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Posted: Dec 29 2015 (19:49)
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Dec 29 2015 (19:49) 11085/Mumbai LTT - Madgaon AC Double Decker Express | TNA/Thane (10 PFs)
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Trip Report: Onboard the first run of the Double Decker Express on Konkan Railway.
Caution Order: Restrict tractive effort to two paragraphs. Load is very lonnnnng.
Waking up on a foggy winter morning, I check my phone as is the present gen tradition and amongst the numerous WhatsApp texts- some as irrelevant as salt in a cup of tea, while a few others being the epitome to my existence- I stumble upon some news! Very relevant news!
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Caution Order: Restrict tractive effort to two paragraphs. Load is very lonnnnng.
Waking up on a foggy winter morning, I check my phone as is the present gen tradition and amongst the numerous WhatsApp texts- some as irrelevant as salt in a cup of tea, while a few others being the epitome to my existence- I stumble upon some news! Very relevant news!
"DD...
more...
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People on our WhatsApp groups asked me to catch a glimpse of the Madgaon Gorakhpur one trip special but since another rake was blocking my view, I couldn't. Anyway, we were cleared at 19:10, about 20 minutes behind schedule and the fresh set of crew got to business right away, while the Shakti obliged wholeheartedly. The chase had now begun. The 12134 is a ferocious beast after Madgaon and claims its victims in the form of the 10112 Konkan Kanya and the 11004 Rajya Rani Express. Now, since we were running a bit behind schedule, the location of the first slaughter would inadvertently shift further up the line from the prescribed location of Sindhudurg. With animated discussions on the WA groups about where the overtakes would actually happen, I was kept updated throughout. A few trains were looped at wayside stations as we screamed past 'em and save for an unscheduled...
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A railfan was onboard the Jan Shatabdi to Madgaon and he asked me to come in front of his coach when the train made its scheduled halt at Thane. Since both the Jan and DiDi were supposed to arrive on Platforms 6 and 8 almost simultaneously, I stood in front his coach and waved, albeit on the DiDi's designated platform. Anyway, the Jan left after its scheduled halt but there was no sign of the apartment on wheels. Another 30 minutes passed and the Matsyagandha from Mangaluru finally rolled in. I grinned at this sight since this train could have put my plan in jeopardy if at all it had been allowed to proceed ahead of the 12134 but thankfully that was not be. At around 06:15, the first announcement was blurted out regarding DiDi's late departure from LTT. A few more similar announcements followed with the final one being that...
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