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Posted: Jan 22 2015 (19:50)
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Jan 22 2015 (19:50) 22995/Mandore Superfast Express
Tridib Chakraborty
Tridib Chakraborty 1223 blog postsCan anyone tell me the rationale/ logic behind the RSA between 12461/2 Mandore SF and 12479/80 Suryanagari at JU end?? Both arrive at 6.35 am and 7 am and depart at 8 pm and 6.45 pm. So whats the use of RSA? Why not dedicated rakes?
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Also, Suryanagari is a 24 coacher while Mandore is 22.
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Also, Suryanagari is a 24 coacher while Mandore is 22.
Who told Mandore is 22 coach ? It's 24 coach and RSA is purely for operational reasons.
Check IRI link for Mandore. Then I think it needs to be updated.
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But my point is, what operational reasons? Atleast suggest one...
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But my point is, what operational reasons? Atleast suggest one...
Both arrive in the morning and depart in the evening almost back to back with a layover of 12 hours at JU. So whats the RSA about?
Could be for Rake maintenance. It might be that the primary maintenance for both trains is at Delhi. So, the cycle will be like DLI (primary maintenance) -> JU ( as Mandore) -> BDTS (as Suryanagari) -> JU (return) -> DLI (as Mandore) -> Primary maintenance. However, I am not sure as to where the base maintenance of the rake is. Someone should confirm this.
This is a common practice in many places. Examples are 17644 (COA-MS) and 17651 (KCG-MS). Both reach Chennai Egmore in the morning and leave in the evening within 20 min of each other. However, the base maintenance is at KCG, so there is an RSA between them. Another example is 12164 (MS-DR)...
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This is a common practice in many places. Examples are 17644 (COA-MS) and 17651 (KCG-MS). Both reach Chennai Egmore in the morning and leave in the evening within 20 min of each other. However, the base maintenance is at KCG, so there is an RSA between them. Another example is 12164 (MS-DR)...
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