So, here's my first trip report on IRI. A Children's Day special journey and also my first trip down south. So naturally my excitement was hitting the roofs to explore the rail lines and natural surroundings of regions like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and was not disappointed; lush green fields, hillocks, coastal regions and yes, Chilika Lake, just amazed me. One more special thing for this trip is that this trip was funded by my first salary, so double excitement (:D). I also enabled the trip diary for the trip, but it was almost flopped due to poor internet coverage. So, here's my detailed trip report for my special trip down south.
Train No: 12551 UP
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Name: Yesvantpur Kamakhya AC Superfast Express
Source and Destination: Yesvantpur to Adra
Date of Journey: 14-11-2015
Class: 3A
Seat: Lower Berth
Day 0:
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The day before the JOURNEY.
Friday, the 13th. A normal office day, empty office haunted me as most of them were on diwali holiday. The day was going dead slow. It was literally killing me. Meanwhile, incessant rains in Chennai were pouring in which were worrying me as the down train was coming back to Yesvantpur that very day and that too via Chennai and my accommodation was stuck in RAC, no movement in the numbers. I completed my day somehow. Came back in my room, bought my eatables for the journey and did some final packing and some checking of luggage. Checked my reservation status late at night, same status RAC, fear of sharing my seat increased. And then checked the running status of the returning pair, it was about 4 hours late. With this situation in my mind, had my dinner and dozed off.
Keep reading on. Pre-journey railfanning, two days of speed, rail frenzy and exhalizeration are still left. Abhi to party baki hai.
Pic Description:
Pic 1: A 2013 made EOG sporting the train board.
Pic 2: A KJM WDP 4D, which brought my train on PF6.
Pic 3: Yesvantpur Junction station board along with its PIN Code and elevation.
Pic 4: My 2014 made B10 coach.
Pic 5: A closer look of the coach number.
Pic 6: Additional info about the coach.
Pic 7: A DEMU rake lying on a far away platform.
Pic 8: Inside the coach.
Pic 9: Looking at 2 ICF rakes through the windows of a LHB coach.
Pic 10: We are ready to burn the tracks.
Pic 11: HWH-YPR Superfast Express standing on PF4, arrived 15 mins late.
Pic 12: A 1992 made coach of Solapur - YPR Express.
Pic 13: Second station board while exiting YPR.
Pic 14 & 15: Rake of Anga Express being taken into the yard.
Pic 16: A dead ED WAP4.
Pic 17: YPR-DEE Duronto resting.