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Blog Entry# 1998596
Posted: Sep 22 2016 (08:41)

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Sep 22 2016 (08:41)   12903/Golden Temple Mail (PT)
 
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Presenting the History of 12903/04 golden temple Mailin short . Is the need complete history go to link provide click here
But once read the history of this train i think you will be the fan of this.
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Now startsThe 12903/12904 Golden Temple Mail is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs daily between Mumbai Central and Amritsar in
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Punjab. The train ran as the Frontier Mail between 1928 and 1996, ferrying passengers arriving by Steamer from Europe directly from Ballard Pier in Bombay to the city of Peshawar on India's North-West Frontier before the Partition of India.
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The Frontier Mail was the first air conditioned train in the Indian Peninsula, when it got an air-conditioned compartment in 1934.
3.The Frontier Mail's punctuality too was something to reckon with. It was generally believed that your Rolex watch might let you down, but not the Frontier Mail. In fact, you could set your watch by it, 9 times out of 10!
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The punctuality of the Frontier Mail was in fact of such crucial importance to the fastiduous British sahibs that when on one occasion, in August 1929, exactly 11 months after its inauguration, the train arrived 15 min. late, there was a big uproar among the railway circles, with the driver being asked to explain the reasons for this 'inexcusable' delay.
5. Each first class car on the Frontier Mail was self contained, right down to an attached lavatory and shower bath. The accommodation included specially constructed 'modern' berths, with 'Queen Anne' armchairs in each compartment for use during the day.
6. It was a joke in the railway circles of yesteryear that if a youth wanted to lure his lady love into eloping with him, he would entice here to ride on the Frontier Mail. Even today, the Frontier is a much favored train among honeymooners, due to the cosy coupes offered.
7. Despite the name change, the Golden Temple Mail is, and will always be, the Frontier Mail to all its faithful followers. With modern operations, and increased number of halts from seven to more than double, at fifteen, coupled with the loss of its restaurant cars, first class cars and a la carte catering, the Frontier Mail is today but a mere shadow of its former glory. Nonetheless, the train has an appeal and charisma that will live on in the hearts of its faithful followers for a long time to come.
I think that no other train can have history like this.
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Sep 22 2016 (09:05)
Mayank Singh~   2372 blog posts
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Ah the classic Frontier Mail. Has been reduced to a pittance just like the Imperial Indoan Mail.
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Ha ye to h UP East(GKP Mainly) and bihar bound train se ham sleeper ki ummid nahi kar sakte.
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Sep 22 2016 (09:59)
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Sorry galat jagah comment ho gaya.
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