Correct Trayambak, Madura is Madurai, just as Trichinopoly is Tiruchhirapalli.

The 1931 TT uploaded by Jimmy shows the Indo Ceylon Express as starting from Egmore. Was there any BG connection with the Boat Mail at Beach at any time?

What are the buildings in the background in both places? They must still be around today.

1) This must have been a Passenger to Waltair, which is present in the 1944 Bradshaw too.
2) The Calcutta Mail left MAS at 6 pm, and even then belonged to BNR (SER today). It was with the SR for quite a long time in between.
3) George Fernandes, someone beat you by organizing a strike 65 years before you did.

Was this Postal Special a precursor of the Bombay Madras Mail? Interesting to note that only 100 years ago, wild elephants used to roam within Madras city.

It must have taken more than 48 hours to cover the distance of 1662 km (1032 miles) 100 years ago. Also, compare the vast open spaces outside Madras Central station to the chaos today.

Bombay Central station in its steam days had huge funnels near the ends of the tracks to collect the smoke and throw it out. Did Madras Central not have a similar feature?

Can I be forgiven for wishing it was July 2009 and not July 1909?

Wow, can someone take a pic of the submerged railway bridge? Samit's Atlas has full details of these lines

thanks, Jitendra sir. Cheruthuruthy was renamed to Vettikatiri first. later renamed to Vallatol Nagar! Adoor has been renamed to Koratty Angadi, Kaladi road is now "Angamali for kaladi"