12440/Σ Marathwada Kerala ΣChain

Pt 1: /blog/post/6062395

Returned from MAO by 12218 CDG KCVL KSK from MAO.

The train was more than an hour late when it reached MAO and I was actually cursing the controllers....
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All trains platforms except ours was announced and I was waiting at PF 1. But it was displayed that Konkan Kanya would come there.

MAO MAQ VB was at PF. 2 and Mangala came at 3.

Still nothing happened. After VB departed, I thought it would come at 2. Then it showed at 2 that 22653 TVC NZM SF would arrive there. Proper announcements were not present and I went mad. Atlast I said it will come at 3 and it came at 3. Left with a triple jerk from MAO and the jerks were present throughout the journey and the flat wheel made me more mad. Somehow slept and reached ERS around 8:30 today morning.

Maybe the draft gear rubber pads of the coach's coupler setup had completely worn off.
This might have been the issue in this coach.

Pics:
1. Sunrise @ Bharatapuzha river
2. OG cab UBL WDG #12219 and WDG 4D #70506 with BOXN rake

I gradually moniter the charting status of several trains

One thing I found that kerala sampark kranti Exp
Chandigarh - kochuveli I found that in 3 AC & 2 AC berths are easily available till Panvel or Vasai Road stations regularly I check the charting status of this train every time I found berths available till Mumbai (Panvel...
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or Vasai Road ) in this train

In RLWL NDLS charting qouta