Weekly Blog is here.
22nd to 28th September 2019.
3 days of RailFanning, 30 selected pictures for you all.
Day 1 :- 23rd September. (Pictures 1 to 6)
Day 2 :- 24th September. (Pictures...
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7 to 13)
Day 3 :- 28th September. (Pictures 14 to 30)
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Pictures 1 to 6 :- The 'Muh Dikhai' of DMW's first Palindrome numbered loco HWH WAP 7 39093. I was going for a work when I received a call from Soham and he informed me that 39093 is in transit with 13120 Upper India. I dashed to Sealdah (luckily it is near my home) and clicked it and then went to work.
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Picture 7 :- HWH WAP 7 30204 with 12342 Agnibeena Express at HWH.
Picture 8 :- Small TB of 18409/10 Shri Jagganath Express. Captured at Tikiapara.
Picture 9 :- SRC WAP 4 22500 leading 12245 HWH YPR Duronto in heavy rain while SCR transferred EMU rake is watching from the Tikiapara EMU Shed.
Picture 10 :- BNDM WAG 7 shunting 12882 Puri Garib Rath rake at Tikiapara.
Picture 11 :- SRC WAP 7 30600 with 12847 DGHA Super AC.
Pictures 12 and 13 :- TATA WAG 7 27572 with 58016 ADRA Shiromani Fast Passenger.
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Day 3 of RF was too good.
It was the day when Ispat got LHB and on the very same day AMUL WAP 5 and TATA Steel WAP 7 was present at Howrah at the same time.
Pictures 14 to 7 :- Captured at Howrah. Various TBs of LHB 12871 Ispat Express with its power TATA WAP 7 39012.
Picture 18 :- TATA WAP 7 39012 leading Ispat out of Santragachi.
Picture 19 :- TATA WAP 7 39058 at SRC Pooling Point. Later it got 20889 HWH TPTY Humsafar duty.
Picture 20 :- 12351/2 HWH RJPB HWH Express TB.
Picture 21 :- TB of 12863/4 HWH YPR HWH Express TB.
Picture 22 :- TB of 18615/6 HWH RNC HTE Kriya Yoga Express.
Pictures 23 to 25 :- TATA WAP 7 37029 in its new makeover with 18616 Kriya Yoga.
TATA WAP 7 37029 and 37061 have a different designed livery than that of TATA WAP 7 37026 and 30614.
In the 1st TATA Steel Livery (37026 and 30614)
Football game is depicted and 100 years of Jamshedpur is present whereas in the 2nd TATA Steel Livery (37061 and 37029) Football is replaced by Archery and 100 years of Jamshedpur is not present. Other minor changes are too there.
Pictures 26 to 30 :- BRC WAP 5 30047 with 22911 Shipra Express. This is my first BRC WAP 5 cum Amul capture. So was special indeed.
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Steel Express. Favourite for a reason. As you all know I have been travelling by Steel Express for the last 26+ years. I witnessed it's transformation whether it's the rake type or the coach composition or the loco link. Had travelled in all its classes, tasted each item of the pantry/services all being good and enjoyed everytime onboard Steel but nothing like today. As block continues in CKP division (ROU JSG) all trains passing SECR and SER are running heavily delayed. 12101 Jnaneswari led by ET WAP 7 37054 which was to arrive and depart TATA last night departed 15 minutes before Steel today morning. Azad Hind led by ET WAP 4 22875 arrived TATA at 06:10 today morning but Steel was given the starter at its scheduled time 06:15 hours. Best thing was Steel got its main link TATA WAP 7 37029, after a long time, with HOG on. I...
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knew today there will be smooth acceleration and no power problems. Jnaneswari was before us still we were not trolled by it as Steel have stoppages and reached Kharagpur before time. Steel departed Kharagpur on time having Jnaneswari and Shiromani ahead of it. As Steel have full priority in its route some fierce action was expected and after KGP it began. First up, just before Uluberia Steel caught up with Jnaneswari. Steel was on Down main. Jnaneswari was on Mid reverse but Jnaneswari accelerated only to regain its lead for few minutes. Just before Bauria, Jnaneswari was held up and Steel OTed Jnaneswari at MPS. Then Steel was taken up in the reversible line and OTed two EMUs back to back which were on the down line. Finally before DasNagar Steel OTed Shiromani Passenger which was led by SRC WAP 7 30687. Steel arrived Howrah at 10:40 hours delayed only by 15 minutes.
Then came Shiromani at 18 at 11:05.
Jnaneswari was made to wait at the outer for 35 minutes and finally arrived at PF 22.
I really enjoyed today's trip.
Some pictures of today's trip and action.
Picture 1 :- The Power (dedicated you may say) of Steel Express *TATA WAP 7 37029* at TATA PF 1.
Picture 2 :- Large TB of Steel.
Picture 3 :- Coach Display at TATA PF 1 showing Steel's number.
Picture 4 :- Brand new *SRC WAP 7 37139* at KGP.
Picture 5 :- Vegetable Burger available with the pantry service guys of Steel. Rate ₹ 40. Very tasty and filling.
Picture 6 :- Jnaneswari being OTed before BVA.
Picture 7 :- Large SB of DGHA Super AC at HWH PF 23. Power of Super AC for today is *SRC WAP 7 37106*.
Picture 8,9 and 10 :- Power of the heavily late running Jnaneswari *ET WAP 7 37054* at HWH PF 22.
Picture 11 and 12 :- *AQ WAG 9H 31095* and failed *HWH WAP 7 30369* with Kalka Mail at HWH PF 17.

Many trains still not started in SER after COVID Lockdown. Don't know will these trains ever start again
1. HWH-DGHA AC Exp
2. HWH-PRR Lalmati exp
3. SHM-ADRA Rajya rani exp
4. KGP-PRR Exp
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JGM-PRR Birsa munda Exp
6. RNC-AII Garib nawaz Exp
7. RNC-PNBE AC Exp
8. RNC-TATA Intercity Exp
9. RNC-NJP Exp ( Since 2017)
10. TATA-LTT Antodaya exp
11. HLZ-MAS exp
12. SRC-PRDP Exp
13. HWH-PURI Pgr
14. KGP-BLS MEMU pgr. - RESTORED FROM 22.8.22
15. KGP-SRC MEMU pgr
16. KGP-HWH matribhumi MEMU
17. KGP-TATA MEMU Pgr
18. BKSC-ASN MEMU Pgr
19. MDN-JGM MEMU Pgr
20. KGP-TATA MEMU Pgr - restored from 31.8.22
21. PKU-DGHA EMU
22. PKU-DGHA EMU - Restored from 31.8.22 with MEMU
23. Rourkella-Barbil Intercity Exp