

13 DEC 2014 Aboard the morning passenger from mdu to mnm. Got 15519 toaster... liberal smokes and heavenly horns. At MDU: 2637 arrived with 22819. We departed from pf 5 sharp at 655.
Keezh Madurai Madurai Poorva Madurai East 703/4

Some caution orders were 95 so mps for section should be 100. C/O of 30 at km 8.2 for Gridhumaal river link canal.
Silaiman சிலைமான் what a beautiful name and an equally beautiful station with a new building big welcome board and half a dozen neatly maintained gardens...
ILA 712/13
Thirupuvanam TVN 720/21. Got the left loop as it had the main pf. Mainline has a ground level one. ILA had good platforms for both main line and left loop. Got the taste of the transition jerk here as we pulled out of loop and accelerated...
Thirupachethi 730/31 no aruvaals or Neps found in the vicinity!! Same layout as TVN.
Rajagambiram Halt 740/41.
MNM PF 1 arr 749.

13194 GOC WDG3A LHF is set to haul my RMM MDU passenger back to TVN. Pf 2 MNM arr 811. Heavy smokes well pronounced transition and heavenly horns again! MNM dep 816 a minute or two after the KKDI DEMU was let ahead after it was made to wait for 25 mins for offering connection to the passenger from RMM.
RAGM 823/24
TPC 831/32
TVN 845. Subham.

13 Dec 2014 22652 S5 65 LB FF BE pf 1 DG coach 13249 16878 GOC & 21223 AJJ
DG 1954/54 halt and 1955 roll again
EDU 2011
PALM 2028
VEI 2036
KRR 2048/55
MONR 2112/16
NMKL 2133/35
KLGN 2149
RASP 2158/2200
SA 2230/2300
KPD 158/200
AJJ 258/300
VPY 400/418
BBQ 427
MAS 437 pf 2 Subham.