This was like a time travel for me, a priceless treasure for Railfans ! The maroon WDM2's every where huffing and puffing my goodness and GM EMD'S were no where near at this time what a glorious era it was.The humble staff at Pune letting you inside the loco clearly shows the trust and friendliness of the people those days and how times have changed . The steam loco was surely a surprise. Thanks a bunch for uploading this.
Yeah...and good speed those days too...and u managed to store it for so long! Footage didn't get lost..that's gr8...those days there was limited technology and resources to save our captures!
Wow, That was old days people enjoy their traveling in train with talking another traveller reading novels news paper, and childern read comics story books etc. But today all people busy in their smartphones. Thanks for taking me back.
Wow..sir..this video is a real gem. Still remember the days when i used to take this train during Diwali holidays with my parents to visit my aunt in Madras (Chennai), As a kid was fascinated with the livery of KK express with the green and yellow as compared to bland and classic maroon. Used to impatiently wait for Guntakal station where I could catch a glimpse of a timeless old steam loco, but my favorite of them all was Renigunta, where the loco changed to Electric all the way to Chennai Central. Well now my travel to Chennai from Pune has been replaced with flights and mostly are of a business nature...so badly want to relive those fond and carefree memories.
yup even i am doing only flights for the most part but i have told myself , one of the times i am gonna do a train journey ONE way or the other, its an item on the TODO list
Really beautiful. Reminded me of trips I made every three months from Bombay to Madras by the very same train in eighties. Watching this gave me more thrill than my recent trips in TGV and ICE trains which lacked character. I have no words to thank you the Guru of IRFans the world over.
Absolute treasure this. Remember being a tiny tot in those days. Getting scolded for venturing near the door by the elders (They themselves stood there !!). Remember bursting out crying to see Papa not boarding the train when it began pulling out of the station and then his magical appearance with some munchies and then his reassuring rebuke to mom. My fav vendor used to be the "Cold drink frooty with the clinking sound". Thank you so much Mani SIr. I will watch each one of your priceless uploads. May God bless you Sir. Lots of gratitude from a grown up kid who still leaves no opportunity for standing on doors as the mom and dad enjoy their retirement.
Felt nostalgic.. Nice to see the real steam loco... sigh.. those days will never come again...Maroon coaches written II Sleeper 3 Tier on them...So many WDM2 s....Thanks for taking me back to my youth!!!!
Miss those good old days!!! Used to travel this route (DDR - MADRAS) when I was very young... Nostalgic memories...it seems u started this Vlogging concept in the 90s itself with the tapes.Thanks for the memories !!
Wow! This reminds me of the summer vacation trips from Surat and Jalgaon to Madras. Plus the background chatter reminds me of my family as well :-). Like this video a lot. Please share Jalgaon junction if possible.
Thanks a lot! Did you live in Surat and Jalgaon earlier? What trains did you take to Madras? Navjeevan? These are my 1992 videos at Jalgaon - ua-cam.com/video/9NVFckiGZSA/v-deo.html , ua-cam.com/video/RhIt9A0dMa0/v-deo.html , ua-cam.com/video/6K4QIZtDC0Q/v-deo.html
You gave us an opportunity to relish the magnanimity yet simplicity of the vintage era. Loved those maroon coaches... I was born in 1990s and have travelled in maroon coach trains.. that joy can't be sufficed by ICF coaches.. those maroon coaches being hauled by Alco Locos passing thru greenery.. a serene environment it was.. i have tears in my eyes as I won't be able to go back to that life where there's no rush..positive vibes and simplicity. Feeling nostalgic.. thanks again Sir..❤️🙏
What an amazing entourage of railway nostalgia, probably ahead of our times, in the heydays a lot of people are exploring this forte,, all the reverence and respect for u Mani Sir
Thank you so much for such a wonderful account!! I had a similar trip 5 months ago (Feb 1992), on this very train. Memories of that beautiful trip flash in my mind, especially now, upon seeing this video! After Pune Jn., when the WDM2 took over, I was waiting to see the 39-Kmph notch changeover and the "swing" we'd feel in the coaches right then, but was unable to make out. Maybe a few repeated views of that segment of the video will reveal that instant. WOW, along with the loco hoot as it picked up speed, plus the Alco chugs, PLUS the musical clakety-clack was-is a fabulous Aflatoon combination after the Pune snacks!!!! Can you believe this? I could literally smell the air outside the coach when looking through the window in the video with the hoot and chugs playing along!!!!!! Thanks once again, Vijay, with all my warmest of regards, you really help make my days!!
I had travelled on this route with my parents for 7 years between 1993 - 2000. Lovely memories. Everything is so memorable in this video, including the sound of the WCG2 locos and the EMU at karjat. It used to be so funny that we often travelled in AC and I used to cry that I wanted to travel in sleeper because I could not see things outside very clearly and hear the train sounds properly. It is amazing to know you had started the concept of video logging way back in the 90s itself.
When I was a kid , upon arrival in railway junction, my mom will hold my hand tightly ,I resist with extra super energy and run into the station till the edge of the platform without noticing it.They brun behind leaving the luggage at risk to catch me...Such was the craze..If a through individual survey and estimation of passion/ craze is carried out..I am surely saying I am the topper in India...😂😂No one can beat me🤩🤩😊( just 4 fun)
The memories of the countless Mumbai Pune trips I enjoyed as a child, teenager and a young adult came flooding back again. Counting loco types, Diwadkar vada at Karjat, the beauty of the ghats, karvanda / jambhul from the tribals at the Jambrung and Monkey Hill halts, Maganlal Chikki at Lonavala are some of my fondest memories.
Wow the track sound is just mesmerizing, lot of action at Pune junction. Also the lovely DC traction (if I am not wrong) suburban local at Karzat. Also lovely colour for the Indrayani Express rake considering most of the other trains were in plain brown. Surprised to see that the daund pune passenger passenger has long hood forward. The steam engine was also a rare sight. Thank you for bringing back my childhood memories when we used to travel frequently by train.
Sir, i am your new subscriber & big fan of indian railway...aapne yeh sb uss time pe kaise shoot kiya jb koi aisa karna imagine bhi nahi kr sakta tha....hats off u sir
Even I travelled a lot in the locomotives during 90's and early 2000's but after that the rules became really strict for the loco pilots not to entertain people anywhere. Also having a Handycam in early 90's was a big luxury that indicates that Mr. Mani was rich at that time too. Also, people always wanted to be a part of a camera reel at that time so they were really helpful and lenient. Thank you Mr. Mani for the awesome footage of the 90's.
You have mentioned Dadar-Madras express but it's reaching Kalyan at 3:15 PM. So that means this is the train that became Mumbai-Chennai later on. I vaguely remember it used to start at Dadar because my mother always called it Dadar express. It was regarded as the 'necessary evil' for those of us travelling to Chennai for summer hols from Mumbai. The most convenient train to reach Chennai in terms of timing (unlike Dadar-Chennai superfast which left at night DN and UP train started early morning). But lots of halts and the single line stretch post Raichur often became a crawl. Your capture of crossings brought back memories, lol. When I recently heard about how much of the line is now doubled and electrified, I couldn't believe it. Or that it's going to take just 21 hours in the new timetable. That was unthinkable back then. We used to read about the plans for doubling in the Indian Railway magazine and cynically chuckle, like "onnum nadakaathu". But it's happened! Another grouse I used to have against this train was they frequently sent a WCG2 on the Mumbai-Pune stretch (or maybe it was my bad luck). I loved the look of the WCMs, like most kids growing up at that time. Likewise, it was always a WAM-4 from Renigunta to Chennai. I would look enviously at the WAPs powering some of the more prestigious trains departing from Chennai Central. By the time WCAMs began to regularly haul the Chennai Express, my school days too were getting over and I more or less bid goodbye to long distance train journeys. But reading about how much has changed on the Mumbai-Chennai line makes me curious to want to try it sometime again.
I was just 5 days old when you recorded this video. Rememberring my childhood days, i have also travelled in red coloured coaches of Prayagraj Express when i use to go to Massi's Place in Allahabad during summer vacations. Your collection is a gem.
@@ManiVijay I have been travelling in Prayagraj express all through my life till now. I have seen its transformation from Maroon coaches to Blue ICF to Blue Hybrid LHB and finally to Red LHB coaches. Also seen it been hauled by WAP-1 of GZB when my father arranged to get me inside its CAB at time of departure from NDLS, the loco pilot showed me how the horn is blown n also let me do, at the first instance i was scarred to go inside the Loco due to noise of its traction motors but later enjoyed that moment, dont remember how old exactly I was, definitely not more than 10 years old. Yes the city itself is called Prayagraj but since I personally like Allahabad and will continue to call it with this name only.
You kindled my memories as a school boy. Grew up travelling in sleeper class hauled by WP , YP, YG steam locos and WDM2 ,YDM4 the rattling noice after 28:15 is music to ears.
Wow fantastic. I am from Gulbarga District I loved seeing Wadi station during 1992. The single line section between Gulbarga and Solapur is still there and is now slowly being converted to double line along with electrification.
Old memories in year 2000 pure Diesel Action Route Pune - RU, I was studying in 5th, I remember there was a Scissor Xing I guess Bablad my Uncles 2 of them said “I you don’t eat your meals I’ll inform ALP & LP to reverse the back to Bombay”, later when train reached Scissor Xing and started reversing in the loop I was in tear’s 😭and began eating as if never eaten before. It had a long wait for other train to cross by meanwhile I finished my food, train passed by the Mainline and our train in loop started heading towards Madras, I was happy 😃 and filled with joy 🥹. Thanks Mani Vijay
Most of us won't even have TVs those days (I was 5 years old during 1992). Sir u had video cam thats a great thing. Loco pilot allowed u to enter in to cabin for that reason.
This is really awesome and it’s very surprisingly that I was also traveling the same time on the other part of the country i.e., Chennai-Bhopal track. I was studying In Class - XI and every year during summer vacation we use to go to our native place at Kerala from May to July summer holidays...I didn’t remember the date but I am sure it was also first week of July 1992 and me, my mom n sisters altogether returned back from Shoranoor to Ujjain by Ahiliya Nagari Express via Chennai Central - Bhopal. During watching your precious video the whole time I was recollecting my old memories of the same time n year, today am 43 but during watching this video it feels me like am in 26 years back. Thanks for uploading this precious video and if many more collections you have during that period then please upload it. Lots of love from Vinay Nair - Kuwait !!!!!!
Hello again sir pure nostalgia for 37 minutes classic horn, rare locos by the way I stay at Ambernath which you showed in this video the factory that you saw on the left when your train reached Ambernath my building is just opposite that on the 3rd floor the tracks are always near me so I do not miss the trains.
I think you mentioned you are from Ambernath. My uncle used to work in the Dharamsee Morarji plant just opposite the tracks. So, I stayed in Ambernath for around a month :-)
Mr mani excellent job sir , the then when there was no youtube and ur action was ahead of time ....though I belong to patna not much aware of dadar madras track but still I like it's minute stuff .....mind boggling
Hello sir I recollect a program that was dedicated to Indian Railway journeys it was called Yatra by shyam benegal in the 1980's. I always like it's intro were they show a Rajdhani livery Ratlam WDM- 2 in the beginning. I hope you remember that program.
Thank you Manu Vijay for sharing this video with us. The 90s were a great era. How I wish I could go back to the 90s. I was a teenager in 1992 and traveled many times between Mumbai and Pune then. Though we cannot get that time back your video has provided us a window to that era. Makes me nostalgic. Do you, by any chance, have videos of Mumbai in the 90s. That should be fun. Good job though. Keep up the good work.
Hello sir i had seen your many video's of 90s it was one the best period of my life i was too your although but i have very good memory of it if u stay in Mumbai i really want to meet u once n talk abt videos n all of yours .. i use to travel a lot between howrah mumbai line via Nagpur... so whenever i see old video's of vt in your videos i always get mesmerized... i really want to hear your experience n want to share some of mine ..
IR has come a long way in improving the way we travel in trains. Now this train is a superfast, better coaches, get a WAP4/7 link far more powerful locos and still the diesel links exists. From Chennai it changes at Gooty and gets a WDM3D or WDP4 again far more powerful locos. But your videos are very nostalgic, reminds me of my childhood train journeys.
Very glad you enjoyed. I am also happy that they are finally speeding up this train by nearly 5 hours and converting it to a superfast. Just to clarify, this train is currently the 11041 CSTM-MAS Exp.
Anyone here who are 80s kids and who love trains, need to thank Mani Vijay for taking us back in time. I am seeing this video for probably the 50th time.
We are so lucky to see all this old collection . All thanks to you for these uploads. Great to see 4 wheel goods wagon. Can hear someone talking about IRFCA. wish you could have recorded steam too near daund
Excellent one Mani sir! With a bonus view of steam engine in operation of course since it was 1992. I always have had a crush on WDM2s the legendary ALCOs especially the jumbos since they were always different from usual ones. Apart from their rhythmic chugging the one aspect which always fascinated me a lot about them was their ear pleasing honking. I have always waited to hear such honking but sadly it seems like railways have forgot to use them again. To be frank I do not like the present day horns of any diesel locos.
Superb... WDM2 was the handsomest ALCO ever.. I feel that especially when I see the ugly WDM3Ds that are so common today. Amazing video sir. Please keep posting videos of journeys in the 90s.
Thanks a lot! I thought the layout was the same as in the present day ICF sleeper coaches. Did you noticed anything different? Maybe, the berth numbering?
Thanks! Being in US, I was really missing IR. So, I decided to buy a camcorder so that I could videotape all my journeys and enjoy them after coming back to US.
the WDM2s ruled the entire territory after pune and daund, working both, for passenger and heavy freight transport, gleaming in their chocolate color livery. Absolutely fascinating to see.
This was like a time travel for me, a priceless treasure for Railfans ! The maroon WDM2's every where huffing and puffing my goodness and GM EMD'S were no where near at this time what a glorious era it was.The humble staff at Pune letting you inside the loco clearly shows the trust and friendliness of the people those days and how times have changed . The steam loco was surely a surprise. Thanks a bunch for uploading this.
Thanks for your detailed feedback. I, too, felt very safe taking videos back then with no useless RPFs to question me.
Let me search and see if I have footage. Will certainly upload if I do.
Yeah...and good speed those days too...and u managed to store it for so long! Footage didn't get lost..that's gr8...those days there was limited technology and resources to save our captures!
Wow, That was old days people enjoy their traveling in train with talking another traveller reading novels news paper, and childern read comics story books etc. But today all people busy in their smartphones.
Thanks for taking me back.
I agree. Those were the good old days when we were not distracted by electronic toys.
Those days people were distracted by books and newspapers, now everyone are distracted by phones. The current times are the best times, though.
Wow..sir..this video is a real gem. Still remember the days when i used to take this train during Diwali holidays with my parents to visit my aunt in Madras (Chennai), As a kid was fascinated with the livery of KK express with the green and yellow as compared to bland and classic maroon. Used to impatiently wait for Guntakal station where I could catch a glimpse of a timeless old steam loco, but my favorite of them all was Renigunta, where the loco changed to Electric all the way to Chennai Central. Well now my travel to Chennai from Pune has been replaced with flights and mostly are of a business nature...so badly want to relive those fond and carefree memories.
I am very happy this brought back some great memories for you. I, too, used to love that green-yellow livery of KK express.
yup even i am doing only flights for the most part but i have told myself , one of the times i am gonna do a train journey ONE way or the other, its an item on the TODO list
This is fantastic sir!!! I watched this July,1992 video in July,2018 and I was born in August,1992.
Same I am born in 1992
Really beautiful. Reminded me of trips I made every three months from Bombay to Madras by the very same train in eighties. Watching this gave me more thrill than my recent trips in TGV and ICE trains which lacked character. I have no words to thank you the Guru of IRFans the world over.
Really glad you enjoyed it. I totally agree that TGV, ICE and whatever high-speed trains out there cannot match the charm of IR in the 70s to 90s.
Absolute treasure this. Remember being a tiny tot in those days. Getting scolded for venturing near the door by the elders (They themselves stood there !!). Remember bursting out crying to see Papa not boarding the train when it began pulling out of the station and then his magical appearance with some munchies and then his reassuring rebuke to mom. My fav vendor used to be the "Cold drink frooty with the clinking sound". Thank you so much Mani SIr. I will watch each one of your priceless uploads. May God bless you Sir. Lots of gratitude from a grown up kid who still leaves no opportunity for standing on doors as the mom and dad enjoy their retirement.
An era when most of IR was not under overhead cables....Great sir...
Still plenty of ALCO action back then!
@D Roy i agree with you sir. I just said compared to today those days were more diesel lines. That's all..
Sometimes i wonder what the guys from those stations are doing now ! Cheers for the priceless upload
Felt nostalgic.. Nice to see the real steam loco... sigh.. those days will never come again...Maroon coaches written II Sleeper 3 Tier on them...So many WDM2 s....Thanks for taking me back to my youth!!!!
*there was a HUGE smile on my face* every second of this video, thank you sooooooo much!!!!
I am very glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Very rare video.. I was studying 8th class at that time.... Thanks for getting my memories back ❤
Miss those good old days!!! Used to travel this route (DDR - MADRAS) when I was very young... Nostalgic memories...it seems u started this Vlogging concept in the 90s itself with the tapes.Thanks for the memories !!
Thanks a lot! My goal was to capture rail journeys and bring them to US, so that I could enjoy them and connect with IR while being far away.
You are encyclopaedia of all rail fanning. Great old videos preserved till date.
Thanks a lot!
This man was way ahead of his time, thank you
Wow! This reminds me of the summer vacation trips from Surat and Jalgaon to Madras. Plus the background chatter reminds me of my family as well :-). Like this video a lot. Please share Jalgaon junction if possible.
Thanks a lot! Did you live in Surat and Jalgaon earlier? What trains did you take to Madras? Navjeevan? These are my 1992 videos at Jalgaon - ua-cam.com/video/9NVFckiGZSA/v-deo.html , ua-cam.com/video/RhIt9A0dMa0/v-deo.html , ua-cam.com/video/6K4QIZtDC0Q/v-deo.html
Watching this video in Corona Virus Lockdown 3.0 2nd may 2020.
Sir very nice video AAP phir se hamein ek Baar phir purani yadein yaad diladiye thanks for uploading
Dhanyavaad... happy you enjoyed it :-)
With my headphones on and eyes closed, I almost felt as if I were travelling - in this beautifully chugging train.. Thanks again Mani sir
Thanks a lot!
You gave us an opportunity to relish the magnanimity yet simplicity of the vintage era. Loved those maroon coaches... I was born in 1990s and have travelled in maroon coach trains.. that joy can't be sufficed by ICF coaches.. those maroon coaches being hauled by Alco Locos passing thru greenery.. a serene environment it was.. i have tears in my eyes as I won't be able to go back to that life where there's no rush..positive vibes and simplicity. Feeling nostalgic.. thanks again Sir..❤️🙏
What an amazing entourage of railway nostalgia, probably ahead of our times, in the heydays a lot of people are exploring this forte,, all the reverence and respect for u Mani Sir
Thank you so much for such a wonderful account!! I had a similar trip 5 months ago (Feb 1992), on this very train. Memories of that beautiful trip flash in my mind, especially now, upon seeing this video! After Pune Jn., when the WDM2 took over, I was waiting to see the 39-Kmph notch changeover and the "swing" we'd feel in the coaches right then, but was unable to make out. Maybe a few repeated views of that segment of the video will reveal that instant. WOW, along with the loco hoot as it picked up speed, plus the Alco chugs, PLUS the musical clakety-clack was-is a fabulous Aflatoon combination after the Pune snacks!!!! Can you believe this? I could literally smell the air outside the coach when looking through the window in the video with the hoot and chugs playing along!!!!!! Thanks once again, Vijay, with all my warmest of regards, you really help make my days!!
Thanks so much for your detailed feedback. Am very happy you enjoyed it :-)
This train journey remainds me my good your days train journey. Thanks.
You are welcome!
I had travelled on this route with my parents for 7 years between 1993 - 2000. Lovely memories. Everything is so memorable in this video, including the sound of the WCG2 locos and the EMU at karjat. It used to be so funny that we often travelled in AC and I used to cry that I wanted to travel in sleeper because I could not see things outside very clearly and hear the train sounds properly. It is amazing to know you had started the concept of video logging way back in the 90s itself.
When I was a kid , upon arrival in railway junction, my mom will hold my hand tightly ,I resist with extra super energy and run into the station till the edge of the platform without noticing it.They brun behind leaving the luggage at risk to catch me...Such was the craze..If a through individual survey and estimation of passion/ craze is carried out..I am surely saying I am the topper in India...😂😂No one can beat me🤩🤩😊( just 4 fun)
The memories of the countless Mumbai Pune trips I enjoyed as a child, teenager and a young adult came flooding back again. Counting loco types, Diwadkar vada at Karjat, the beauty of the ghats, karvanda / jambhul from the tribals at the Jambrung and Monkey Hill halts, Maganlal Chikki at Lonavala are some of my fondest memories.
Wow the track sound is just mesmerizing, lot of action at Pune junction. Also the lovely DC traction (if I am not wrong) suburban local at Karzat. Also lovely colour for the Indrayani Express rake considering most of the other trains were in plain brown. Surprised to see that the daund pune passenger passenger has long hood forward. The steam engine was also a rare sight. Thank you for bringing back my childhood memories when we used to travel frequently by train.
What a coverage specially at Pune n KK at end. Superb
Thanks!
This was just fabulous....something magical about those times that is missing now
Thanks...there was a certain romance associated with IR which seems to be gone.
Sir, i am your new subscriber & big fan of indian railway...aapne yeh sb uss time pe kaise shoot kiya jb koi aisa karna imagine bhi nahi kr sakta tha....hats off u sir
Uncle apki videos purana time yaad dila deti hai.
Dhanyavaad!
Even I travelled a lot in the locomotives during 90's and early 2000's but after that the rules became really strict for the loco pilots not to entertain people anywhere.
Also having a Handycam in early 90's was a big luxury that indicates that Mr. Mani was rich at that time too.
Also, people always wanted to be a part of a camera reel at that time so they were really helpful and lenient. Thank you Mr. Mani for the awesome footage of the 90's.
You have mentioned Dadar-Madras express but it's reaching Kalyan at 3:15 PM. So that means this is the train that became Mumbai-Chennai later on. I vaguely remember it used to start at Dadar because my mother always called it Dadar express. It was regarded as the 'necessary evil' for those of us travelling to Chennai for summer hols from Mumbai. The most convenient train to reach Chennai in terms of timing (unlike Dadar-Chennai superfast which left at night DN and UP train started early morning). But lots of halts and the single line stretch post Raichur often became a crawl. Your capture of crossings brought back memories, lol. When I recently heard about how much of the line is now doubled and electrified, I couldn't believe it. Or that it's going to take just 21 hours in the new timetable. That was unthinkable back then. We used to read about the plans for doubling in the Indian Railway magazine and cynically chuckle, like "onnum nadakaathu". But it's happened!
Another grouse I used to have against this train was they frequently sent a WCG2 on the Mumbai-Pune stretch (or maybe it was my bad luck). I loved the look of the WCMs, like most kids growing up at that time. Likewise, it was always a WAM-4 from Renigunta to Chennai. I would look enviously at the WAPs powering some of the more prestigious trains departing from Chennai Central. By the time WCAMs began to regularly haul the Chennai Express, my school days too were getting over and I more or less bid goodbye to long distance train journeys. But reading about how much has changed on the Mumbai-Chennai line makes me curious to want to try it sometime again.
Time travel for me especially Kalyan and Pune railway station. Thanks a lot for uploading...
I was just 5 days old when you recorded this video. Rememberring my childhood days, i have also travelled in red coloured coaches of Prayagraj Express when i use to go to Massi's Place in Allahabad during summer vacations. Your collection is a gem.
Very glad you enjoyed it! When did you travel on Prayagraj? Now the city itself is called Prayagraj.
@@ManiVijay I have been travelling in Prayagraj express all through my life till now. I have seen its transformation from Maroon coaches to Blue ICF to Blue Hybrid LHB and finally to Red LHB coaches. Also seen it been hauled by WAP-1 of GZB when my father arranged to get me inside its CAB at time of departure from NDLS, the loco pilot showed me how the horn is blown n also let me do, at the first instance i was scarred to go inside the Loco due to noise of its traction motors but later enjoyed that moment, dont remember how old exactly I was, definitely not more than 10 years old. Yes the city itself is called Prayagraj but since I personally like Allahabad and will continue to call it with this name only.
Thank you so much for this lovely compilation and providing a binge trip in to nostalgia.
Tumhe to enjoy karna hi tha :-) :-)
yeh VHS tapes humka dede Thakur :P
Zaroor Samba. US aa jao :P :P
You kindled my memories as a school boy. Grew up travelling in sleeper class hauled by WP , YP, YG steam locos and WDM2 ,YDM4 the rattling noice after 28:15 is music to ears.
Very glad to hear that. Those were the good old days, I agree!
@@ManiVijay i strongly recommend you to jump to 28:13 to be exact. I can guarantee you your school days for a minute.
Wow fantastic. I am from Gulbarga District I loved seeing Wadi station during 1992. The single line section between Gulbarga and Solapur is still there and is now slowly being converted to double line along with electrification.
Thanks! Yes, doubling is in progress. I last traveled in that section in July 2017 by LTT-SC Duronto and saw doubling in progress.
Old memories in year 2000 pure Diesel Action Route Pune - RU, I was studying in 5th, I remember there was a Scissor Xing I guess Bablad my Uncles 2 of them said “I you don’t eat your meals I’ll inform ALP & LP to reverse the back to Bombay”, later when train reached Scissor Xing and started reversing in the loop I was in tear’s 😭and began eating as if never eaten before. It had a long wait for other train to cross by meanwhile I finished my food, train passed by the Mainline and our train in loop started heading towards Madras, I was happy 😃 and filled with joy 🥹.
Thanks Mani Vijay
Good to see Mani Vijay Sir As Captured Many Goods Memories
Wow... I was just 4 yrs old in 1992.. Glad to view the train journey at that time today. Thank u Mani Sir.
Very glad you enjoyed.
Most of us won't even have TVs those days (I was 5 years old during 1992). Sir u had video cam thats a great thing. Loco pilot allowed u to enter in to cabin for that reason.
Mind blowing video. Pure nostalgia, Mani Vijay Sir. Thanks for sharing this gem. Missing those WCM locos.
Thanks a lot.
This is really awesome and it’s very surprisingly that I was also traveling the same time on the other part of the country i.e., Chennai-Bhopal track. I was studying In Class - XI and every year during summer vacation we use to go to our native place at Kerala from May to July summer holidays...I didn’t remember the date but I am sure it was also first week of July 1992 and me, my mom n sisters altogether returned back from Shoranoor to Ujjain by Ahiliya Nagari Express via Chennai Central - Bhopal. During watching your precious video the whole time I was recollecting my old memories of the same time n year, today am 43 but during watching this video it feels me like am in 26 years back. Thanks for uploading this precious video and if many more collections you have during that period then please upload it. Lots of love from Vinay Nair - Kuwait !!!!!!
Very nice to hear from you and about your travels. I remember my journey from Madras to Patna in 1989 and we crossed Ahilyanagri during that trip.
Sure sir. Now your laborious compilation of train videos will be a reference guide in the years to come. Congratulations sir.
I sincerely hope these past compilations are adding value to all of you. Then it is worth my effort.
Thank you very much sir for sharing this video.... seeing the alcos in maroon livery and the signature wdm2 horns were real treat to listen..
Very glad you enjoyed it!
Hello again sir pure nostalgia for 37 minutes classic horn, rare locos by the way I stay at Ambernath which you showed in this video the factory that you saw on the left when your train reached Ambernath my building is just opposite that on the 3rd floor the tracks are always near me so I do not miss the trains.
I think you mentioned you are from Ambernath. My uncle used to work in the Dharamsee Morarji plant just opposite the tracks. So, I stayed in Ambernath for around a month :-)
Pure nostalgia. Awesome tracksounds.
Thanks!
In Those Days Train journey Was Very Good And Old Coaches were looking Awesome
I agree. Much more clean.
Mr mani excellent job sir , the then when there was no youtube and ur action was ahead of time ....though I belong to patna not much aware of dadar madras track but still I like it's minute stuff .....mind boggling
Very glad you enjoyed it!
That Steam Engine towards the end ..i could smell the coal..brought back memories of days gone by. Thank You Sir!
Glad you liked it.
Hello sir I recollect a program that was dedicated to Indian Railway journeys it was called Yatra by shyam benegal in the 1980's. I always like it's intro were they show a Rajdhani livery Ratlam WDM- 2 in the beginning. I hope you remember that program.
I remember that very well. I actually have all episodes on DVD.
@@ManiVijay can you share those episodes
Fantastic video Sir. Especially miss those wds 4 locos now which were too many present in Sealdah station 10-12 years ago.
Thanks a lot!
Brilliant..just Brilliant..feels like I am time traveling...thank you so much for posting this video...
Thank you Manu Vijay for sharing this video with us. The 90s were a great era. How I wish I could go back to the 90s. I was a teenager in 1992 and traveled many times between Mumbai and Pune then. Though we cannot get that time back your video has provided us a window to that era. Makes me nostalgic. Do you, by any chance, have videos of Mumbai in the 90s. That should be fun. Good job though. Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot! I do have plenty of videos of Mumbai in 1995. Will be uploading soon.
Yaru sir neenga..you seems like the father of all youtubers in India..such a wonderful capture.
Hello sir i had seen your many video's of 90s it was one the best period of my life i was too your although but i have very good memory of it if u stay in Mumbai i really want to meet u once n talk abt videos n all of yours .. i use to travel a lot between howrah mumbai line via Nagpur... so whenever i see old video's of vt in your videos i always get mesmerized... i really want to hear your experience n want to share some of mine ..
my beautiful india at that time
Brought back nostalgic memories
nice shooting sir in 1992 year. selute you. i love indian railways.
Thanks a lot!
Wow.. the amazing track sounds, before the time of LWR/CWR .. now the same route is deaf silent.
Those track sounds were such an important part of our rail journeys.
True.
it was a different world back then, you could just get in to the pilot cabin just like that. wow!
Great sir must appreciate this you brought my memories back once travelled in Dadar Than Madras express
It's my pleasure.
@@ManiVijay thanks Sir
What a clear view of WCG inside a tunnel 👍 and the “young daredevil” ( I too have done some of these stunts but on on video 😄) - kudos man totally 🙇
Very glad you enjoyed it!
IR has come a long way in improving the way we travel in trains. Now this train is a superfast, better coaches, get a WAP4/7 link far more powerful locos and still the diesel links exists. From Chennai it changes at Gooty and gets a WDM3D or WDP4 again far more powerful locos. But your videos are very nostalgic, reminds me of my childhood train journeys.
Very glad you enjoyed. I am also happy that they are finally speeding up this train by nearly 5 hours and converting it to a superfast. Just to clarify, this train is currently the 11041 CSTM-MAS Exp.
@@ManiVijay okay was this train converted to CSTM MAS exp. Coz there is another train Chennai Egmore - Dadar express and I was talking about it
Thanks for sharing, this is like a time traveling,
Glad you enjoyed.
Anyone here who are 80s kids and who love trains, need to thank Mani Vijay for taking us back in time. I am seeing this video for probably the 50th time.
We are so lucky to see all this old collection . All thanks to you for these uploads. Great to see 4 wheel goods wagon. Can hear someone talking about IRFCA. wish you could have recorded steam too near daund
Thanks!
Wow the horn at the end I cry whenever I listen to it.
Excellent one Mani sir! With a bonus view of steam engine in operation of course since it was 1992. I always have had a crush on WDM2s the legendary ALCOs especially the jumbos since they were always different from usual ones. Apart from their rhythmic chugging the one aspect which always fascinated me a lot about them was their ear pleasing honking. I have always waited to hear such honking but sadly it seems like railways have forgot to use them again. To be frank I do not like the present day horns of any diesel locos.
Awesome sir.....
Hatsss offf the video is 3 yeras back from the year of my birth...
Gud to see the railways at that tym....
Thanks to u #Manivijay
Glad you liked it :-)
Superb... WDM2 was the handsomest ALCO ever.. I feel that especially when I see the ugly WDM3Ds that are so common today. Amazing video sir. Please keep posting videos of journeys in the 90s.
WDM2 was simply an amazing loco, I agree.
No buldings no dumping.nd clean track.. Clean world
Lovely sir 👌👍 thank you so much for old days
Tears of joy bhai 🙏🙏🙏
Awesome crackling track sounds!! Just loved it
Thanks!
Old is gold 👌
Very true!
Beautiful Compilation
Rhomba nanri, saar!
Har taraf khali maidan no high buildings nd no slumsNo dumping ground. No population.. Great
Aur zamin pe kahi kachara nh.. Wahhh
Sir it seems you have a lot of train videos of yesteryears which has a great value. All the best.
I do. Am slowly digitizing my VHS collection and will be uploading them one at a time. So many more to go :-)
Amazing track sound
Thanks!
Thanks for these videos. Takes me back in time
Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice video sir, truly vintage action...!!!
Thanks!
Was there a scheduled stop at Karjat? Interesting Mani
The Alco loco is looking like beast
Indeed, what a loco!
A wonderful compliation!! 😍
More curious about the seating layout of the coach you were travelling.. Since the side berths looked odd..
Thanks a lot! I thought the layout was the same as in the present day ICF sleeper coaches. Did you noticed anything different? Maybe, the berth numbering?
@@ManiVijay Those side seatings were different.. Looked like the side seats of GS coaches , but with cushions.
You must hv used VHS cameras for recording this. I doubt if digital cameras were available then.
NICE TRACK SOUNDS AND NICE LOCOMOTIVE CHUGGING SOUND
Good old WDM2. What a fantastic workhorse
Indeed it is!
Hey vijay sir please reply
Does broad gauge wes existing in 1992 PLEASE sir tell iam your big fan sir and a railfan like you too PLEASE reply
It's a fantastic video
37:27 What happened to the red livery? Because I never saw it in my life as I was born in the late 2000s decade (Which was close to the 2010s decade)
.... many of us don't even had cameras those days....... superb old videos
... typical madrasi hindi
Sir you are realy great. How do you get this idea in those day?
Thanks! Being in US, I was really missing IR. So, I decided to buy a camcorder so that I could videotape all my journeys and enjoy them after coming back to US.
the WDM2s ruled the entire territory after pune and daund, working both, for passenger and heavy freight transport, gleaming in their chocolate color livery. Absolutely fascinating to see.
omg look at kalyan station i was not even born at that time,great ,the kalyan fob still looks the same.
What changes do you see between then and now?
nothing has changed much,the goods yard looks the same as well,except few building in the background now.
First train trip ever in my life was in Dadar Express -- Renigunta (Tirupati) to Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)
Wonderful coverage..thanks for sharing :)
Thanks!
Wadi is an important junction..we have routes branching here to Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Hi sir i am Rahul from pune
Is it recorded by sony handy cam
Nice to meet you. Yes Sony Analog Hi8 camcorder.
Enjoyed sweet memories
Very glad to hear that!
Wonderfully nostalgic
Thanks, Anand! I had a strong feeling this would bring back some wonderful memories for you :-)