Travelled in 12565 BSK from Deos to Ndls on 15th November 2023.Was expecting the loco link to be SPJ or GMO Wap 7 but it was BRC 30588.The rake consisted of many HS 3a coaches and a smart coach as well but my coach B5 was a normal livery 21 made coach which originally belonged to ER(213487/ER).Occupancy was low according to Bsk standards. Also spotted a brand new BGKT WAG9 in loop at Deos which was equipped with HRPT.Run was good in GKP Gd section with continuous MPS skip and ot of 02569&15273.OT of 02569 happened near Gaur around 5:30 pm.Soon after this got the news of fire in 02570 and it was a matter of talk in the train.Our train continued the good run and we had a crossing with gkp vb at bbk which was fully jam packed.Later we got a free run from Aishbagh to Unnao and I...
more... think the fastest I experienced in recent time in this particular section with our train reaching Unnao 23 minutes ahead of schedule. It appears that recent works for upgradation of this section is slowly showing little improvement.Then we departed cnb with a marginal delay and continued our 130 run till etw where we were stopped near the outer for some block probably due to the fire of 02570.Train got delayed upto an hour here and then the ultimate run began with the train covering 226 kms in about 2&half hours.Train reached NDLS around 5:38 am with a delay of 33 mins which was understandable after knowing the fact that there was a 2nd fire incident of 12554 also near ETW around the same time. Punctuality -Very dependable train for reaching ndls early morning as even if it's delayed it gets utmost priority in NCR. Cleanliness -Obhs staff was very active in the train with cleaning being done twice in the evening and freshner sprayed in the compartment once.Insect repellent was also sprayed by the obhs staff once. Maintenance-Maintenance of the coach was good overall as door locks ,wc occupancy indicator etc was in working condition.Laboratories were equipped with toilet papers and all fittings were in good shape.Liquid hand wash was also filled with genuine handwash instead of soapy water filled in it like observed in GKP CDO based trains. Overall the journey experience was great except the poorly behaved passengers who were least concerned to keep the cleanliness maintained and kept littering below the seats.Excessive luggage is also a problem you are going to certainly face in this train.(Attached pick of luggage kept in vestibule which led to a quarrel )For overcoming this problem and best experience 2A of this train is recommended.
