Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi and Island Express

[Scrapandjunk]

grt capture

[joelputhoor1]

loved it =)

[pramathsb]

Superb!

[NTSCPALSECAM]

Is this the same location where you captured the Chennai-bound Brindavan and the Yeshwantpur-bound Duronto?

[natarajanakrishna]

@NTSCPALSECAM

Yes... the same location....

[MrSarbamit]

Getting two train in same video is a treat ...

[MrSarbamit]

Awesome ...

[natarajanakrishna]

@MrSarbamit

Thank you.....

[Sameer7678]

wow.... that's a nice capture :)

nice video!!

[natarajanakrishna]

@Sameer7678

Thank you...

[Jonern67]

Great video, but are people allowed to sit in the doors while the train is in speed? Looks pretty dangerous... Thumb up for great video

[natarajanakrishna]

@Jonern67

Thank you...

No, they are not allowed but most of them don't care about it. The train is nearing its destination so most of them come out and stand( or sit ) in the doors. According to me standing near the door( even tough a bit risky) or sitting on a window seat is real fun being a rail-fan i love it.

[Jonern67]

@natarajanakrishna OK, yeah I can imagine that it would be a bit "exciting" to sit in the door.

[rajeesidh]

Taken near Byappanhalli right! Good shot!

[MrRaj2953]

wow 2027 is still with ICF ?....

[natarajanakrishna]

@MrRaj2953

Yes 2027/2028 is still with ICF. only 2007/2008 has LHB.

[sudhisira]

Does Island Express always get a WAP4 engine from SBC-->TVC and from TVC-->SBC?  I understand beyond TVC the track is not electrified and so they switch to a WDM3-D or equivalent.

[natarajanakrishna]

@sudhisira

Yes..... it always gets WAP4.

[rajeesidh]

@sudhisira

Sometimes gets a WAP-1 to TVC.

[nimish1981]

The second bogey has a cool livery. Never seen anything like that before.

[a1s7h8]

Nice action by wam-4.Very nice capture. thanks.

[natarajanakrishna]

@a1s7h8

Thank you........

[sudhisira]

Thanks for the info. I will be traveling on Island Exp from SBC-CBE and then back from TUP-SBC sometime in Jan 2011.  So it was nice to get an idea of the coach composition here (it looked like 1 2-tier AC and 3 3-tier AC coaches, is that right?) as Island Exp was moving relatively slowly.

[lunatickerala]

@sudhisira That's the normal speed of this train. The most disgusting train I have ever seen on Indian Railways. Takes 18 hours to cover mere 857 km, with 36 fucking halts between TVC and SBC. And because of this piece of shit, 2626 trails behind. Stone age lunatic mallus like to travel slow. Still living in coconut jungles.

[sudhisira]

@lunatickerala That might be because it is a day train in Kerala whereas upto CBE (for 6526) and after PGT (for 6525) it is night time. I see there are only about 8-9 stops in the 450km or so stretch from SBC-CBE or TUP-SBC.

And it's been a long time since I traveled in a train in India. During my next trip, I am planning to take a train from DWR to BGM that will take the longest time and will stop at each and every little station along the way! Go figure :-)

[lunatickerala]

@sudhisira That's a minor reason. Major reason is, this is the only daily train between SBC and TVC. A daily night train from TVC not allowed due to the bus lobby which will be wiped out if such a thing materializes. As for your DWR to BGM is concerned there are non stop trains and also trains with only 1 halt.

[sudhisira]

@lunatickerala : yes, there are plenty of trains with 0/1 stops between DWR and BGM. But I am looking for the opposite - I want a train that stops at EVERY station! Looks like the Hubli-Miraj passenger is the one for me. Anyways, this is off-topic. Thanks for your reply.

[natarajanakrishna]

@sudhisira

I think you are right but i am not sure.

[sudhisira]

@natarajanakrishna

Thanks. I could see that the lettering on the first of the AC coaches was white and on the remaining three it was yellow. Then I looked at the coach images elsewhere. I am pretty sure that the first of the AC coaches is 2-tier AC and the remaining three are 3-tier AC.

[natarajanakrishna]

@sudhisira

Ok... Cool observation sir.

[rajeesidh]

@sudhisira

There are lot of trains entering SBC at that time. Probably it was following 6731 Mysore express.

[sudhisira]

Perfect timing and location! Where was this video taken? Assuming that the trains were running on time, it appears like the place is 20-30 mins from Bengaluru.. Is that right?

[natarajanakrishna]

@sudhisira

Thank you.....

Yes, it is some 30 minutes away from Bengaluru. Baiyyappanahalli( near Channasandra bypass). Island was late by some 20 minutes.

[karthikabbilash]

Is this Island express 6525 or 6526 ......I guess this is 6525 heading towards bangalore (SBC).......

[natarajanakrishna]

@karthikabbilash

Yes..This is 6525 going towards SBC.

[rajeesidh]

@karthikabbilash

It is 6525 suppossed to reach sBC at 6:55AM and running close to time

[acpatel5]

i guess this is old video as now a day MYS shatabdi gets new LHB rake

[dheerajrao]

@acpatel5 This is not the MYS Shatabdi. It's the SBC Shatabdi. Only the MYS gets LHB rakes.

[acpatel5]

@dheerajrao: Oops, my mistake bro...reading mistake... :)

[natarajanakrishna]

@acpatel5

Dheeraj is correct on that. This is Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express. It leaves SBC at 6hrs and reaches MAS at 11hrs. In the return direction it leaves MAS at 17:30 hrs and reaches SBC at 22:30hrs.