Bhrigu Express: बलिया की आन बान और शान , भृगु एक्सप्रेस है तुम्हारा नाम। हर रविवार तुमसे मिलना है मेरा काम। - Shanzil Kabir

#part4 #VarietyOfGoodsLoco
So we were standing at CNB since 7:58 . Ee were already running 20 mins ahead of schedule. Some unreserved pax boarded our coach tried to adjust with fellow reserved pax. We departed finally at 8:15 , 35 mins late. Added delay of 15 mins. Chitrakoot express was standing on pf 8. We got out of the CNB, crossing a slum area with parellel adjcent railway lines . As i was capturing it , a Grp officer on duty as well as a pax (ur) sitting beside me asked me to keep my phone inside the window as people outside try to snatch it by hitting sticks. A little later, IZN WDM-3D #11328 hauled MTJ-CPR express crossed...
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us. We negotiated a huge curve, making our way towards Govindpuri-Panki line. On the north i spotted a curved Kanpur anwarganj railway station & a SBI WDG-4 #70070 with a goods train. We descended down a small gradient only to arrive at Panki & meeting a TKD WAG-9HI #31579 with guds train. Stopping at Panki i spotted BSL WAG-5A twins (23786+?) & another CNB WAG-7 doing their duty. We departed panki with a added delay of 10 mins i.e. 45 mins. From here we picked up speed , skipping stations like BHAUPUR, ROSHAN MAU ,MAITH A , PARJANI , ACHALDA , SAMHON , BARTHANA etc. I noticed a new station PATRA which is currently under development. A variety of Goods loco with diffferent colourful liveries were spotted some to name being, GMO WAG 7 27507 , MGS WAG 7 27011, AJJ WAG-5A 23378 etc. Some notable trains crosding included, that of JU HWH EXP with HWH WAP 7 30493, LJN SHATABDI with GZB WAP 5 30072 , AGC INTERCITY with GZB WAP 5 30023 & Phaphund CNB memu. We reached Etawah with a delay of 1 hr 10 mins at around 11 am.