So on the 2nd Sunday of 2020 I present you my first RailFanning blog of 2020. Photos are of 10th and 11th January 2020 when I went to TATA for a party and RF as well. On 10th went to TATA by 12871 Ispat hauled by Mega Offlink ET WAP 7 37073 *Shatak* and returned on 11th by 12022 BBN HWH JanShatabdi hauled by SRC WAP 4 22896. On 10th Anwesh joined Vikas, Shashank and me at TATA from Jharsuguda. Had RailFanning at TATA till 21:10 that night. It was so cold as temperature dropped to 6.4 but we never gave up. 😁
So here the pictures ----------
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1 :- Ex TATA now SRC WAP 7 30754 with 12838 PURI HWH SF at HWH. Later on the day the same loco was given to 12870 HWH CSMT Weekly.
# 2 and 3:- Side view of ET WAP 7 37073 *Shatak* with 12871 Ispat Express. B1 of Ispat was of 2019. It had reading lamps in each and every berth.
# 4 and 5 :- SRC WAP 4 22865 and LGD WAP 7 30450 at SRC CDO and Pooling Point area.
# 6 and 7 :- Veg Breakfast for ₹40 and 3 Samosas for ₹20. The Pantry has hand held devices and give printed receipt.
# 8 and 9 :- Large SBs of CKU and GTS.
# 10 and 11 :- Small TBs of 18101/2 TATA JAT TATA (Muri) Express.
# 12 :- NKJ WAG 9Hi 32017 with freight waiting to enter TATA Mega Yard.
# 13 :- Antyodaya EOG given to this rake of Ispat. Anwesh arrived to TATA by the same 12872.
# 14 :- Still strong TATA WAM 4 21393 attached to 58103 TATA BBN Passenger. First the loco will shunt the rake and then the same loco will lead the train to BBN.
# 15 and 16 :- BNDM ka maal TATA mein daal WAP 7 37283 at PF 2 of TATA with the rake of 58031 CKU TATA Passenger. 😀
# 17 and 18 :- Another BNDM to TATA WAP 7 37260 at TATA ETS.
# 19 :- Original SRC Ex TATA now SRC WAP 7 37070 with 12872 Ispat Express.
# 20 :- TATA WAP 7 37060 with 18184 DNR TATA Super.
# 21 and 22 :- Brand new TKD WAP 7 37256 with 22823 BBS NDLS via TATA Rajdhani.
# 23 :- Large SB of TATA.
# 24 :- WAG 5A 21101 of TATA which is now preserved outside TATA Main Entrance.
# 25 :- TATA Steel Liveried WAP 7 30614 with 58110 GUA TATA Passenger.
# 26 :- Generations of TATA ELS, TATA WAP 7 37260 and TATA WAM 4 21393 clicked while returning on 11th.
# 27 :- The large TB of 12021/2 HWH BBN HWH JanShatabdi.
# 28 :- The RailFanning team of 10th January 2020 at TATA ETS Area.

Clicked when I was on my trip to West Bengal

1) Locomotive clicked at Mumbai CSMT
2) Same as above
3) Train name board
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Sleeper coach outside
5) Sleeper coach interior
6) Sleeper coach vestibule and toilet area
7) Me in side lower berth
8) Same as above
9) Train name board at rear end
10) Banker locos after detachment at Igatpuri
11) Cucumber brought from vendor at Igatpuri
12) Sleeper coach interior at night
13) View from side lower berth
14) Heavily delayed train at Rourkela
15) Coach indicator at Rourkela
16) Cute co-passenger
17) Arrival at Santragachi
18) My friend arrived post mid-night to recieve me

Through the lush green Kasara Ghats.

SER SRC WAP 7 37139 approaching block catch siding cabin 2 (TGR2) through Kasara Ghats with SER Weekly 12869 CSMT - HWH Superfast Express.

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(KSRA), Central Railway (CR)