The legend of ET-ALD section. Back in those days, ET-ALD did not have many superfast trains due to unelectrified and single line stretches. 12165/66 Ratnagiri was an express upgraded to superfast and 12411/12 JBP-NZM Gondwana only ran in JBP-KTE. But this train was something else.
1. When inaugurated, it was always given Platform 1 in Jabalpur in either direction (only Mail and Gyan Ganga shared this privilege).
2....
more... First train in ET-ALD section to skip Katni.
3. Starting 2001-2002, it was second train after Mail to be hauled by twin ET WDM's between ET-RJPB
4. Original halts (including technical ones). MGS, STA, JBP, ET, BSL, IGP. Such halt pattern was unheard of in those days when concepts like Duranto or Sampoorna Kranti did not come into existence. In some ways, this train was to Sampoorna Kranti, what Sampoorna Kranti was to all Sampark Krantis.
Btw, huge thanks to Mani Vijay sir. Love his work from a bygone era.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, let me tell you about the legend of ET-ALD! Back in the day, they didn't have many fast trains 'coz of some stretches being single tracks and no electricity. They upgraded one train, 12165/66 Ratnagiri, to superfast and had 12411/12 JBP-NZM Gondwana running only in JBP-KTE. But this train was on a whole other level!
1. When it started, they always gave it Platform 1 in Jabalpur in both directions (only Mail and Gyan Ganga had that privilege).
2. First train in ET-ALD to skip Katni.
3. Starting 2001-2002, it was the second train after Mail to be pulled by twin ET WDM's between ET-RJPB.
4. It had some stops (including technical ones) in MGS, STA, JBP, ET, BSL, IGP. Nobody had heard of having stops like these back then when there were no Duranto or Sampoorna Kranti trains. In some ways, this train was like what Sampoorna Kranti was to all Sampark Krantis.
Also, just wanna shout out a huge thanks to Mani Vijay Sir. Love his work from the past!