I agree zonal HQ needs to interfere but think otherwise. I'll give examples of SER only. Compare the maintenance of TATA and HTE CDOs. You'll see the difference. "Zameen Aasmaan ka fark hai"
SRC CDO does the maintainance of rakes very poorly, specially the Toilets of coaches of trains of SRC CDO is in very bad condition in almost 80%of coaches. New depot at Shalimar is getting ready, don't know how will they do because Vande Bharat trains will be started soon and interior cleaning of VB rakes must be good.
SRC maintenance is nearly good for short distance Intercity trains. Never had to travel in long distance trains maintained by SRC except Gitanjali in its ICF days. Had a mixed experience of cleanliness.
Introduced by Indian Railways on March 6 in 1977, the Coromandel Express runs at a speed of 130 km/hr and covers a distance of 1659 kms between Shalimar railway station, West Bengal, and Chennai Central railway station, Tamil Nadu in 25 hrs and 30 minutes.05-Jun-2023
Coromondal exp started with diesel engine I'n 1977. Chennai Howrah mail is running in 1937 itself as said by the father who studied in history book of my grand father.
Great ,there was one more train from hwh to Chennai , named as Janta express Now discontinued. Had opportunity to travel in that train long ago ( 1973 perhaps) in First class Bsb to hwh in 6 up Punjab mail ,HWH to mas in janta express.Mail my dad could not get berth. My father worked Indian railways( DLW)
Howrah Chennai Jonathan express destination changed to Tirupati when coromondal express is introduced and diverted via Bhinavaram when Guage conversion completed in late 1970s. After HWH yesvantpur express frequency increased to daily its now Tirupati Puri. The number and timings are almost same from the past 60 years 79/80.
May 02 2022 (21:56) A joint short RFing session at Yeshwanthpur Jn TB of KK Express People who accompanied me: Sripad Ullas Akshay Tonpe Sonnu Kumar Mukunda Raghunath Aniket Ganguly And later joined by Harris Kiran
May 02 2022 (21:55) Loco Tag: GTL/WAG-7/28447 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Loco Tag: KJM/WDM-3A/17994 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Loco Tag: GOC/WDP-4D/40106 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Loco Tag: BSL/WAP-4/22791 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Loco Tag: AJJ/WAP-4/22255 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Loco Tag: TATA/WAP-7/30699 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Loco Tag: GZB/WAP-7/30257 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Loco Tag: RPM/WAP-7/30393 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Train Tag: KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai Central Mail/12658 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Train Tag: MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru Mail/12657 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Train Tag: Karnataka Express/12628 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:54) Train Tag: Karnataka Express/12627 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
May 02 2022 (21:51) Loco Tag: ERS/WDP-4D/40105 added by ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗ/1573786
1. RPM WAP-7 30393 resting at PF-4 of Yeshwanthpur 2. ERS WDP4D 40105 aka IRON MAN with Jaipur Yeshwanthpur Suvidha Express 3. Side stenciling of... more...
IRON MAN 4. GOC WDP4D 40106 resting at YPR 5. KJM WDP4D 40497 6. AJJ WAP-4 22255 7. BSL WAP-4 22791 8. Side stenciling of GZB WAP-7 9. TATA WAP-7 30699 10. Other cab of TATA WAP-7 30699 11. GTL WAG-7 28447 skipping SBC with a goods from Mysuru side 12. KJM WDM3A 17994 at SBC 13. TB of KK Express
People who accompanied me: Sripad Ullas Akshay Tonpe Sonnu Kumar Mukunda Raghunath Aniket Ganguly
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