Tinsukia Mail is the predecessor of the Brahmaputra Mail. Can't remember when the renaming happened. Please do post scans from your TTs.

Posted by Mani Vijay on 2009 Apr 16 16:52:10 +0000

That will place Tinsukia mail close to Brahamputra mail, going by the last 2 digits and its route somewhat. I have laid my hands on some very old TTs as well as WTTs from 60s and 70s from the two DRM offices here of NER and NR. You people will see some great scans in the coming days. This includes the MG schedules of old NER which includes trains like AT mail, etc.

Posted by Samar on 2009 Apr 16 16:44:10 +0000

Once BG reached Guwahati, the BG/MG Assam Mails were replaced with the superfast BG NE exp. By 1979, the Tinsukia Mail had been speeded-up with a bunch of halts removed - Ghaziabad, Khurja, Hathras, Firozabad, Etawah, Shikohabad, Phaphund, Fatehpur. It's departure from NDLS was shifted to around 22.30.

Posted by Mani Vijay on 2009 Apr 16 13:15:43 +0000

In 2004 I had passed this way by road from Shivpuri to Sawai Madhopur. The change in scenery once you cross the Chambal into Rajasthan was dramatic.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Apr 16 12:54:51 +0000

Sorry I saw the name Ashwin later

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Apr 16 12:33:38 +0000

Who is standing in between the Bhavsar brothers?

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Apr 16 12:32:57 +0000

My mistake...did not notice that the train is coming from AWY...

Posted by Abhishek Nair on 2009 Apr 16 12:30:52 +0000

Lovely image Jimmy in such rough overcast weather.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Apr 16 12:30:47 +0000

History of 84/ 114 : This began as DLI - LKO Express. Was extended to BSB on 4 days via Faizabad (84) and 3 days via Sultanpur (114). Then began a series of extensions/ curtailments - Danapur, Malda Town, Mathura via Tundla (cancelled now), Bhiwani (cancelled now). For some time the train used to split at Tundla with one part going to Mathura. It was known as the Ganga Yamuna Express in those days.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Apr 16 09:17:49 +0000

Just 2 years prior to this (1975), 156 Tinsukia Mail used to start from Delhi Jn. at 19.20 on Tues, Thu, Sat, and go via Patna - Kiul. 164 Tinsukia Mail used to leave Delhi Jn. at the same time on Mon, Fri and go via Gaya - Kiul.

Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2009 Apr 16 09:13:46 +0000