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Posted: Dec 03 2016 (13:35)
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Dec 03 2016 (13:35) 12658/KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai Central Mail (PT) | PVM/Pattaravakkam (2 PFs) | RPM/WAP-7/30411
Sriram Venkatesh~
Sriram Venkatesh~ 180 blog posts
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Its 30410. Sleep killer did SBC MAS in flat 5 hrs chasing Shatabdi all the way.
Finally someone tells that :D
Ah that feel :)
Royapuram Bangalore CANT it rain If i remember it right :) first run
Ah that feel :)
Royapuram Bangalore CANT it rain If i remember it right :) first run
The oldest unchanged service in IR ( sharing the title with 12609/10 MAS-SBC intercity)! MAS-MAQ One mail (12601/02 ) is the grand-daddy of all trains, RPM-Beypore overnight express, started around 1860! But it was extended, train name changed etc many times, so it is missed out usually.
Mail was originally a JTJ-BNC link express connecting to the MAS-Beypore express at JTJ. ( It was still a Chennai-Bangalore train, but the passengers had to transfer to a separate rake at JTJ as locos at that time could not haul very long rakes to accommodate slip coaches). In a short time though, it became an actual slip service connecting to the Beypore mail at JTJ. It used to take almost...
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Mail was originally a JTJ-BNC link express connecting to the MAS-Beypore express at JTJ. ( It was still a Chennai-Bangalore train, but the passengers had to transfer to a separate rake at JTJ as locos at that time could not haul very long rakes to accommodate slip coaches). In a short time though, it became an actual slip service connecting to the Beypore mail at JTJ. It used to take almost...
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