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Posted: Jul 08 2018 (12:50)
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Jul 08 2018 (12:50) 12322/Mumbai CSMT - Howrah Mail (Via Gaya) (PT) | ET/Itarsi Junction (8 PFs) | ET/WDP-4B/40047
SurajParihar~
SurajParihar~ 2976 blog postsShining SHF ET WDP4B #40047 with 12322 Mumbai - Howrah Imperial mail via cheoki
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Great capture!
Just for reference though, this train is not the Imperial mail. The Imperial mail was a separate special train that was cancelled during the 2nd world war.
Just for reference though, this train is not the Imperial mail. The Imperial mail was a separate special train that was cancelled during the 2nd world war.
Just for the record this is the Bombay/Calcutta mail not the Imperial Mail!
The imperial mail has been cancelled from the colonial times...
This train is a pale shadow of the imperial mail!
The imperial mail has been cancelled from the colonial times...
This train is a pale shadow of the imperial mail!
It is not, sir.
12321/22 was historically called the 'Bombay Calcutta mail via Jabalpur' and has been in operation since 1867 (as a special train between ALD-JBP between 1867-1870, as slip coaches on the Calcutta-Delhi-Peshawar mail till 1891 and as a standalone train since then). this was the 'regular' mail train.
The Imperial Indian mail was a special train operated exclusively for First class passengers (mainly targeted at European and American tourists and visitors, though a lot of rich Indians also used it). It was...
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12321/22 was historically called the 'Bombay Calcutta mail via Jabalpur' and has been in operation since 1867 (as a special train between ALD-JBP between 1867-1870, as slip coaches on the Calcutta-Delhi-Peshawar mail till 1891 and as a standalone train since then). this was the 'regular' mail train.
The Imperial Indian mail was a special train operated exclusively for First class passengers (mainly targeted at European and American tourists and visitors, though a lot of rich Indians also used it). It was...
more...