Nagpur station without wires way back in late 80's,seen here is double diesel hauled Tamilnadu Express on platform # 1. (Ujjawal Kashyap)

Date: 2009-12-14
Owner: Ujjwal Kashyap
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TN @ NGP
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Color Space sRGB Date/Time 2009 Dec 13 22:43:51 +0000
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Arzan, ever since the TN (along with AP and KK) Express was introduced in the late 70s, the stops were Jhansi, Bhopal, Nagpur, Vijayawada. I do not recall any train at any time skipping Nagpur. Durontos do not have commercial stops today, but there are ...
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Dec 15 04:32:42 +0000
I do not think the TN used to skip Nagpur at any point since its introduction. Would it be possible to provide some schedules that prove this?
Posted by Alok Patel on 2009 Dec 14 16:59:53 +0000
Alok, agree with you that trains hit good speeds around Nagpur. But today TN and also Rajdhanis halt at Nagpur. In 1985, TN used to skip Nagpur station. That's what I had mentioned.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Dec 14 13:48:04 +0000
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Thanks for this photo Ujjwal. Some things to note: The ROB seems to be in the process of getting a whitewash for the first time in several years when this photo was taken. You can see the remaining portion almost completely black with soot ;-). Arzan,...
Posted by Alok Patel on 2009 Dec 14 10:48:50 +0000
Thanks for this pic Ujjwal. I had been to Nagpur in 1985 and it was exactly in this way. During that time the Tamil Nadu Express zipped past Nagpur at a very high speed. I just can't forget that wonderful moment.
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Dec 14 07:18:53 +0000
Notice the lack of plastic which makes the tracks even on a big station like NGP so very clean.
Posted by Mayur Shinde on 2009 Dec 14 05:56:48 +0000
Wow! My Favourite TN in Raj livery. The Platform and the rails are far too cleaner than the present day. Thanks for the treasure, Ujjwal
Posted by Harish Kumar on 2009 Dec 14 04:14:24 +0000
Thanks a ton for this wonderful stuf Ujwal.. This is definitely to be preserved in archives in our gallery.
Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2009 Dec 14 04:03:10 +0000
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