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Two long runners of Yeshvantpur Jn., empty rake of 22533/4 Gorakhpur YPR Gorakhpur weekly SF Express is on pf5, while Krishnarajapuram (KJM) WDP-4D 40433 is ready to roar out of pf6 with the 12649 Karnataka Sampark Express to H. Nizamuddin.

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covers 2512 kms between Gorakhpur & Yeshvantpur (via: Gonda, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Bhopal, Nagpur, Secunderabad, Guntakal, Dharmavaram)

12649/50 covers 2748 kms between Yeshvantpur & H. Nizamuddin (via: Tumkur, Hubli, Ballari, Guntakal, Kacheguda, Balharshah, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi)

One of those blessings of a route diverted journey; 12346 Guwahathi - Howrah Saraighat Express crossed the Brahmaputra River on the Saraighat Bridge.

In a trip to the north east parts of India, I had visited Guwahathi. And while returning, I had booked myself a ticket on board the Saraighat Express to New Jalpaiguri Jn. I had reached Guwahathi the previous day on board the 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express via Rangiya Jn. There are two lines to approach Guwahathi from New Bongaigaon Jn., one via Rangiya and the other via Goalpara Town,...
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entering Kamakhya Jn. while passing by the Depobeel Bird Sanctuary.

In hopes of covering both routes, I had booked on Saraighat Express, this train goes via Goalpara Town, even though it has a non stop run from Kamakhya Jn. to New Bongaigaon Jn. But on the day of my journey, I checked out my retiring room, and walked down to the platform to find out that the incoming Saraighat Express was running very late. It had arrived 2 hrs late.

And I found out quite later that the reason of the delay was that, it was diverted via Rangiya Jn. And would take the same route even in the return direction. My hopes of seeing the Goalpara Town route was shattered. It would be done on another day. But quite pleasantly, this meant that the Saraighat Express would cross the Brahmaputra river in its namesake bridge - the SARAIGHAT Bridge.

And thus, this idea for this video had come out.

Loco: Siliguri (SGUJ) WDP-4 20085

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In the last week of April, I did a journey on board my favourite train - TAMILNADU SF Express from Chennai to New Delhi, in Sleeper Class. We nearly got toasted in the heat, but it was enjoyable. But little annoyances don't stay far away whenever I am on board a train journey.

We caught up with a slightly late running 22620 Tirunelveli - Bilaspur SF Express near Warangal. Anyways, it was supposed to stay ahead of us as per schedule, till Balharshah. Both TN and 22620 cover the Warangal -...
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Balharshah stretch non-stop, so we trailed it all the way, making unscheduled halts whenever we got too close.

At Balharshah, 22620 was received on pf-5, while we made our way into pf4. Soon after we arrived, that train left, and we were supposed to overtake it. But did we? Did we trail it further? Or we did we overtake it soon after? What happened?

Watch the video to find out.

Hope you enjoy the action.

TAMILNADU EXPRESS Chasing TIRUNELVELI BILASPUR EXPRESS - click here

In April this year, I had been to Guwahati on board the 20504 Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express. After many years, I came back to this section, of New Delhi Lucknow via Moradabad. It was quite different from when I saw it last. One such change was witnessed in this MPS skip of Shahjahanpur Jn.

For those who don't know, Shahjahanpur Jn., was the terminal of a small MG branch line, which came from Pilibhit Jn. The line was operational until before the pandemic, during which it was closed for gauge conversion. The line...
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is now a fully electrified BG Line.

As we approach Shahjahanpur Jn. from the Bareilly side, one can see the new line approach from the left. Couple of lines bifurcating from that join the mainline, just before the station, while one line enters the newly built BG terminal.

The section MPS is presently 100kmph, and it has been this way since ages.

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In recent times, many of the routes in and around Bengaluru have become electrified. The last of which was the Bengaluru - Salem line via Hosur, Dharmapuri. The electrification was completed in various stages.

It was notified in the month of June that 12677/78 KSR Bengaluru - Ernakulam Intercity Express would get electric traction from the 1st of July. Due to some personal commitments, I couldn't capture it on the first few days of its run. Finally, my first spotting of this train came on July 6th. And to my luck,...
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it came with a WAP-4 from AJJ shed.

Along with it, I have shown a couple of last diesel runs of the train from Bengaluru.

Hope you enjoy the action.