GZB WAP-7 #30215 heading the 2005 NDLS-Kalka Shatabdi Express. New Delhi, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

Snacks on board the 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani Express consisting of an oily kachori, farsan, sweet barfi and apple juice. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

After about an hour, tomato soup with broken :-( breadsticks and butter was served. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

And here is the non-vegetarian continental dinner consisting of four slices of bread, boiled vegetables and a nice chicken gravy. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

The non-vegetarian Indian dinner consisted of roomali rotis, spicy chicken curry, rice, rajma, yoghurt and salad. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

The Mumbai Rajdhani on a curve near Vadodara. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

Here is the Rajdhani at Vadodara in daylight!! The train was running four hours late after being re-scheduled due to fog. Vadodara Jn, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

An ancient CNB WAP-4 #22284 had hauled the Rajdhani from New Delhi to Vadodara. Vadodara Jn, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

A freshly painted WCAM-2P #21877 takes over for the last leg of the journey to Mumbai. Vadodara Jn, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

The vegetarian breakfast on the Rajdhani consisting of bread, butter, cutlets, fruit jam and apple juice. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

And the non-vegetarian breakfast consisted of omlette instead of cutlets. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

The Rajdhani halts at Surat. This two-minute halt has just been introduced. I must be the first IRFCAn traveling on the Rajdhani with a halt at Surat :-). Surat, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

The 2009 Ahmedabad Shatabdi arrives at Surat for a five minute halt. Surat, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

The catering crew chilling out after serving breakfast to the passengers. Its just over two hours to go before the train reaches Mumbai. 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.

A view of the Arabian Sea from the Rajdhani. This spot is just after Gholvad if you are traveling to Mumbai. Gholvad, 2004-12. By Vivek Manvi.