Poorva Express: हुगली सी बहती तेरी चाल है पूर्वा तू बेमिसाल है - Keshav Singh

#ObservationsAtPune *** 7 Years Ago Today at Pune! ***
Evening Observations at Ghorpadi Yard (GIT) near Pune : Sunday : 02-Mar-2008 : 17:45 to 18:30 hrs
1) 1621A Pune-Satara Passenger speeded towards Sasvad with blue PUNE WDM3A # 18773R.
2) A goods train was waiting in GIT yard with twin Pune WDMx locos. The leading loco (towards Mumbai direction) was blue PUNE WDM3A...
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# 17967R and trailing loco was blue PUNE WDM3A # 18578R.
3) Another goods train was waiting in GIT Yard, headed by KJM liveried twin MLY WDMx locos. I could not see exact loco road numbers for Moula Ali twins as the view was blocked by goods wagons (of goods train described in point 2 above).
4) Derated brown PUNE WDM2S # 17168 was taking rest in GIT yard.
5) Yellow PUNE WDS6 # 36041 (with text in Hindi "Bharatiya Rail" written on side wall) was seen shunting 2 dark red colored tool vans belonging to Sr. Section Engineer, CR.
6) 6506 Bangalore-Gandhidham Exp arrived from Miraj side with twin KJM WDG3A locos! The leading loco (towards Mumbai direction) was blue KJM WDG3A # 13261 and trailing loco was blue KJM WDG3A # 13054. The train arrived 30 minutes before time! Later, this twin KJM locos returned back to GIT, thereby confirming the usual fact that 6506 SBC-GIM Exp must have got BL WCAM1 loco from Pune onward.
7) 2157 Pune-Solapur Hutatma Exp speeded towards Daund with brown PUNE WDM3A # 18660R.
8) 1041 Mumbai-Chennai Exp was hauled by orange KZJ WDM3A # 18973R.
9) Green PUNE WDM2 # 17516 moved from loco shed to Pune Station Area. This will later haul Pune-Baramati Passenger.
10) 2129 Pune-Howrah Azad Hind Exp was hauled by blue PUNE WDM3A # 14093. Train was 21 coaches long, inclusive of 1 pantry car and 2 parcel vans.
11) And final surprise of the day! Deccan Odessy Special Train arrived from Miraj side behind blue PUNE WDM3A # 18651R! Fully air-conditioned Deccan Odyssey was 21 coach long!