Look the the numbering - even numbers are for DOWN trains, compared too today's system of Odd DOWN Even UP.

Posted by Karan Desai on 2009 Oct 26 21:49:23 +0000

At that time the Punjab Mail of today was called the Bombay-Ferozepore Express. So the two Punjab Mails did not co-exist (from 1943 Bradshaw).

Posted by Ajai Banerji on 2009 Oct 27 08:07:12 +0000

Was the present day Varanasi Jn known as Benares Cant at that time?

Posted by Rahul on 2009 Oct 27 14:51:38 +0000

Dinapore is known as Danapur now. Similarly Cawnpore, all angrezi pronounciations!

Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2009 Oct 27 15:53:09 +0000

Karan, 4 Dn Bobmay-Howrah Mail was so till 4-digit numbers came; Even=Down.

Posted by Shirish Paranjape on 2009 Oct 28 20:18:09 +0000