Alok, agree with you that trains hit good speeds around Nagpur. But today TN and also Rajdhanis halt at Nagpur. In 1985, TN used to skip Nagpur station. That's what I had mentioned.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Dec 14 13:48:04 +0000

note the catenary pole and upper-quadrant semaphore! history in transition.

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2009 Dec 14 12:30:23 +0000

Thanks for this photo Ujjwal. Some things to note: The ROB seems to be in the process of getting a whitewash for the first time in several years when this photo was taken. You can see the remaining portion almost completely black with soot ;-). Arzan, TN and many high priority trains blast through the city at very good speeds even today - the yard has a fairly efficient layout for north-south trains arriving and departing from Platforms 1 and 2, thus reducing hold-ups seen at many large stations.

Posted by Alok Patel on 2009 Dec 14 10:48:50 +0000

During the late 1980's many trains had such mismatched coaches. We used to feel proud when our coach was red color in the midst of brown ones

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Dec 14 09:38:55 +0000

Now TN Express has blue Air-brake CBC rakes!!

Posted by Ujjwal Kashyap on 2009 Dec 14 09:35:22 +0000

Is Tamilnadu express still has red livery coach ?

Posted by Rajendra Saxena on 2009 Dec 14 08:58:20 +0000

It looks like the Sewagram curve.

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2009 Dec 14 08:41:20 +0000

Thanks for this pic Ujjwal. I had been to Nagpur in 1985 and it was exactly in this way. During that time the Tamil Nadu Express zipped past Nagpur at a very high speed. I just can't forget that wonderful moment.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Dec 14 07:18:53 +0000

Notice the lack of plastic which makes the tracks even on a big station like NGP so very clean.

Posted by Mayur Shinde on 2009 Dec 14 05:56:48 +0000

Wow! My Favourite TN in Raj livery. The Platform and the rails are far too cleaner than the present day. Thanks for the treasure, Ujjwal

Posted by Harish Kumar on 2009 Dec 14 04:14:24 +0000