RAREST AND LUCKIEST CATCH ON THE EVE OF REPUBLIC DAY!!<br />(HD) First sight! Antyodaya Express makes a glamorous entry, enjoys fl...
more... class="reversehighlighted">ag exchange & steals glances of all!!<br />Video link:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV-tMAhdme0" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV-tMAhdme0 " rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >click here</a><br />.<br />Yesterday, January 25, 2017, I was on a railfanning trip to a station named Ghoraghata (GGTA) on the Kharagpur- Santragachi stretch of SER (South Eastern Railways). As my EMU from Howrah was approaching a station named Fuleshwar, I saw a unique liveried train approaching from Kharagpur side with a WAG- 7 in lead. As I started recording the video, I realized it was the brand new rake of ANTYODAYA Express headed by a 27009 MGS WAG- 7 in lead.<br />The entire rake consisted of 22 coaches (20 GS+ 2 EOG), and was booked for SER's SRC base. The rake would be used either for the Howrah (HWH)- Ernakulam (ERS) ANTYODAYA, or the Santragachi (SRC)- Chennai Central (MAS) ANTYODAYA.<br />Now, I have quite a few queries regarding the train, listed below.<br />1) The EOGs were marked with 160 km/hr top speed. But the GS coaches had 2 set of markings, as 105 km/hr and 130 km/hr (You can freeze the video, and check). Why is it so?<br />2) Other than being a LHB rake sporting a new livery (And having extra sets of seats instead of the luggage rack), it this ANTYODAYA in anyway different than the JAN SADHARAN/ JAN SEWA/ JAN NAYAK set of train? Or is it just Old Wine in New Bottle??