Eastern India's First Intercity Train Also SER's First ICE Turns 50 Years Today and Another Legendary 2 Intercity Trains Of SER Turned their 20 Years.
Somanko Da , Vikash Bhaiya and Shasankh Bhaiya's Favourite Train is Steel Express....
1. SRC WAP-7 30594 arrived HWH with 12814 TATA Steel Express.
2. SRC WAP-4 22896 Departing Bishnupur Jn with 12884 Rupashi Bangla SF Express.
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Aerodynamic WAP-5 30164 with 12886 Aranyak SF Express.

This is a RF Cum Social Blog.
Thank you Moderator sir for providing me TATA printed IRI T Shirt. (Picture 23). I received the T Shirt on 24th. On the very same day had a good meeting with Sreerup and W C Goyal Sir. This is the reason for Social.
My RF Blog of the week :- 18th to 24th August 2019.
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Picture 1 is of 20th August 2019. DMW made TKD WAP 7 39042 after hauling 12859 Gitanjali. Sayan Debnath was with me on that day.
Picture 2 to 22 are of 23rd August 2019. Had a nice day of RF with Anish Banerjee and later Anamitra.
Pictures 2 to 4 :- Ex SRC Ex TATA and SRC at present WAP 7 37165 with TATA markings brought in 58016 ADRA Shiromani Fast Passenger to Howrah.
Pictures 5 to 7 :- 12814 TATA Steel Express TB along with it's link of that day Ex SRC now TATA WAP 7 30609. In picture 5 SRC WAP 4 22898 is present. That's the link of 12828 PRR SF Express.
Pictures 8, 9 and 17 :- 58004 BHC Passenger with its link Ex SRC Ex TATA and presently SRC with TATA markings WAP 7 39069. (Tounge Twister is going on SRC TATA SRC TATA 😂😂).
Picture 10 :- Rare sight at HWH New Complex.
Two HWH P4s at PF 17 and 18. Locos in the pictures are 22530 and 22611.
Picture 11 :- The Royal Royapuram WAP 7 30712 which is now doing Gitanjali duties.
Picture 12 :- AJNI WAP 7 with 12860 Gitanjali which departed HWH on 23rd.
Pictures 13 and 18 :- Ex VSKP now GMO WAP 7 30536 light and going towards HWH ETS after completing it's Imperial Mail duty.
Picture 14 :- Original Cab SGUJ WDP 4 20082 with 12042 NJP HWH Shatabdi while HWH WDM 3D 11247 just beside it waiting to be attached to the same rake and guide the 12041 HWH NJP Shatabdi to its base. Location HWH outer.
Picture 15 :- SRC WAP 4 22894 with Sa Re Jahan Se Accha at Bally Halt.
Picture 16 :- MGS WAP 4 25003 with 13152 JAT KOAA Express. Anish was with me from HWH and Anamitra joined us at DAKE. Then we boarded a bus and Anish got off at his home stoppage and Anamitra and me continued RF till 6:15 PM.
Pictures 19 to 22 :- The Muh Dikhai of DMW made SRC WAP 7 39086 at KOAA ETS.
Small DMW *SANTRAGACHI* fonts made my day.
Picture 23 :- The IRI T Shirt which Moderator Sir gifted me. Thank you once again Moderator Sir and all those who have supported me in IRI and Rail Fanning career.

Blog for the week is here.
Birthday Special Week of 20th October 2019 to 26th October 2019.
3 back to back days of RailFanning.
Day 1 :- 24th October 2019. Journey to TATA from HWH and back to SRC. (Pictures 1 to 27).
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2 :- On my birthday (25th October 2019) near my house at Bondel Gate. (between PQS and BLN). (Pictures 28 and 29).
Day 3 :- 26th October 2019 at Dasnagar and Howrah. (Pictures 30 to 53). Pictures 51 to 53 is available in reply 1.
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Picture 1 :- SRC WAP 7 37010 in lead of 12871 Ispat Express at PF 23. This was my first LHB Ride of Ispat. Trip was like a gift to myself. 😅
Pictures 2 to 6 :- Various TBs of 12871/2 Ispat Express. By looking at the EOG we can call it as Ispat Humsafar Express. 🤣🤣
Pictures 7 and 8 :- Vegetable Breakfast of ₹30. Nicely presented by the Catering Staffs.
Picture 9 :- Approaching KGP.
Picture 10 :- At KGP ETS stands two stallions of SER. Both are with their original shed now.
37121 Original TATA and always of TATA.
37152 Original SRC and now SRC but once was homed at TATA so both the locos are sporting TATA ELS logo. 😃
Picture 11 :- Skipping Kalaikunda.
Picture 12 :- Large SB of Chakulia.
Picture 13 :- All Blue. Blue Passenger train crossing Blue Freight at TATA outer.
Picture 14 :- TATA WAG 9Hi 31561and BNDM WAG 9HC 32500 at TATA ETS with TATA WAP 7 30754 peeping between the gap of the two freight haulers. It was raining so heavily at that time. Later captured some close ups with 30754.
Picture 15 :- TATA front entrance.
Picture 16 :- 2nd FOB stairs. Inaugurated few days back.
Pictures 17 and 20 :- GZB WAP 7 30756 with 12443 HLZ ANVT Express.
Picture 18 :- TATA WAP 7 30740 with 18182 CPR TATA Express.
Picture 19 :- TATA large SB with 12443 HLZ ANVT Weekly on one side and 18182 CPR TATA on the other.
Picture 21 :- GMO WAP 7 37071 with 13301 Swarnrekha Express.
Pictures 22 and 23 :- The last working WAM 4 doing Mainline Duties, TATA WAM 4 21397 with 58142 HTE TATA Passenger.
Pictures 24 to 27 :- ET WAP 7 37056 the link of 22169 HBJ SRC Humsafar. My coach was just after the EOG (S4) so had a nice run behind the ET. B14 of Humsafar is recently attached.
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Pictures 28 and 29 :- A nice birthday capture near my house. HWH WDM 3D 11572 with BCNA Rake standing at Bondel Gate signal.
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Picture 30 :- A rough shot. SRC WAP 7 37108 and dead SRC WAP 4 22855 lead 58016 Shiromani Fast Passenger.
Picture 31 :- NKJ WAG 9Hi 32078 standing light at HWH PF 23 siding.
Picture 32 :- 12814 TATA Steel Express entering HWH with SRC WAP 7 37109.
Picture 33 :- EMU actions at DSNR outer
Picture 34 to 36 :- 18410 Shri Jagganath Express being taken out from DSNR PF 3 and link of 18410 was TATA WAP 7 37076.
Picture 37 :- SRC WAP 7 37162 with TATA markings still hauling 12847 HWH DGHA Super AC.
Picture 38 :- KGP WDM 3A 16316 shunting the rake of 20889 HWH TPTY Humsafar Express.
Pictures 39 and 40 :- 22804 Sambalpur Weekly with it's link SRC WAP 4 22639.
Picture 41 :- 18645 East Coast with VSKP WAP 7 30741.
Picture 42 :- 12074 BBS Janshatabdi with VSKP WAP 7 37082.
Picture 43 :- TATA WAP 7 37209 attached with 12860 Gitanjali Express being shunted.
Picture 44 :- MGS WAG 7 27509 with Freight skipping DSNR.
Picture 45 :- SRC WAP 7 30633 powering up 20889 HWH TPTY Humsafar.
Picture 46 :- TATA Steel Liveried TATA WAP 7 37026 with 12278 PURI HWH Shatabdi.
Picture 47 :- 12859/60 Gitanjali Express large TB.
Picture 48 :- The crossing of Gitanjalis at DSNR.
12859 CSMT HWH Gitanjali with Mega Offlink RPM WAP 7 30420 and 12860 HWH CSMT Gitanjali with Away Link TATA WAP 7 37209.
Picture 49 :- Red Royal Royapuram WAP 7 30420.
Picture 50 :- HWH WAP 7 37185 with a rake of ER's LHB InterCity gang.
Pictures 51 to 53 in reply 1.

Blog for the week 15th to 21st September.
5 days of RailFanning in this week as exams/other works are over.
44 Pictures are in this blog.
16th September HWH to TATA journey.
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and 19th RailFanning at TATA.
20th TATA to HWH journey.
21st RailFanning at Sealdah.
Already pictures of 17th September 2019 are posted in the Midweek Special Blog /blog/post/4431729.
Pictures 1 to 22 are of 16th September.
Pictures 23 to 28 are of 19th September.
Pictures 29 to 40 are of 20th September.
Pictures 41 to 44 are of 21st September.
Thank you in advance for watching my pictures. Continue supporting. 🙏
Picture 1 :- HWH WAP 4 22286 Sahyatri with 12666 CAPE HWH Express.
Picture 2 :- Ispat's B1.
Picture 3 :- Large Station Board of TATA.
Picture 4 :- VSKP WAP 7 30515 was the link of 18190 ALLP TATA Express.
Pictures 5 and 6 :- Ex SRC now TATA WAP 7 39086 with 58104 BBN TATA Passenger.
Picture 7 :- Brand new TATA WAP 7 30760 at TATA ETS. Transferred from SRC.
Picture 8 :- TATA WAP 7 30760 and TATA WAM 4 21393 in the same frame.
Pictures 9 and 10 :- The loco which hauled 12813/4 TATA Steel Express the most number if times after LHBfication is now wrapped up in TATA Steel Livery. The 4th loco to get TATA Steel Livery is TATA WAP 7 37029.
Picture 11 :- TATA WAM 4 21354 at ELS. This loco has been taken out from service.
Picture 12 :- BNDM WDG 4D 70740 at DTS TATA.
Pictures 13 and 14 :- Ex SRC now TATA WAP 7 37209 which brought 58662 HTE TATA Passenger and SRC WAP 7 39094 which now got transferred to TATA.
Picture 15 :- Small DMW fonts of WAP 7 39094 which was for SRC but now it is of TATA.
Pictures 16 to 18 :- GMO WAP 7 37133. Link of 13301/2 Swarnrekha Express.
Pictures 19 to 22 :- Ex SRC, Ex TATA now SRC WAP 7 37144 with TATA markings hauling 22857 SRC ANVT Weekly.
Picture 26 :- Rarest of rare capture. TATA WAM 4 21393 and Aerodynamic GZB WAP 5 30164 in a Single Frame. WAM 4 21393 was the link of 58112 ITW TATA Passenger and GZB WAP 5 30164 was the link of 22169 HBJ SRC Humsafar.
Pictures 23 to 25, 27 and 28 :- The only Aerodynamic WAP 5 of IR GZB WAP 5 30164 captured in various angles on its first SER Visit.
Picture 29 :- 12814 TATA Steel Express at PF 1 of TATA.
Picture 30 :- TATA WAP 7 30762 which was under IC - 0 on 17th (Stencilling was on) was ready for duty on 20th September. Ex SRC loco once again.
Picture 31 :- Ex GMO and now Ex SRC WAP 7 30584 at TATA as TATA WAP 7 but will be with SRC markings.
Picture 32 :- SCR EMU at KGP Yard. Transferred to SER.
Picture 33 :- KGP Large Station Board.
Picture 34 :- KGP POHed VSKP WAG 5D 23868 at KGP.
Picture 35 :- TKD WAG 9Hi 31610 at KGP.
Picture 36 :- 12814/3 TATA Steel Express Large TB.
Picture 37 :- The only Original DMW allotment of TATA, which is my another favourite P7, TATA WAP 7 39058 at HWH after hauling Steel.
Pictures 38 and 39 :- SRC WAP 4 22350 (Link of PURI Weekly 12896) and TATA WAP 7 39058 at HWH. SER Brothers. 🤩
Picture 40 :- Mega Offlink CNB WAP 4 22552 with 12302 NDLS GAYA HWH Rajdhani.
Pictures 41 to 44 :- Offlink DMW made GMO WAP 7 39048 at SDAH with 12260 NDLS SDAH Duronto.