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.