#Repost 2011
One of the major reasons why Vidarbha Express remains the Most important train of CSTM.
Platform no.18 is given to Vidarbha Express, Nagpur Duronto Express and Howrah Duronto Express.
Seen in the picture is my 2 hrs rescheduled 12261 Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express.
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was shunted on the platform no.18 as usual and howrah duronto was shifted to platform no.17 which is originally the platform of Punjab Mail.
And Punjab Mail was shifted to platform no.16.
Even Today, there are instances, when railfans say Nagpur Mumbai Duronto getting delayed due to The 12106 Vidarbha Express as it blocks and awaits at the platform no.18, which is given to NGP Duronto after it and waits till the Pushpak Express departs from adjacent platform, and then vidarbha gets shunted into yard while NGP Duronto enters the same platform no.18

#Repost 2011 #EcoR #ER #NR #Duronto #Rajdhani #Overtake
One more incident of a Duronto overtaking Rajdhani!
It was 2nd Birthday of the first duronto of India and I had decided to travel in it.
Next Morning, It happened to overtake WAP-7 BBS Rajdhani in CNB-NDLS Section.
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was reported that WAP-4 of BBS Rajdhani failed and it got delayed, got WAP-7 as new loco at MGS/CNB and proceeded further late clashing with the Bday girl, she was looped in somewhere in NCR and was overtaken!
I got down at Tilak Bridge clicked my duronto moving towards NDLS and then clicked BBS Raj coming from behind.
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#Repost
A Rajdhani definition is to follow the shortest possible route.
But there are always exceptions. One such exception is BBS Rajdhani that runs specially long route as 22824 and 22812 for Tata and Adra passengers. Taking reversal at Kharagpur
Short route is taken by BBS Duronto no reversal
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example is LTT-HWH Jnaneswari Express via Tata and Samarsata Express via Adra

#Repost
End of an era
Today was the last run of this train.
Dancing MIB ZDM4A #234 in LHF mode with fastest narrow gauge train in Asia & one of the oldest train in India- 10001 Jabalpur Balaghat Satpura Express arriving on Bargi & meets with longest running narrow gauge train in India- 58839 Nagpur Jabalpur Passenger.
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the amazing track sound of NG!
From tomorrow, this train will be in history :(