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.
All of us amazed to see such a Grand Welcome given by Amravati crowd! :) (Ujjawal Kashyap)[*]
Historical Departure from New Amravati, the crowd was really fantastic cheering the first train departure, News Photographer positioned himself at a perfect location! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
We got the double yellow towards Badnera Jn as we joins the single electrified line coming from Amravati (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Our train crawls at 10Kmph on one of the sharpest curve ever seen by me at Badnera outer (Ujjawal Kashyap)
After crawling from Chandur Bazar to Badnera at a slow pace, Jhansi WDM-3D is now showing its true colors, as we blasted through each and every station at MPS of 110Kmph! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
We came to an unscheduled halt at Akola outer, the SCR's Akola-Purna line can be seen going over the HWH-CSTM mainline near Akola Junction, INDB-YPR Pooja Special will take the same line after reversal! (Ujjawal Kashyap)
Jhansi WDM-3D #11401 takes a breather at Akola Junction before getting reversed and refueled (Ujjawal Kashyap)
JHS WDM-3D #11401 getting its tummy filled with diesel at Akola Junction (Ujjawal Kashyap)
The three of us finally bid goodbye to INDB-YPR Pooja Special at Akola Junction :) (Ujjawal Kashyap)