Happy Birthday Pandian SF Express (12638 MDU - MS /12637 MS - MDU) | Pandian SF Express Birthday special pics and video | clicked by me on 01/10/2018 | Date of introduction - 01/10/1969...Completed 49 years of service.
Pic 1,2 - RPM WAP7 30477 took charge on its birthday...Loco was decorated by big garland.
Pic 3 - Cake cutting ceremony was held before departure...Arun pandian sir and his team took initiative to celebrate this bday event.
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4,5,6 - Poster about pandian exp and its 49 years of service to the people had been pasted on the loco.
Pic 7,8,17 - Large Train board of Pandian exp and below train board a sticker was pasted. In that the pictures of locos that hauled pandian exp from day1 has been present (ie steam - diesel - electric)
Pic 9,10 - Decorated RPM P7 beauty all set ready for departure.
Pic 11 - LP and ALP being honoured by Arun pandian sir and his team.
Pic 12,13,14,15 - Railfans, RPF, LP and ALP performed some poojas before the train departure.
Pic 16 - Cake cutting ceremony was done by RPF Chief, SM, LP etc.
Video - Departure video of Pandian exp on its birthday.
Atlast I wish this train to continue its service to the people lifelong....Once again Happy Birthday Pandian Exp....My first and most favourite train...!!
Video courtesy - Me
Editing courtesy - KVA (K Vijay anand)
Train - 12638 MDU - MS Pandian SF Express
Loco - Royapuram RPM WAP7 30477 (HOG) but HOG was inactive on that day.
Date - 01/10/18
Time - 20.40 hrs.

Presenting my birthday special blog. Had been gifted with an opportunity to celebrate my birthday yesterday(22/06/2019) with Madurai divn.'s pride Pandian Express and my favourite white stallion RPM's 37037(DLW's product). The rake was sparkling clean and was neat inside too except for H1 as the paint on its outer had faded. Most of the coaches had CUB advertisements and some pictures of Tamilnadu temples. Front EOG was of Antyodaya livery and rear one was of the usual livery. Another DLW P7 was resting near PF.No.5. 30366 and a WAP4 were resting near PF.No.1. GOC WDP4D was the link for 22624 MS SF. MDU station is very clean and well maintained. And the announcements made at MDU follows the same style as that made in MAS/MS. But at MDU, it was much louder and clear.Have uploaded the announcement of our train. This style of announcent is my favourite. 37037 was already...
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coupled with the rear panto raised when I went to capture it. HOG cables were connected but still the front EOG was running. My coach was S9. Got a UB. LB was free till DG. So, had some time to watch Pandian attacking the wayside stations. Stayed on LB till KQN to watch the crossover of up and down line. This section is quite unique from the rest of the double line sections in IR due to the terrain. Before KQN and near the crossover bridge, P7 negotiated a huge curve and the LP flashed green light and the guard acknowledged the same. Post KQN, I retired to my UB. Woke up post MBM. We reached MS slightly delayed on PF.No.7. Tejas was being shunted by TNP alco. Rockfort, MAQ and Uzhavan had already arrived. Overall, it was a wonderful gift in the form of an LHB SL ride with twin tone honking DLW made HOG RPM WAP7 and with some awesome track sounds.
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Pic description:
37037 takes charge of Pandian at Madurai Jn.
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Date:22/06/2019.