The mighty veteran Purulia Express serving for decades, daily commuters' lifeline and witness to a Rising Bengal! - Soumyadip Mahato

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NOT A HIGH SPEED VIDEO (Watch in HD)
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As we had just reached Bally Station by walking from Bally Ghat Station SGUJ WDP4-20017 passed by us hauling 12042 Down New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi.
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is one Shatabdi whose rakes were provided by Rae Bareli Coach Factory, Kapurthala and is the first Shatabdi to get an EMD Link for end-end journey.
This train having the same locomotive was spotted earlier in the day by Mr. Anupam Enosh Sarkar alias Såhîbgàñj Lóðp Ïs Thé Bëst; picture of which can be found here
The same rake when it went back to New Jalpaiguri was hauled by SGUJ WDP 4 20011 Baaz; picture of which can be found here and here
We were slightly disappointed not to enjoy high speed action of the down Shatabdi but the same was compensated by the UP Shatabdi. May be I had to switched to Video Mode for the wrong counterpart of this train.
Accompanying me were Railfans Sarbamit Chowdhuryy, Saugata Sengupta da, Sohan Ahmed, Pramit Mitra and Schrödinger's Cat