Inaugural run of 09307 INDB-YPR LHB Pooja Special
The three of us Shan H Feranades, Raj Kumar and Ujjawal Kashyap traveled from Habibganj to Akola on the inaugral run of 09307 INDB-YPR Pooja Special which departed Indore on 28th October 2012. This was the first passenger train run on the newly commissioned Narkher-New Amravati section of Central Railways. The ride was extremely smooth behind the WDM-3D, there was no jerks at all in this new LHB rake.
RCF Kapurthala markings inside our S1 coach (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Spacious area near the doors/toilets.Dustbins under both the wash-basins is a good move in SL coaches :) (Ujjawal Kashyap)
LHB rake shining in the sodium lamps at Barkhera Station as we waits for the clearance (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Impressive looking vestibule area of LHB Sleeper coach, the gates are sliding ones with hydraulic system, most of the passengers struggled how to open them! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Moon shining brightly over our train as we waits on the loop at Budni (Ujjawal Kashyap)
LHB rake shining brightly on the loop at Budni station (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Deserted Itarsi Jn platform#3 in the early morning hours! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Night lamps having seat numbers mentioned over them! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
As the sun rises we got the starter at Amla Junction outer, and surprisingly we pulled into pf #1 for a crew change! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
As the dawn breaks, BSL WAM-4 getting ready to depart with the Amla-Betul shuttle! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Everyone present at Amla Junction having a look at this new train on a chilly morning! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
After seeing this shining ET deemer at Amla sidings, first thought came into my mind, what a sight it would be if this loco would be the power for our train! :) (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Sunbathed LHB Pooja Special slowly skips Chichonda and enters the ghat section! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Shabby window grill of LHB Sleeper coach! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Back view from the window, as we descends the Chichonda-Teegaon ghat section! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Interiors of LHB Sleeper coach (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Fancy numbered S-4 coach of INDB-YPR Pooja Special at Narkher Junction, platform is very rough! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Front EOG of 09307 INDB-YPR Pooja Special, this one is powered-off! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Huge crowd gathered near the loco at Narkher Junction (Ujjawal Kashyap)
A little glimpse of our loco JHS WDM-3D #11401 which stands tall at Narkher station engulfed by huge crowd, all decorations were done at Amla Junction! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Brand new LHB rake looks so wonderful in the bright sunshine as we chuggs out of Narkher (Ujjawal Kashyap)
History created!First passenger/mail/express train enters the Narkher-New Amravati line of CR after bifurcating from the NDLS-MAS Grand Trunk route (Ujjawal Kashyap)
View from the window, as our JHS WDM-3D cruises towards Warud Orange City with the shiny LHB rake (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Maharashtra Roadways Bus looking almost similar to our train, the crowd at each and every LC was delighted to see a brand new train! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Small crowd welcomes us at "Warud Orange City", one of the most interesting station names i came across whole IR :) (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Lavatory at Warud Orange City station, interesting paint-work ;) (Ujjawal Kashyap)
View through the locked Emergency Window :/ (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Recent comments
Beautifully captured and narrated. It appears there was good publicity, which resulted in crowds welcoming the train everywhere.
Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2012 Dec 09 11:38:29 +0000
A Excellent coverage of New line with RAJ livery train!!! Great work...
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2012 Dec 07 14:52:42 +0000
Great album! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2012 Dec 06 12:39:04 +0000