IR WDM3A 16396 12986 DEE 200318
Tughlakabad WDM3A 16396 at Delhi Sarah Rohilla with the 17:35 AC Double Decker Express to Jaipur, train 12986, Tuesday 20th March 2018. This was the fourth time I'd come across this engine on the trip, but still hadn't been hauled by it! Stabled at Rajkot 02/03/2018; working 04401 (ANVT-SVDK) 13/03/2018; working 14036 @ PTK 15/03/2018 and finally the above train.
Due to late running and wedged trains I'd done the return Farrukh Nagar - Saharanpur 'Janta' Express to Sarah Rohilla to pick up the 16:10 Delhi Jn - Rewari Jn Passenger, a good bet for a WDP3A and a comfortable 110 minute connection onto my overnight at Rewari. Sadly, it turned out to be nothing like comfortable: stood up in a steaming hot and rammed coach, trying to keep hold of my bag in the crush and away from the seeping stench eminating from the toilet, for two and a half hours. It was also well late and losing time: I was getting quite anxious about making my overnight - one more looping for an overtake and I'd have been in the shit (rather than just literally standing in it - well piss - next to the loo). To cap it all I also suffered a damn dull EMD as power - nightmare (although I did get my overnight). A WDP3A would have made the hardship more than bearable, a GM made it insufferable.
Would loved to have taken 16396 but a combination of no valid ticket (thanks to Indian Railway's for withdrawing the Indrail Pass and any flexibility with it) and the fact it is one of the few trains to not have a booked halt at Rewari put paid to that (although I imagine it probably does stop? - nothing 'pulling the chain' couldn't cure, I'm sure!).
Other workings for 20/03/18:
14027R (TKD WDM3A) 54011
20092 (BGKT WDP4) 22481
40343 (BGKT WDP4) 12458
40038 (BGKT WDP4B) 14717
15011 (TKD WDP1) 54014
40086? (TKD WDP4D) 14086
15016 (TKD WDP1M) 54784
15033 (TKD WDP1) 54787
15014 (TKD WDP1M) 54310
16417 (TKD WDM3A) 54085
15514 (TKD WDP3A) 54412
16435+16661 (LDH WDM3As) 22451
40xxx (WDP4D) 14312
40132 (IZN WDP4D) 09725
16289 (LKO WDM3A) 14546/14545
40071 (TKD WDP4B) 54417
155xx (TKD WDP3A) 54420
16353 (LDH WDM3A) 12413 (10 early at RE, load 23 incl 7 AC coaches!)
14014R (ABR WDM3A) 19717
16659 (ABR WDM3A) 22422
IR WDM3A 16396 12986 DEE 200318
Tughlakabad WDM3A 16396 at Delhi Sarah Rohilla with the 17:35 AC Double Decker Express to Jaipur, train 12986, Tuesday 20th March 2018. This was the fourth time I'd come across this engine on the trip, but still hadn't been hauled by it! Stabled at Rajkot 02/03/2018; working 04401 (ANVT-SVDK) 13/03/2018; working 14036 @ PTK 15/03/2018 and finally the above train.
Due to late running and wedged trains I'd done the return Farrukh Nagar - Saharanpur 'Janta' Express to Sarah Rohilla to pick up the 16:10 Delhi Jn - Rewari Jn Passenger, a good bet for a WDP3A and a comfortable 110 minute connection onto my overnight at Rewari. Sadly, it turned out to be nothing like comfortable: stood up in a steaming hot and rammed coach, trying to keep hold of my bag in the crush and away from the seeping stench eminating from the toilet, for two and a half hours. It was also well late and losing time: I was getting quite anxious about making my overnight - one more looping for an overtake and I'd have been in the shit (rather than just literally standing in it - well piss - next to the loo). To cap it all I also suffered a damn dull EMD as power - nightmare (although I did get my overnight). A WDP3A would have made the hardship more than bearable, a GM made it insufferable.
Would loved to have taken 16396 but a combination of no valid ticket (thanks to Indian Railway's for withdrawing the Indrail Pass and any flexibility with it) and the fact it is one of the few trains to not have a booked halt at Rewari put paid to that (although I imagine it probably does stop? - nothing 'pulling the chain' couldn't cure, I'm sure!).
Other workings for 20/03/18:
14027R (TKD WDM3A) 54011
20092 (BGKT WDP4) 22481
40343 (BGKT WDP4) 12458
40038 (BGKT WDP4B) 14717
15011 (TKD WDP1) 54014
40086? (TKD WDP4D) 14086
15016 (TKD WDP1M) 54784
15033 (TKD WDP1) 54787
15014 (TKD WDP1M) 54310
16417 (TKD WDM3A) 54085
15514 (TKD WDP3A) 54412
16435+16661 (LDH WDM3As) 22451
40xxx (WDP4D) 14312
40132 (IZN WDP4D) 09725
16289 (LKO WDM3A) 14546/14545
40071 (TKD WDP4B) 54417
155xx (TKD WDP3A) 54420
16353 (LDH WDM3A) 12413 (10 early at RE, load 23 incl 7 AC coaches!)
14014R (ABR WDM3A) 19717
16659 (ABR WDM3A) 22422