Very impressive. It never occurred to me, however, that monkeys would be using the pedestrian overpass. The stray dog wasn't as clever!
It also reminds me that one can find railfans all around the world.
I have seen Monkeys walk across the entire right of way with four tracks, on one of the catenary gantries across the track. Dogs of course can't climb like that. Cats can and do, since they like to be located as high as possible.
Impressive. Do they plan to use the Vande Bharat equipment on any of these trains, or will they remain a conventional formations?
As mentioned in a post above. Sleeper Vande Bharats, or whatever they will be called, are in the works. It is entangled with reducing weight using Aluminum bodies. Contracts have been let for some 200 sets I believe. Haven't seen any details of rake formation.
Also I notice some trains have 2 of the generator cars one at the front and one at the rear. Is this because of the length of the train requiring more power, or just for redundancy?
Again, see discussion in a post above.
Another selection of speeding Indian trains, including 20818, a train I rode from New Delhi to Bhubaneshwar, a few years back!
Good set. I like the way it displays the speed. Some random observations...
1. I always find the EMD WDP4Ds at speed very imposing and impressive.
2. One thing that has changed recently is that now all trains that are equipped with LHB rolling stock are cleared for operating at 130kph in all track sections cleared for such. Select ICF Schlierens are also cleared for such but not all. So a vast number of trains have seen their max speed bumped up by 20-30kph. I am told the next step is to go to 145kph, first with the priority trains (Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Vande Bharat etc.) and then the rest. At present there are two trains cleared for speed higher than 130kph - Gatimaan Express (160kph) and Bhopal Vande Bharat Express (155kph). All LHB rolling stock is 200kph capable but currently tested and certified for 160kph.
3. Notice that each train as it passes through is met by a station agent either waving a green flag or holding up a flashing Green LED lamp or waving a white LED torch. Both the Loco Pilot (actually the ALP) and the Guard reciprocate with either a waving Green flag out of the window or a Green flashing LED lamp visible at the window. This exchange of signal ritual takes place always. Always. In Neale's Ball Token governed segments this is where the Token Exchange took place. Now almost everything is electronic.
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@caravanman the 5th segment has the Howrah - Kalka Netaji Express, which was previously known as Kalka Mail. You have traveled on this train as have I. It used to be 1 up/2 dn. In standardized 5 digit numbering it became 12311 up/12312 dn. Apparently Netaji Subhash Bose traveled by this train from Gomoh when he escaped from British India and defected to Japan during the Second World War, eventually to lead the Azad Hind Fauj from Burma into Nagaland, where the Axis was finally defeated. He is still a much revered folk hero in India, enough to have one of India's original through mail trains that carried the Rulers of the Raj between their Winter (Calcutta) and Summer (Shimla) Capitals, named after him.
4. You'll notice that many of the Rajdhani Expresses carry one or two Parcels Vans at their tail. This has become standard practice for capturing revenue from high value shipments. They are attached to the fastest trains, and brings in some significant amount of revenue.
5. The Naharlagun AC Express that you see is a substitute for a Rajdhani which does not exist since the capital of Arunachal Pradesh (previously North East Frontier Agency) is not yet served by the railways.
6. Notice that in identifying the locomotives not only is the type mentioned but also the Home Shed. This tradition carries on from the Steam days and the Loco Sheds take immense pride in the Locos homed at them and emblazon the name of the shed prominently somewhere on the Loco.