A Flame of fire pounces with furious chugging!!! BWN Deemer explodes at Balarambati!!!
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On an uncharacteristic wet and foggy June morning, 18838R WDM- 3A of BWN shed chugs furiously with the headlamps glowing like a huge ball of fire, and cruises past Balarambati station on HB Chord enroute with the 15657 Sealdah (SDAH)- Guwahati (GHY) KANCHENJUNGHA Express. Note how the furious chugging...
more... can be heard even after the train had crossed a significance distance.
This particular loco once had a unique sky blue- yellow livery, but after POH, it is now in the common Hanumanji livery.
The train is named after Mt. Kanchenjunga, which is the second tallest mountain in India, and third tallest overall. The top 3 are-
Mt. Everest, Nepal- 8848 m
Godwin Austen, K2, India- 8611 m
Mt. Kanchenjunga, India- 8598 m
The train uses the Sealdah- Burdwan- Bolpur Shantiniketan- Malda Town- New Jalpaiguri- Dhupguri- New Cooch Behar- New Alipurduar- New Bongaigaon- Rangiya- Kamakhya- Guwahati route of ER/ NFR.