Aah... beautiful ! I can already feel battered in this BEML coach... just see the finish.. u sure this is a new coach or an old VB one just given a blue coat ?

Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2006 Apr 21 19:35:00 +0000

It is not really worth showing speed for this super crawler train. With 15 scheduled stops and a few more unscheduled stops, it officially takes 4 hr 25 minutes to cover the 221 km ERS-TVC journey. Usually it takes much more. On that day,it took 5 hours for the journey.

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Mar 17 16:24:19 +0000

New coach and already the light for WC seems have become non-functional!

Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2006 Mar 17 01:54:07 +0000

The coach has been rebuilt by the BPL workshop. Hence probably, the Non Alt might be the 'Non-Altered' end. Just guessing. And since rebuilding is not necessary next time, the coach need not be sent again to BPL. POH can be done at either Nagpur, Parel or Matunga workshops.

Posted by Vrijilesh Rai on 2006 Mar 17 01:51:27 +0000

@@@ Alok, the coach belongs to CR and was numbered 041XX - can't recall exactly.

Posted by Bizzy Mishra on 2006 Mar 16 22:14:32 +0000

Yes, in the swarna shatabdi the lcd displays the speed too.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Mar 16 21:42:04 +0000

Are electrical Alternators present on both ends of coaches? If so, this coach might not have one at this end. Also, BPL's refusal to service this coach IS quite hilarious!! :-))

Posted by Gautam on 2006 Mar 16 21:39:45 +0000

I hope they also try and display the speed sometime!

Posted by Gautam on 2006 Mar 16 21:20:12 +0000

Actually this kind if a display is on the swarna shatabdi too.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Mar 16 20:00:06 +0000

Why are the TAMILNADU tourism posters hanged out there as the train is no way related to TN

Posted by Ramesh on 2006 Mar 16 18:23:20 +0000