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Blog Entry# 955689
Posted: Jan 05 2014 (14:07)
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Last Response: Jan 13 2014 (22:48)
11 Responses
Last Response: Jan 13 2014 (22:48)
I happen to travel on the 12223 LTT-ERS Duronto AC Super fast express in A2 Coach (last week of December 2013) and found it to be a really super fast train. But, unfortunately, the railways don't want this train to be 'the super fast train'. My observation is that this train has few technical halts (which is necessary for crew change, filling water, refueling etc)) Apart from that, the train also halts at some small stations to give way for other trains. Now if these halts could be reduced and this train given importance to pass by over other trains on that route, this train can achieve its full run in less than 20 hrs (ERS destination). I experienced it myself. The train arrived at Shoranur at 2.55 p.m. and stopped for only a few seconds. Thus it could reach ERS in 1.5 hrs from Shoranur (it reached TCR by 3.25...
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1 Public Posts - Sun Jan 05, 2014
Nice captures and Good report...
This train ought to be speeded up and made to run Triweekly (19 hours run in each direction)
This train has never reached LTT at 11:45 am
This train ought to be speeded up and made to run Triweekly (19 hours run in each direction)
This train has never reached LTT at 11:45 am
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