Not that rare either - There're quite a few from Raipur, and a couple from VSKP too.

Posted by Bizzy Mishra on 2006 Mar 18 22:36:04 +0000

A 16xxx series loco with an 'R' is rare sight indeed. Wonder why this one was rebuilt ...

Posted by Gautam on 2006 Mar 18 22:32:56 +0000

This loco has bogies similar to a mail/express coach! Note the positioning of springs and suspension!

Posted by Vivek Manvi on 2006 Mar 17 18:10:29 +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

Subah Hogaye mammu mammu haa mammu :-)

Posted by Vaibhav Sarin on 2006 Mar 17 09:50:39 +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