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  • रिश्तेदार के लिए नियम भूल गए रेलवे अफसर, की ऐसी गलती बैठ गई जांच - www.bhaskar.com  News Entry# 134755
    by: Jayashree ▪❖▪ Amita**  Today (02:57PM)


    इंदौर।  रेलवे कोचिंग डिपो के कार्यालय अधीक्षक ने गुरुवार को रिजर्वेशन ऑफिस में कतार में लगे बिना टोकन लेकर रिश्तेदार के लिए तत्काल का टिकट बनवा लिया। लोगों ने आपत्ति ली तो आरपीएफ ने उनसे पूछताछ की। कालाबाजारी का मामला सामने नहीं आया, लेकिन उनके खिलाफ टोकन में अनियमितता की जांच...
  • Direct rail track to Delhi by next year  News Entry# 134754
    by: Jayashree ▪❖▪ Amita**  Today (02:52PM)


    RANCHI: General manager of South Eastern Railway (SER), Abhay Kumar Verma has promised that the Ranchi-Lohardaga-Tori railway line would be complete by 2014. The project has been delayed by a year. Once the rail tracks are laid completely it would facilitate faster route between Ranchi and New Delhi. The newly-laid railway...
  • Boy slips, falls from train as mother, sister watch in horror  News Entry# 134753
    by: WAP4 Red Beast**  Today (02:43PM)


    A 19-year-old boy slipped and fell from a suburban electric train near Tambaram on Thursday night, even as his mother and sister witnessed the tragedy. Kirubakaran, his mother Mangamma, and his sister, had boarded the train at Meenambakkam for Perungalathur railway station. They were to board a bus to their native...
  • Infrastructure at rail workshop in Mysore being ramped up  News Entry# 134752
    by: Jayashree ▪❖▪ Amita**  Today (01:56PM)


    The infrastructure at the Central Railway Workshop in Mysore city is being ramped up for undertaking the periodic overhauling and maintenance of Linke Holfmann Busch (LHB) coaches that constitute the rakes of the Shatabdi and the Rajdhani trains. This is part of the capacity building of the railway workshops across the...
  • मध्य रेल्वेची वाटचाल जागतिक दर्जाच्या दिशेने  News Entry# 134751
    by: Rodrock  Today (01:49PM)


    नागपूर - उपराजधानीतील ऐतिहासिक अशा रेल्वेचे दर्शन घेण्यासह मध्य रेल्वेच्या नागपूर विभागाचा आधुनिक विकासाचे धोरण तयार करताना विकासाच्या योजनेचे आदानप्रदान करण्यासाठी बेल्जियमचे दोन सदस्यीय विशेष पथक नागपुरात शुक्रवारी (ता.24) दाखल होत आहे. तंत्रज्ञान आणि अनुभवांचे आदानप्रदान करण्याचा विशेष उपक्रम या निमित्ताने सुरू करण्याचा हेतू भेटीचा आहे. बेल्जियम रेल्वेचे तांत्रिक संचालक...

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    Dec 21 2012 (09:38AM)


    As per the suggestion presented [here|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/615661] , a new experimental feature is being introduced today. . At the top of the member profile, you will see a new link "Block Member" (see pic). If you block any member, they will NOT be able to reply within Blog Entries started by you, OR...
Blog Entry# 456160  
Posted: Jun 16 2012 (2:53PM)

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Jun 16 2012 (2:53PM)   PPGT/Princep Ghat (2)        
  

Sabyasachi**   7018 blog posts   71596 correct pred (65% accurate)  
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Myself, PKV Sir, Arkya and BG have decided to do some Railfanning and Devotional trip to Dakshineshwar Kali temple enroute today.
And Thanks to the Weather God that the weather in Kolkata today is Less Humid and beautiful Light Windy Afternoon.
And as part of our Railfanning trip we have decided to excavate the Circular railway EMU route (the alternate way to reach Dum Dum from Budge Budge/Majerhat and Enjoy the scenic view alongwith the fine cool cool breeze riding parallel to the Ganges and also the elevated line from Majerhat till close to Princep Ghat Station. While we will deboard the EMU at DumDum junction and then board the Dum Dum - Dankuni EMU to go to Dakshineshwar Temple and we will be Received there by SAIKAT GHOSE. We will miss
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Wrik/Santanu as he will be preoccupied with his personal work. Gaurav(WAP 7 Hauled 12841) and Bibek Bhattacharya was also informed for the Trip but they have not responded to the private posts.
Myself and PKV Sir will board the Duttapukur EMU from Majerhat at 1637pm while Arkya and BG will be joinint us at Eden gardens/BBD Bag.
Expect some Pics and Videos enroute the trip.Hope to give u some Live Update too.

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Jun 16 2012 (10:43PM)        

Arkya Chatterjee1992 videography**   4068 blog posts   3416 correct pred (60% accurate)  
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And me??? Going on a hunger strike??? :-D :-D

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55 posts - Sun Jun 17, 2012 - are hidden. Click to open.

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Jun 17 2012 (3:37PM)        

Sabyasachi**   7018 blog posts   71596 correct pred (65% accurate)  
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U'r report continues to Amaze every time i read it.
Though i was aware of the details you wrote but still u'r writing have sent a sense of remembrance and recall to my Memory Briefcase.
it was great remembering these facts from u'r words. Thanks Again . Sir.
Also thanks All for the company.
Hope to find another day of railfaning for a trip with a difference.

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Jun 17 2012 (3:39PM)        

Sabyasachi**   7018 blog posts   71596 correct pred (65% accurate)  
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Thanks.
Nice to hear that my pics was worth viewing and a meaningful representation of the scenarios and beauty around.

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Jun 17 2012 (3:39PM)        

Sabyasachi**   7018 blog posts   71596 correct pred (65% accurate)  
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Yes, Footplating on the last compartment of the EMU

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Jun 17 2012 (3:50PM)        

tiwarigp74   1111 blog posts   16 correct pred (66% accurate)  
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Fantastic young man, I can feel your leg pains. But I guess it would have been a fascinating experience to see the lighting. Hope everyone was safe around there.
Great report as usual Sir. Thanks for sharing.
I still have some fag memories of my first travel on the Circular Rails with my dad. Then the train was hauled by a diesel engine (don’t know the type, had one half of wheel like a counterbalance) with conventional II coaches. The train use to start at Talaha station and terminate at Princep Ghat. We boarded the train at Bagabazar to Princep Ghat and back.
I still can visualise myself a teenage boy holding hand of dada and sitting next to window enjoying the train
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ride. It was some school holidays cannot remember may be back in 1986 /87. Lot would have changed since then.
Sorry, my intention is not to distract bloggers from PKV’s nice report. These are just some of my emotions and could not stop them from flowing.
Thank You, Thank You Sir.

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Jun 17 2012 (3:57PM)        

WRIK**   5353 blog posts   127 correct pred (59% accurate)  
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Un- edition is good. Because it gets us near the reality and puts in the situation where we can feel the actual condition what the videographer was in when shooting.

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Jun 17 2012 (3:59PM)        

tiwarigp74   1111 blog posts   16 correct pred (66% accurate)  
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Wow Sabya. I have mouth full of water. UMMMM missing that yar. I wished the technology should have been so advanced to get the taste also.

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Jun 17 2012 (4:03PM)        

tiwarigp74   1111 blog posts   16 correct pred (66% accurate)  
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5 great IRF. Thanks to all for the nice pics and report.

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Jun 17 2012 (7:18PM)        

pkvenkatramani**   14915 blog posts   22 correct pred (85% accurate)  
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Very nostalgic account of childhood memories. Made for good reading.

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Jun 17 2012 (9:23PM)        

Sabyasachi**   7018 blog posts   71596 correct pred (65% accurate)  
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Thanks Tiwari ji.

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Jun 17 2012 (9:23PM)        

Sabyasachi**   7018 blog posts   71596 correct pred (65% accurate)  
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Thanks for the appreciation Santanu.
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