The Howrah Rajdhani
40 years ago
Distance: 1,445 km from Howrah to New Delhi
Time: 17 hrs, 20 min
Stops: Three technical stops at Gomoh, Mughalsarai, Kanpur. No passenger pick-ups or drops. ...
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Coaches: 9, built in Integral Coach Factory, Perambur—two power cars, 5 AC chair cars, 1 AC dining car, I AC first class coach Fully airconditioned Ran on diesel engine
Maximum Speed: 120 kmph
Fare: Rs 90 for AC chaircar, Rs 280 for AC first class, including food
Menu: Morning tea and biscuits, breakfast with choice of eggs, seasonal fruits, three-course lunches and dinners, choice of European/Indian cuisineNow Frequency: Biweekly
Time: 17 hrs, 10 min ( 16 hrs, 55 min on return leg)
Stops: Dhanbad, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad, Kanpur (Patna instead of Gaya on Sundays)
Coaches: 20 new ones, manufactured under licence from LHB, Germany, at Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala: 2 AC first class, 5 AC two tier, 10 AC three tier, 1 pantry car and 2 power cars hauled by Head-on Generation electric locomotives
Maximum Speed: 130 kmph
Frequency: Daily, plus one more daily Rajdhani from Sealdah, giving Calcutta two Rajdhanis
Fare: AC first class Rs 3,365, AC 2-tier Rs 2,010, and AC 3-tier 1,520 (chair car phased out)
Menu: Even more sumptuous, with juices, sandwiches, barfis and sandesh
Extra Amenities: Laptop and mobile charging facilities; fresh linen sealed in plastic bags; and has WI-FI Facility.
Low: Derailed near Gaya in 2002, killing 108 people
High: Got ISO 2001 certificate for overall train management

KING's RAMPAGE :Mumbai Rajdhani Madly Honks and thrashes TILAK BRIDGE !!
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HOG Equipped GZB WAP 7 30365 Powred 12952 New Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani express the fastest Rajdhani of Indian Railways thrashers Tilak Bridge at accelerating mode swiftly.
GZB WAP 7 30365 is Head on Generator (HOG) equipped with Air brake installed,this was the same loco which was incharge of 1st...
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run of Mumbai Rajdhani with hotel load from New Delhi.
This train takes 15h 50m flat from Delhi to Mumbai and hits average speed of 88 kmph end 2 end.
Benifit of HOG equipped locos:-
No noise (DG sets will not be used)
• Saving of HSD oil (about 700 Ltrs per round trip)
• Economical (saving of about 18,000.00 per round trip)
• Pollution free environment at Rly. station etc. (No smoke as DG sets will not be used)
this isnt introduced everywhere as of now!!! wil take sometime to hit the tracks!!!!
mostly few WAP-7's have this 3 phase system as of now!!!!
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