1 km from @CLVR   27m early@CLVR: Chiluvur &51 km/h #12841: Coromandel Express crossed.

A very rare pic! Steam locomotive shunts Coromandel Express towards Howrah! Collected from Ramkrishna Naidu's Facebook wall.

@MAS   6m early@MAS: MGR Chennai Ctrl &0 km/h 39019 LGD WAP-7 came with #12841: Coromandel Express Exprsss

@MAS   6m early@MAS: MGR Chennai Ctrl &0 km/h 39019 LGD WAP-7 came with #12841: Coromandel Express Exprsss

Howrah Chennai Coromondal express Left Shalimar at 1600 yesterday 40 mins late berhampur 0057 50mins late arrived Vskp at 430. 277km covered in 3.5hrs left Vskp at 450 and reached Eluru at 850 290km in 4 hours excellent run with 130kmph utilized with clearance. If good clearance is given trains with 2-4 stops can cover Vskp Vja section in 5hrs with 130kmph run and TT should be set like that for 350km with avg 70kmph, 6-8 stops like Ratnachal janmabhoomi mail 5.5hrs.

You r a government agent? I think you get paid for supporting everything be it wrong or right? You travel in train anytime or you get flight preferences? ?You come and travel in Coromondel exp in 3AC coaches from Shalimar to Chennai 1 day then you will feel the pain every passengers be it in SL, GS or AC coaches of Coromondel exp have everyday.AC coaches gets packed with additional passengers and the doors of the inside compartment do not gets closed so effect of AC gets reduced and you sweat in AC and full of passengers in passages difficult to...