Yestrday i ws in 12394...my ticket although was in waiting but got cleared inside..SK arrived sharply at 05.10pm on pf no 16...it started on time...
TRain was running nicely but the acceleration was in bits...aftr departing from cnb at 11 pm it gained speed which was uninterruptd till 12.55 am upto ald jn..aftr halting for a few min at ALd it got green signal....and started the highly congestd line upto mgs..
Although congested but yes priority was evident to Sk in some very critical overtakes...which includes few missed but few which i observd...
more... myself..which includes 12368 at kailhat...12398 at ahraura road...and 12141 just before mgs at jeonathphur...i enquired abt 12392 at mgs and came to know tht it arrive 15 min before time and left on time...
Sk reached mgs at around 4 am...after grabing a buscuit at a stall near my coach the signal was turned yellow at 4.10am..
I really wantd Sk to be on time..but chances looked dulll....so i slept but my eyes open at 5.40 when train was crossing dumraon...but at a slow speed...felt tht shuttle was ahead and yes i ws right and Sk overtok it at twining gang...
Sk gained speed upto ara running at 100kmph and with a couple of min halt at ara and started run towards patna at 6.25am ...12392 was on time and was ahead..there was a completely new train whcih was overtook at neora ...and after that SK gathered speed and blasted DNR while 12392 was halted at DNR since 7am to allow SK to pass...it reachd patna at 7.25am bu two new things which was really clear:
Speed yes u cant know whether you are in rajdhani or SK
and more important priority ..it was clear...
Altogether a good journey...tomorrow i wil be boarding 12393 at 18.00 hrs pnbe