Stunning looking twin Gooty WDM-3D humiliates India's longest train, Vivek Express!!
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After our 22727 WAP- 4 of Erode (ED) shed hauled India's longest train, i.e. 15905 Kanniyakumari (CAPE)- Dibrugarh (DBRG) Weekly VIVEK Express was made to loop on a wayside station in between Nagercoil Town and Thiruvananthapuram, I anticipated that there would be a crossing. And as a bonus for me,...
more... there was not one, but three crossings!! And this was the first one.
Somewhat old and overworked 11123 WDM- 3D of GY (Gooty) shed (unfir for mail/ passenger/ express service) and brand new palindrome 11411 WDM- 3D of GY (Gooty) shed mu'ed together comes hurtling with a loaded BTPN freight rake.
Vivek follows the Dibrugarh- New Tinsukia- Mariani- Dimapur- Lumding- Guwahati- Goalpara- New Bongaigaon- Alipurduar- New Jalpaiguri- Kishanganj- Malda Town- Rampurhat- Durgapur- Asansol- Adra- Bankura- Midnapore- Hijli- Bhubaneshwar- Khurda Road- Brahmapur- Vishakapatnam- Vijaywada- Renigunta- Jolarpettai- Salem- Erode- Coimbatore Main- Palakkad- Ernakulam Town (North)- Kottayam- Kollam- Trivandrum Central- Nagercoil- Kanyakumari route of NFR/ ER/ SER/ ECoR/ SCR/ SR. It covers a mammoth distance of 4243 kms in 82 hours with 54 halts.