Traces of those could not be found. Example 13287/88 South Bihar Express
The earliest records which I could find are from 1960s, when it ran between TATA-PNBE. (/blog/post/5697502)
Someone at IRFCA added...
more... details to my post which I quote here
"I could locate that as early as 1941 there was a overnight 87/88 Patna Barkakana pass leaving Patna via Gaya Gomoh using Patna Gaya link. The train was all stop between Gomoh and Barkakana but Limited stops Patna to Gaya though passenger fares were charged. From Barkakana there was a passenger connection to Tata and a connection to Ranchi by NG Muri connector. During war, the train was curtailed but in 1947 or so it was restarted as Patna Tata passenger via Gaya Gomoh and Barkakana taking around 16 hours for the journey and Limited stops between Patna to Gomoh and all stop thereafter.
This pattern continued till 1962 and thereafter when the BG line to Ranchi from Muri was opened it was converted to an express and christened South Bihar Express. There was a connecting slip coaches by 87A/B from Muri till Ranchi. Now it was limited stops and was reaching Tata in 11 hours end to end. It continued like this until 1964 and while going to school in Patna we could see the 14 bogie rake parked at the Hardinge park siding having arrived at 730 or so."
So it is not possible to locate the exact history of many trains, running from centuries or so.
please wait...Translate to EnglishCan't find any info on that train. It's like trying to solve a mystery, dude. The South Bihar Express, back in the day, used to take a whole 16 hours from Patna to Tata! Crazy, right? You can't always dig up the past on these old trains.
please wait...Translate to HindiUs purani train ka pata hi nahi chal paya. Misal ke taur par 13287/88 South Bihar Express
Sab se pehle record jo mujhe mila hai wo 1960s ka hai, jab ye TATA-PNBE ke beech chalti thi. (
/blog/post/5697502)Kisi ne IRFCA mein mere post ke details add ki hai jo main yahaan quote kar raha hoon
"Maine locate kiya hai ke itne pehle 1941 mein ek overnight 87/88 Patna Barkakana pass tha jo Patna se Gaya Gomoh ke zariye Gaya Gomoh ko chhodkar Barkakana tak jaata tha. Ye train Gomoh se Barkakana tak sabki rukegi thi lekin Patna se Gaya ke beech Limited stops thi lekin passenger fares charge kiye jaate the. Barkakana se Tata tak ek passenger connection tha aur NG Muri connector ke zariye Ranchi tak bhi. Jung ke dauraan, train ko short kiya gaya lekin 1947 mein ya uske aas-paas ise dobara shuru kiya gaya tha jaise Patna Tata passenger via Gaya Gomoh aur Barkakana lekin yeh safar lagbhag 16 ghante ka tha aur Patna se Gomoh ke beech Limited stops the aur phir sabki ruki rukegi thi.
Yeh pattern 1962 tak chala aur uske baad jab BG line Ranchi se Muri tak khuli tab ise ek express train mein badal diya gaya aur South Bihar Express ke naam se jaana gaya. Muri se Ranchi tak slip coaches ka ek connection bhi tha 87A/B se. Ab yeh limited stops thi aur end to end Tata tak 11 ghante mein pahuchti thi. Yeh 1964 tak aise hi chalti rahi aur Patna mein school jaate samay hum Hardinge park mein 14 bogie rake ko dekh sakte the, jo lagbhag 730 baje yahaan pahuch gayi thi."
Isliye kai trains ke exact history ka pata lagana mushkil hota hai, jo shayad saalo se chal rahi hain.
