Weekends in CBE - 05

May 7

@MS: 20663/2664, lhf dp4/2631, 22767 RPM/2637-5, 22697/6177-4, 22766 RPM/6107-9.

@MAS: 22681 BSL/2655-10, 2673/22389 ED, 3352-9, 4 Mail-11.

My seat is enviable :) S9 17 LB Coach 96391 Emergency window business end, front facing - the best combo ever, given that I can hear loud horns from 6th coach!!

MAS 2212

PER 2228

VLK 2231

KOTR 2234

C/O thro' ABU 2236

AVD 2242

TI 2247

TRL H2254-S2300

AJJ 2318/2320

SHU 2336

WJR 2347

MCN 2352

THL 2354

KPD 0001/0010 handled in loop

JTJ 0120a

SA 0250a

ED 0404/0410

TUP 0450a

IGU 0510/0542 covered 475 kms in 7 hrs @ 68 kmph flat. Full load pulled @ first notch, MONSTER!

Action @ IGU: 2673 got left loop. An SWR train with yellow boards reading as Bangalore City Island? was already in right loop. YPR GR crossed us majestically, then SWR was let go first @ 0525. 28102 ANGL pulled from PTJ side, 11207 ED 3D with Kurla was received in right loop as we were dispatched.

PLMD 0557

CBF 0609/0614

CBE 0630 - Pf1

22389 has super melodious twintones - they ripped the still air @ IGU :)

2680/22508 ED - crossed @ 0620 as we were waiting at Home. Still not able to digest the fact that we were 0510 @ IGU and ended up 0630 @ CBE

Subham. Hope you all enjoyed the report. Ara.

Friday evening WL clearance status (# upto which it has moved to CNF/RAC):

1028/89

3352/294

6669/69

2621/49CK/99-222/49PQ

2657/48CK/239

2673/48CK/109/29PQ

May 9

@ CBE:

2674/pf2 S4 57 LB Coach 09255 very new and neat. Power: 22728 ED.

Charting details:

1A/GN/WL1

2A/GN/1/29/40-CK/WL1-PQ/WL2

3A/GN/12/46/72-CK/WL8-PQ/WL15

SL/GN/80/194/352-CK/WL57-PQ/WL34

Report jottings:

CBE 2222

CBF 2234/2238 x-2679

PLMD 2249, x-2695 in loop, c/o 20-Hope College

IGU 2258 (I always love the way 2674 thunders to enter the trunk line @ 90+, tonight was superb!!)

TUP 2322/2330, 6381 rolled out at home, 22775/SBC-KCVL came stopped briefly in mainline while at pf 2324-2326h.

MLPM 0528/0530

AJJ 0538/0541

ANNR 0620 x-2007

PER 0635/0637

VEJ 0643/0646

BBQ Home 0649/0651, Pf 0652

Home 20500 ET/2512 rolls out, 22380 ED/2622 waiting, light 22515 LGD, 22647 RPM to ETS/BBQ

MAS 0702 pf 10, 6042/22787 RPM-11, 2616-9. Very very uneventful, ordinary, mediocre run. Nothing special..

Subham.