Sunday, May 5, 2013
Trip to Palani
Hello Readers,
Made a trip to Palani one of the Six Abodes of the God Muruga between 23/4/2013 and 24/4/2013. The trip was a nice one and you can check out the whole report on the following link. Had my head tonsured too.
http://nagaraj15.blogspot.in
Hope you like the report. Happy reading !!!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Chennai - Trichy
We planned to go on a long trip on our car as it had been running low on mileage. We wanted to visit Trichy and see the temples and nearby temples. This trip was delaying us because we had no relatives in Trichy and did not like to stay in one of the lodges there. We had holidays for Christmas and decided to go to Trichy and stay with my friend's grandparents. My friend and his mother said that they would accompany us and be as a guide to us.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Railfan session in Chromepet -13/12/2009.
We received a surprise message that there was a railfanning session at the Chromepet express platform . Since our home was in Chromepet could we miss it out? So, we rushed to the platform at Chromepet station. We had arrived first. So ,we had to wait for the others who were on the way there. The people who were present at the railfanning session were me , my father , my mother , Sriram Karthik , Vasanth , S.S.Kumar the locopilot of the Thiruvananthapuram rajdhani express in the Konkan railway and I do not remember the names of the others who were also present in the railfanning session. The railfanning session started with the Rameshwaram express with its usual link , the ERS WDM3a I forgot the number of the loco. The train rushed past at 90kmph with super honking action . After the next half an hour the Kanyakumari express came with a surprise offlink the same ERS WDM3a it came at a very sedate speed , for this too I forgot the number of the loco. Then we waited for the next train the evening Pondicherry fast passenger, but , it got very dark and late so all of us started to depart , so , we also took leave and went back home. It was a memorable and superb railfanning session.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Chennai Vijayawada - Chennai Railfanning Trip Report
TRIP REPORT TO BZA(VIJAYAWADA) BY THE JANSHADABTHI EXPRESS.
I was waiting to meet other MAS-IRFCA members, pleasantly surprised when Junior KK(Krishnakumar) gave me a call and asked me to come to VLK(Villivakkam) for a rail
fanning session. I went there with my father and was welcomed by Sriram karthik, Vimalakar and Jr.KK at the station, we watched some highspeed action and it was
decided to go for a railfanning trip to Vijayawada from Chennai and return on March 15. We all readily agreed to the plan and left it to Jr KK to do all the necessary booking
and Travel arrangement.
The day dawned on March 15 and My Father Mother and Myself,We started from our home in chrompet at 5:45 and went to chrompet station and saw Pandiyan express
with WDP-4 20019 from Krishnarajapuram rushing towards MS (Egmore) then caught an EMU at 6.10 am as it was a sunday service the trains were in less frequency for
going upto Park stn.
Then we rushed to Chennai central beacause it was almost near the departure time in between there were numerous messages from Jr Kk and Vimalakar asking us to rush
to Platform 2a as it was nearing the departure time.
We caught the Jan shadabthi to Vijayawada just in time 7.00 am it's loco link was a WAM-4 20618 from Itarsi. We were in the coach D2 along with Senior KK, Junior KK,
Poochi Venkat, Sriram karthik, Vimalakar and my father Nagaraj and mother Santhi.
It departed 3 minutes late we saw Brindavan exp with a surprise link of Vadodara WAP-4E and saw a wds-4b taking a stroll outside reached Athipattu at 7:40am reached
Sullurpetta delayed by 24 minutes arrived at 8:27 instead of 8:03 and instead of 8:05 departed at 8:29 and went slowly not any agressive speeds,
then reached Gudur early by 9 minutes instead of 9:15 reached there at 9:06 and departed sharp at 9:17 myself and my father walked upto the Loco and had a small chat
with the LP.
Saw Simhapuri express with Lallaguda WAP-4 22214 and saw Gummidipundi to Gudur to Tirupathy passenger with Vijayawada WAM-4 21265 reached Nellore at 9:47
instead of 9:41 and departed at 9:49 instead of 9:43 and saw Nellore to Chennai central MEMU standing at platform no 4.
Many people detrained at Nellore, started from Nellore and made an unscheduled halt at Bitragunta at 10:15 without any reason and reached Kavali at 10:32 instead of
10:17 departed at 10:33 instead of 10:19 reached Ongole at 11:17 instead of 11:12 departed at 11:25 instead of 11:13 then reached Chirala at 12:01 instead of 11:46
departed at 12:04 instead of 11:48 afterwards reached Tenali junction at 12:48 instead of 12:27 now we departed at 12:51 instead of 12:28 there we saw the Jhanmabhoomi
expresses going both the directions one bound for Hyderabad and another for Vishakapatnam.
Poochi Venkat told me that the Jhanmabhoomi express was their enemy beacause that train would be given the preference first and that train would have a loco change the
surprise is that both the trains will change locos the one from Vishakapatnam will arrive there with an electric loco and the other from Hyderabad will arrive with a diesel loco
the electric loco will be attached to the one from Hyderabad and the diesel loco will be attached to the one from Vishakapatnam, As both the trains were standing on the
adjacent platform which had the common access, I wondered how passengers will know which is their train?.
In between we had high speed action of Coromandel crossing and later on Navjivan Express. It was a thrill to watch the action, as I was door plating along with Senior KK.
We were given the starter first and started from Tenali then our train had a slack time of 1 hour for the distance from Tenali to Vijayawada then started crawling upto
Vijayawada then crossed the massive Krishna river bridge then reached Vijayawada early by 18 minutes instead of 1:35 we reached there at 1:17.We touched an average
speed of 101kmph. Which we found out from the GPS of Poochi Venkat
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Return journey by the 2078 Janshadabthi express (BZA-MAS).
Had lunch at comoseum,a hotel in the station met Jayakar with Ramakrishna Vijayawada Railfans who greeted us with a 5 star bar, their hospitality was excellent, we are waiting for our turn to reciprocate it. Then I went with the railfans my mother was coming behind so my father waited for her.
Saw the Andaman express bound for Jammutawi with a WAP-4 from Lallaguda and saw a goods rake.
I and the other railfans crossed the tracks just in time because the goods rake was coming in the track with Ajni WAG-9 while we were crossing!
Meanwhile,my father had fetched my mother and was crossing the tracks the goods rake was near but my father was in a hurry that he was about to run to where we were
standing but the goods rake crossed just before he was about to run so he waited there with my mother.
The goods rake was so looong that it took a lot of time we were waiting there patiently while the goods rake crossed.
My father rushed and we got into the train the power was the same loco 20618 Itarsi WAM-4 and our coach and seat also remained the same D2 90 the train started 2
minutes behind schedule instead of 2:35 it started at 2:37 only went to Tenali there reached at 3:05 instead or 3:03 there saw a goods rake hauled by twin WAG-5's from
Vijayawada started at 3:06 instead of 3:04 reached Chirala on time at 3:45 departed on time at 3:46 reached Ongole late by 13 minutes at 4:42 instead of 4:29 departed at
4:44 instead of 4:30 reached Kavali at 5:35 instead of 5:12 departed at 5:37 instead of 5:13 saw a conraj rake hauled by twin WAG-5's from Vijayawada mued standing and
saw the Pinakini entering Kavali slowly with a lallaguda WAP-4 reached Bitragunta overtook the Krishna express with a WAP-4 from Lallaguda. WAP-4 losing in the battle
with WAM-4!
Reached Nellore at 6:10 instead of 5:59 saw twin Arrakonam WAG-5's hauling a BCNA rake departed at 6:14 instead of 6:00 reached reached Gudur at 6:44 instead of 6:48
departed on time at 6:50 at Gudur saw the 2764 Padmavathi express.
Between Nellore and Gudur saw a goods rake hauled by twin WAG-5's from Vijayawada or Arakkonam (did not note down the shed). Reached Sullurpeta at 7:28 instead of
7:29 and departed on time at 7:30.Crossed Naydupeta and other wayside stations and reached Chennai central there next to our loco saw a Sapthgiri liveried WAM-4 from
Arakkonam.
The other railfans went to their home while I,Vimalakar,my father and my mother went to Park station and my father went to wait in the line to take ticket meanwhile a train
to beach came we got into it and came to the other side of the platform thereby avoiding climbing the steep FOB that time a Tambaram train came so Vimalakar got into it
and left saying Goodnight while we waited for my father, he came after getting the tickets we got into that train and came at Chennai Egmore saw the Pandiyan express
with a WDP-4 from Krishnarajapuram 20038, we reached Chromepet got down and went to our home.
We touched an average speed of 109kmph.
Special thanks to all the railfans who patiently explained all my queries and explained me the train / railfan details. Hope to see you all again in an enchanting trip. Till then,
With warm regards
N.Nishanth
I was waiting to meet other MAS-IRFCA members, pleasantly surprised when Junior KK(Krishnakumar) gave me a call and asked me to come to VLK(Villivakkam) for a rail
fanning session. I went there with my father and was welcomed by Sriram karthik, Vimalakar and Jr.KK at the station, we watched some highspeed action and it was
decided to go for a railfanning trip to Vijayawada from Chennai and return on March 15. We all readily agreed to the plan and left it to Jr KK to do all the necessary booking
and Travel arrangement.
The day dawned on March 15 and My Father Mother and Myself,We started from our home in chrompet at 5:45 and went to chrompet station and saw Pandiyan express
with WDP-4 20019 from Krishnarajapuram rushing towards MS (Egmore) then caught an EMU at 6.10 am as it was a sunday service the trains were in less frequency for
going upto Park stn.
Then we rushed to Chennai central beacause it was almost near the departure time in between there were numerous messages from Jr Kk and Vimalakar asking us to rush
to Platform 2a as it was nearing the departure time.
We caught the Jan shadabthi to Vijayawada just in time 7.00 am it's loco link was a WAM-4 20618 from Itarsi. We were in the coach D2 along with Senior KK, Junior KK,
Poochi Venkat, Sriram karthik, Vimalakar and my father Nagaraj and mother Santhi.
It departed 3 minutes late we saw Brindavan exp with a surprise link of Vadodara WAP-4E and saw a wds-4b taking a stroll outside reached Athipattu at 7:40am reached
Sullurpetta delayed by 24 minutes arrived at 8:27 instead of 8:03 and instead of 8:05 departed at 8:29 and went slowly not any agressive speeds,
then reached Gudur early by 9 minutes instead of 9:15 reached there at 9:06 and departed sharp at 9:17 myself and my father walked upto the Loco and had a small chat
with the LP.
Saw Simhapuri express with Lallaguda WAP-4 22214 and saw Gummidipundi to Gudur to Tirupathy passenger with Vijayawada WAM-4 21265 reached Nellore at 9:47
instead of 9:41 and departed at 9:49 instead of 9:43 and saw Nellore to Chennai central MEMU standing at platform no 4.
Many people detrained at Nellore, started from Nellore and made an unscheduled halt at Bitragunta at 10:15 without any reason and reached Kavali at 10:32 instead of
10:17 departed at 10:33 instead of 10:19 reached Ongole at 11:17 instead of 11:12 departed at 11:25 instead of 11:13 then reached Chirala at 12:01 instead of 11:46
departed at 12:04 instead of 11:48 afterwards reached Tenali junction at 12:48 instead of 12:27 now we departed at 12:51 instead of 12:28 there we saw the Jhanmabhoomi
expresses going both the directions one bound for Hyderabad and another for Vishakapatnam.
Poochi Venkat told me that the Jhanmabhoomi express was their enemy beacause that train would be given the preference first and that train would have a loco change the
surprise is that both the trains will change locos the one from Vishakapatnam will arrive there with an electric loco and the other from Hyderabad will arrive with a diesel loco
the electric loco will be attached to the one from Hyderabad and the diesel loco will be attached to the one from Vishakapatnam, As both the trains were standing on the
adjacent platform which had the common access, I wondered how passengers will know which is their train?.
In between we had high speed action of Coromandel crossing and later on Navjivan Express. It was a thrill to watch the action, as I was door plating along with Senior KK.
We were given the starter first and started from Tenali then our train had a slack time of 1 hour for the distance from Tenali to Vijayawada then started crawling upto
Vijayawada then crossed the massive Krishna river bridge then reached Vijayawada early by 18 minutes instead of 1:35 we reached there at 1:17.We touched an average
speed of 101kmph. Which we found out from the GPS of Poochi Venkat
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Return journey by the 2078 Janshadabthi express (BZA-MAS).
Had lunch at comoseum,a hotel in the station met Jayakar with Ramakrishna Vijayawada Railfans who greeted us with a 5 star bar, their hospitality was excellent, we are waiting for our turn to reciprocate it. Then I went with the railfans my mother was coming behind so my father waited for her.
Saw the Andaman express bound for Jammutawi with a WAP-4 from Lallaguda and saw a goods rake.
I and the other railfans crossed the tracks just in time because the goods rake was coming in the track with Ajni WAG-9 while we were crossing!
Meanwhile,my father had fetched my mother and was crossing the tracks the goods rake was near but my father was in a hurry that he was about to run to where we were
standing but the goods rake crossed just before he was about to run so he waited there with my mother.
The goods rake was so looong that it took a lot of time we were waiting there patiently while the goods rake crossed.
My father rushed and we got into the train the power was the same loco 20618 Itarsi WAM-4 and our coach and seat also remained the same D2 90 the train started 2
minutes behind schedule instead of 2:35 it started at 2:37 only went to Tenali there reached at 3:05 instead or 3:03 there saw a goods rake hauled by twin WAG-5's from
Vijayawada started at 3:06 instead of 3:04 reached Chirala on time at 3:45 departed on time at 3:46 reached Ongole late by 13 minutes at 4:42 instead of 4:29 departed at
4:44 instead of 4:30 reached Kavali at 5:35 instead of 5:12 departed at 5:37 instead of 5:13 saw a conraj rake hauled by twin WAG-5's from Vijayawada mued standing and
saw the Pinakini entering Kavali slowly with a lallaguda WAP-4 reached Bitragunta overtook the Krishna express with a WAP-4 from Lallaguda. WAP-4 losing in the battle
with WAM-4!
Reached Nellore at 6:10 instead of 5:59 saw twin Arrakonam WAG-5's hauling a BCNA rake departed at 6:14 instead of 6:00 reached reached Gudur at 6:44 instead of 6:48
departed on time at 6:50 at Gudur saw the 2764 Padmavathi express.
Between Nellore and Gudur saw a goods rake hauled by twin WAG-5's from Vijayawada or Arakkonam (did not note down the shed). Reached Sullurpeta at 7:28 instead of
7:29 and departed on time at 7:30.Crossed Naydupeta and other wayside stations and reached Chennai central there next to our loco saw a Sapthgiri liveried WAM-4 from
Arakkonam.
The other railfans went to their home while I,Vimalakar,my father and my mother went to Park station and my father went to wait in the line to take ticket meanwhile a train
to beach came we got into it and came to the other side of the platform thereby avoiding climbing the steep FOB that time a Tambaram train came so Vimalakar got into it
and left saying Goodnight while we waited for my father, he came after getting the tickets we got into that train and came at Chennai Egmore saw the Pandiyan express
with a WDP-4 from Krishnarajapuram 20038, we reached Chromepet got down and went to our home.
We touched an average speed of 109kmph.
Special thanks to all the railfans who patiently explained all my queries and explained me the train / railfan details. Hope to see you all again in an enchanting trip. Till then,
With warm regards
N.Nishanth
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