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Blog Entry# 1142060
Posted: Jun 21 2014 (09:15)

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Jun 21 2014 (09:15)   12321/Howrah - Mumbai CSMT Mail (Via Gaya) (PT)
 
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About the Legendary Mail
( was known as the Imperial Mail before independence )
It was one of the most luxurious trains of the world those days. The train belonged to Great Indian Peninsular Railway. It even featured in a movie.
Gradually, Mail lost its dignity. Is now slowest among all other superfast trains between Kolkata and Mumbai ( takes roughly 37 hours for
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the journey, when Duronto takes just 26 ). The train is poorly maintained. It uses the old ICF coaches and a Wap4 ( for most of its journey ), when most other trains use LHB coaches and WAP7s.

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Yes that's the big problem, the poor maintenance of Imperial Mail
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