Everyone knows if a train is running late, ONLY RailFans know WHY it is late

Entry# 1545590

Which is the fastest train in the Indian Railways that is hauled by a diesel locomotive? Although I'm posting this in the 'Quiz' section of the forum, I must confess that I do not know the answer to my own question! I am hoping the numerous experts in this forum will be able to enlighten me.

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Journey: Thu Sep 25, 2014
Dep: NGP/Nagpur Junction @ 05:10 PF#: 2
Arr: MAS/MGR Chennai Central @ 21:00
Distance: 1090 km / 2175 km
Class: AC 1st Class - 1A | Tot Seats: Avbl-0002# | Charting @20:45

12434/Hazrat Nizamuddin - M.G.R.Chennai Central Rajdhani Express
PNR: 273-xxxxxxx | Similar PNRs
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Posted: Sep 05 2014 (20:39:19) View Posted Status

Latest Status: Sep 27 2014 (00:52:18)

Passenger 1: H1,A/Coach Position:18 (Booking Status: CNF ,GN)
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Sep 25 2014 (07:57)
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Traveling in H1 First AC for the first time!

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Sep 25 2014 (08:05)

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Overtook Kerala Exp soon after leaving NGP. Currently still running about 15-20 min late. Sticking to speeds of about 100-110kmph.

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Sep 25 2014 (08:10)

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The frequent jerks when the train brakes are absolutely terrible. People who are sleeping can easily be jolted awake in fear that there was an accident. Very, very unnerving. How people tolerate this in such a premium train is a real mystery. Almost the whole cup of coffee was spilt because of one such jerk. Thankfully, it was in a separate plate/tray so there wasn't a bigger mess.

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Sep 25 2014 (08:12)

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Crossing Chandrapur. Hope the attached picture is not to hazy. Those are two big structures that I just passed but I don't know what they are.

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Sep 25 2014 (08:15)

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Inside my H cabin.

1 Public Posts - Thu Sep 25, 2014

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Sep 25 2014 (08:26)
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Unscheduled halt @ BPQ.

3 Public Posts - Thu Sep 25, 2014

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Sep 25 2014 (08:42)

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Overtook some train just before BPQ. There were no signboards to tell me which train it was.

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Sep 25 2014 (09:33)
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Crawling thru SKZR

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Sep 25 2014 (12:04)
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Arrived at Warangal.

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Sep 25 2014 (18:01)

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Lunch was not as good as breakfast

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Sep 25 2014 (18:04)

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Crossed Nellore... running on time now, I think.

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Sep 25 2014 (19:37)

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Almost done with my journey... it's been an interesting trip. I had quite a few challenges posting frequent updates due to poor network coverage.

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Sep 25 2014 (20:41)

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TRIP HAS ENDED.
Took 30 min for the last 2 km. Bad scheduling and prioritization, in my opinion.

2 Public Posts - Thu Sep 25, 2014

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Sep 25 2014 (23:25)

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@1207791-22 @ajaikrish81

I was actually too full from breakfast and lunch so I skipped it.

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Sep 25 2014 (23:26)

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@1207791-23 @SBCKLBGVandeSadharana~

Yes, they give soup around 6:15pm and dinner around 7pm.

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Journey: Fri Sep 19, 2014
Dep: SBC/KSR Bengaluru City Junction (Bangalore) @ 19:20 PF#: 1
Arr: BSL/Bhusaval Junction @ 17:15 +1 night
Distance: 1291 km / 2392 km
Class: AC 2-tier - 2A | Tot Seats: Avbl-0019# | Charting @15:20

12627/Karnataka Express (PT)
PNR: 481-xxxxxxx | Similar PNRs
Entry# 1190999

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Posted: Aug 18 2014 (14:59:58) View Posted Status

Latest Status: Sep 20 2014 (20:33:08)

Passenger 1: A2,7/Coach Position:21 (Booking Status: W/L 13,PQWL)
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Sep 19 2014 (19:33)
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Departed at 7:21pm. Reached station a bit late due to reasons. Could not note the locomotives pulling today's take. Will try tomorrow morning.

3 Public Posts - Fri Sep 19, 2014

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Sep 19 2014 (20:09)
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Reached YNK @ 20:06.

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Sep 19 2014 (20:11)

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@1190999-3 @arvind kumar~

Posting inside of 2AC. Seems very clean and well-maintained.

5 Public Posts - Fri Sep 19, 2014

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Sep 19 2014 (20:49)

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I'd ordered veg meals and I'm quite disappointed by it. Packaging is very poor and without logic. Two chapatis with curry and rice with sambar. The curry is given in a pouch but the sambar is given in a separate container. How do they expect me to dip the chapati into a pouch every time? Instead they should have given the sambar in a pouch and the curry in a separate container. Taste-wise also, it was not very good.

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Sep 19 2014 (20:53)
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Heavy rain. Stopped for a crossing. Also, just noticed a small cockroach and another small bug near the window. There goes my theory of cleanliness and being well-maintained!

1 Public Posts - Fri Sep 19, 2014

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Sep 19 2014 (21:19)

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Just crossed GBD. Running about 25 min late.

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Sep 19 2014 (21:53)
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Arrived @ HUP finally. 40 min late.

3 Public Posts - Fri Sep 19, 2014

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Sep 20 2014 (03:31)
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Still running 40 min late @ Mantralayam Rd.

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Sep 20 2014 (06:48)
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Made up about 25 min. Now running about 15 min late but crawling.

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Sep 20 2014 (08:14)
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Arrived @ 7:58am. Had hot vada-pav!

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Sep 20 2014 (08:17)

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@1190999-19 @Akshay Hariharan

First, the IRCTC guy came and took my order. Then a guy from Maiya's came and handed out a brochure. I may order lunch from them today.

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Sep 20 2014 (09:22)
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Arrived @ Kurduvadi. 32 min late.

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Sep 20 2014 (12:50)
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Running about 13 min late now..

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Sep 20 2014 (13:05)
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9 min late now!

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Sep 20 2014 (17:29)
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Arrived at my destination... 17 min late

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Sep 20 2014 (17:29)

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TRIP HAS ENDED.
Hope all of you enjoyed it. This was my first trip report, so suggestions and tips are welcome.

2 Public Posts - Sat Sep 20, 2014

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Sep 15 2014 (19:38)

Swaroop Rao

Entry# 1215715

I searched for trains from Akola (AK) to Nagpur (NGP) on 24th September, 2014. One of the trains shown is 09535 Hapa - Bilaspur SF Special. However, when I click on the train details, it says that the train runs only between Oct 07 and Oct 28. If so, why did the train show up in the search results at all? Is it expected behavior or a known issue? I'm attaching a screenshot to illustrate this issue.

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Sep 15 2014 (10:21)

Swaroop Rao

Entry# 1215194

I have a reservation in 1AC on Chennai Rajdhani (12434) from Nagpur to Chennai. The train arrives at Nagpur at 5:35am. Will the doors be locked or will the individual compartments be locked at that time of the morning? Or, will the TC be available to help me find my compartment and let me board the coach?