LHB Carriages

Date: 2015-11-03
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 59 items
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The Rajdhani was doing around 60-70 kmph.

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The Mumbai Rajdhani at Vile Parle station on the third day of its run with LHB coaches. WCAM-2P #21875 was doing the honours that day. Vile Parle, 2003-12-17. By Vivek Manvi.

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The rear Generator car was also beautifully decorated. Borivali, 2003-12-15. By Vivek Manvi..

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Luxury unparalleled - The AC 1st class coach, beautifully decked up. Borivali, 2003-12-15. By Vivek Manvi.

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The AC 2-Tier coaches. Look at the guy at the door, waving out. Lucky fella!!!. Borivali, 2003-12-15. By Vivek Manvi.

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The AC 3-Tier coaches. I could easily see the people sitting inside through the windows.

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The WCAM-2P #21872 seems to be freshly painted/washed to suit the occasion. Borivali, 2003-12-15. By Vivek Manvi.

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Here is the dual-liveried Generator Car. The guy in the picture looks least interested in this historic event. Borivali, 2003-12-15. By Vivek Manvi.

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After clicking pics at BCT, I rushed to Borivali to catch the LHB rake in action. Here it comes at exactly 17:27 hrs. Borivali, 2003-12-15. By Vivek Manvi.

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The Mumbai Rajdhani was headed by a WAP-5 no. 30004. Faridabad, 16th Dec. 2003. By
Vaibhav Sarin.

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The Mumbai Rajdhani with LHB coaches blasting through Faridabad at 120kmph.
Faridabad, 16th Dec. 2003. By Vaibhav Sarin.

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The Generator car livery goes well with both the LHB Rajdhani and LHB Shatabdi paint schemes. The chap who must have thought of this "Dual" livery must be really smart. Borivali, 2003-12-10. By Sachin Balwatkar.

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The door to the luggage compartment was open although there was nothing/no one inside. Borivali, 2003-12-10. By Sachin Balwatkar.

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The LHB Raj rake disappears towards Dahisar. I had clicked photos of the LHB Raj rake at a spot bang opposite the high-rise building seen in this pic. The LHB rake headed by a WDP-4 had come to Mumbai in July 2003 for a trial run. Borivali, 2003-12-10. By

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A.C. 1st class and the Generator Car. Borivali, 2003-12-10. By Sachin Balwatkar.