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Posted: Mar 10 2018 (20:28)
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Last Response: Apr 29 2018 (07:30)
14 Responses
Last Response: Apr 29 2018 (07:30)
Mar 10 2018 (20:28) 16159/Chennai Egmore - Mangaluru Central Express (PT) | MS/Chennai Egmore (11 PFs) | RPM/WAP-7/30408
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BangaloreMail^~ 26768 blog postsFirst train journey of 2018 began with my favourite white beast on 17th February 2018. I travelled from Chennai to Karur in MS-MAQ Express for the first time. The ride was quite fast and aggressive. My coach was 6th from loco. 30408 honked like a steam engine and all along there was melodious twin tone honking. After STM,we switched onto the wrong track. Till then we were moving at 90 kmph. After that it was ripping 110. Sometime after departure from CGL I slept and woke up at around 6 AM to find our train led by GOC EMD destroying the wayside stations in the TPJ-KRR section. And while returning by MAQ-MS after two days, my coach was just 4th from the GOC WDP4B 40064( SHF mode). We once again thrashed the single line but this time I heard the resounding honk of the EMD and the roaring motor sounds....
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Therla pa Na pogumbothu 4th line la pochu,but I can see some iron rail still placed along 4th line post stm ,eppo entha mainline la entha direction la varuthu sollira mudiyathu ,need to be careful while railfanning
And one interesting thing is noted while returning in Vaigai on 3rdline is train has ripped at 108 btw cmp and stm and reduced to 85
Pic taken at stm
And one interesting thing is noted while returning in Vaigai on 3rdline is train has ripped at 108 btw cmp and stm and reduced to 85
Pic taken at stm
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