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This album is a gold-mine...

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2014 Feb 20 23:14:30 +0000

The reason for this marketing for Frontier Mail is the competition with GIP's Punjab Mail (5Dn / 6Up)

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2014 Feb 20 23:06:14 +0000

19/20 Delhi Express seems to be the precursor of 9019/20 Dehradun Express... oh! yes it had 19/20 code before the advent of long codes.

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2014 Feb 19 00:22:26 +0000

I think that the locomotive No. 31 in the picture is a 2-4-0 tender engine of North Western Railway (NWR). The structure in the backdrop with columns and turrets is very similar to many others that came about for strategic defence in the aftermath of 1857 mutiny. The location could be one of the rivers in western Punjab.

Posted by Harsh Vardhan on 2014 Feb 15 06:39:11 +0000

The TT those years seems quite systematic and easily comprehensible. Thanks Samar bhaiya once again

Posted by Santulan Mahanta on 2014 Feb 14 19:14:01 +0000

Great to see a document displaying schedule of 1500V DC EMU's in between Borivali and Virar as BBCIR were one of the first Railway Companies to construct classic 1500V DC Substations employing Grid Controlled Glass Bulb Mercury Arc Rectifiers than the traditional Rotary Converters post commissioning of Borivali-Virar section to 1500V DC, thank you for sharing this :-)

Posted by Kaushik Dharwadkar on 2014 Feb 14 07:29:54 +0000

The 2 Dn Delhi Mail and the 4 Dn, Delhi Express followed almost the same timings, till they were put under diesel traction in 1974 & 1976 respectively. Till then, locos were YPs : ABR Shed from the ADI - AII section and BKI for the AII-DE Sections ( DE was the code for Delhi Jn. MG). Thanks all, these a really super .

Posted by Sudhir Moghe on 2014 Feb 14 07:16:36 +0000

Went back to the world of Rs-A-P. Somehow, these old timetables are a pleasure to read! Thanks Samar and Mr. Bisht!!

Posted by PVS Praveen Kumar on 2014 Feb 14 05:31:50 +0000

Chhota Hazri - Very Interesting! During the days of the Raj, Chhota Hazri would mean breakfast or a very light meal - hardly used nowadays!!

Posted by PVS Praveen Kumar on 2014 Feb 14 05:29:15 +0000

The schedule of the Ranee is missing from the timetable. I thought it was discontinued only during WW II.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2014 Feb 13 15:54:41 +0000