Who says South India does not have Gatimaan. It is called Vaigai Express. - Thamizh Maran

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On a chilly morning ...5 min before time..here comes my most awaited catch..
Train num 12261 hauled by HOWRAH WAP-4......
CSTM HWH DURONTO :) (wid only 1 mismatch livery)...currently running wid 1 extra 2 tier..
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i didnt hav luck...2 caught its high speed action ..it went under caution...first it decelerate (at d outer of BPHB) thn finding its accleration!!

ABOUT THIS TRAIN- "(taken from WIKI) 12261/12262 Mumbai CST-Howrah AC Duronto Express is the fastest Train of Mumbai-Howrah Route via Nagpur. It is a Rajdhani type train, in which meals are provided as the cost for the same being included in the ticket cost. There are no commercial halts i.e. booking can be done only for Mumbai to Howrah or Howrah to Mumbai. It shares rakes with Howrah-Pune Duronto Express, which has same timetable or run between Manmad and Howrah."
12261 takes 6 technical halts at Kasara, Igatpuri, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Bilaspur and Tatanagar. COnnects CSTM n HWH in 26h 25min wid 6 halt discussed abov wid an avg speed of 74kmhr!! :)
RAKE COMPOSiTION-- HWH WAP-4 LRM-A3-A2-A1-AE1-H1-PC-B10-B9-B8-B7-B6-B5-B4-B3-B2-B1-LRM
njoy it :)