Indrayani Exp. - Bombay V.T. to Lonavala (July 1995)
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- Опубліковано 9 жов 2024
- In order to maximize our time at Khandala, my wife and I decided to take the first Southbound train out of Bombay VT. It turned out to be the Indrayani Exp. at an unearthly hour of 5.45 am. Our coach was deceptively empty at VT but got filled up at Dadar. And at Kalyan, it was packed like crazy. Still, I managed to find my way to the door at Karjat and enjoy the Ghats from there on.
This video is a treat for DC lovers since it portrays a journey in pure DC territory. Be sure to enjoy the look and feel of CR Bombay in the mid-90s including DC locos and DC EMUs. Highlights include:
Departures from Bombay VT, Dadar, Kalyan, Karjat
Encounter with double-decker Sinhagad Exp. and WCM5-hauled Deccan Queen
The Bhor Ghats in monsoon.
5 years before Google, 10 years before UA-cam & 15 years before Instagram were launched, a US based Indian had the foresight and passion to record all these videos..🤗🤗🤗
Thank you Mani Vijay ji...
Thanks for your feedback :-)
I love that sound ...khatang khatang khatang khatang.... Whenever I heard this sound it's always pleasurable for me 😊
Glad you enjoyed it .. nothing like track sounds :-)
Yes but bad luck ab ye sound sunne nhi milega ,LHb ka sound bahut kharab h
Sir, u brought back my childhood memories
1 - red coaches of those time
2 - Deccan queen & it's specific Loco of that time
3 - WCM, I use to call tht loco scooby doo (as i was kid, didnt know loco had names, on basis of appearance I use to call) and WCG
4 - DC locals having express type windows (without safety grill)
5 - didnt know Sinhagad was double decker that time
6 - Kalyan station at that time
The area near Parsik tunnel was so clean.... Now a days it's all surrounded with slum and garbage dump... And foul smelling....
Same to me of red coach memory
Thanks! Sinhagad was the first double decker train in IR.
@@ManiVijay sir y they discontinued DDecker?
And I have favour to ask -
Do u have a video of Deccan Queen when it used to pass Kalyan, from the track, which is between pf.3 & 4?? If yes then plz share
Yes, they changed Sinhagad to plain coaches in the late 90s, I think. I do have video of DQ skipping Kalyan when I traveled on it in July 2017, so it is from inside the train.
Time when no one was busy in smartphones
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Very true.
And lots of open space, no encroachment
Track sounds ! Maza aa gaya ! I played this on my system and felt like I am in the train.
Track sounds ki baat hi kuch aur hai.
Vlog in 1995.
👍😊
What a goldmine this video is. 1995 seems like yesterday, now realising its been 24 yrs. Thank you sir for these emotional memories.
Very glad you enjoyed it.
Dear sir, I always used to think that I being railfan is quite weird. Here on youtube, I find I am not alone but lots of people are fond of railways. Among them, you are a true father of this community. Thanks for posting this video. I was just 4 years old then and never been to mumbai yet. Thanks d
For showing mumbai of that times and classic era of Mumbai railway!
God bless you!!
Most of us used to think the same way before we discovered each other, thanks to the Internet. For the first 23 years of my life, I used to think that I was the only IR fan in this world. Imagine my surprise when I found out that there were others like me 🙂🙂.
10 years from now.. It will be one of the rarest videos.. Majestic..
Thanks!
After watching these old videos i have been travelling to these routes since my childhood and i have born in 1995. Nothing has changed so far in indian railways from last 25 years just few modification . Rest all is same no major change.
Not so sure about that. All these locos have disappeared. Also, LHB rakes have been introduced. Many more routes have been electrified.
I am really enjoying watching these retro videos. Thanks a lot for posting them. They bring back memories of regular Pune-Mumbai trips during 1996-97.
Kalyan station will never changes .still old fashioned.
That's wonderful ! I knew these images only by books me who lives 7000 km from this place. I discover them very real with wondering eyes. Railway enthusiasts of all countries must like me appreciate these beautiful images dating back to 1995. A big thank-you .
Very glad you enjoyed the video.
You can simply notice less number of people in Mumbai compare to now.
Nowadays Mumbai becomes insanely crowded!!
Less crowd then, no doubt.
Thanks ko up and bihar
@@mybangaloredays lol right.. i saw live at dadar.. when i was at dadar station seating on PF.. train from chhapra stopped at dadar.... and 25 to 35 ppl (18 to 25 aged) came from luggage compartment.. and they were asking me about TC.. they were travelling without ticket.. with 25 to 35 ppl.... just talking abt one train and abt one day.. imagine about all trains ...
@Aalok Prajapati true
No. Notice that it was 1995 25 years ago, so compared to that point of time Mumbai was still crowded! Don't compare it to 2020 compare it to other cities of 1995. with
What a video sir? A gem indeed for all and very special for me as I used to take this train and also DQ and DE from Poona to Bombay during this period when I was in Poona for 3 months to do audits. I used to see and wonder at this British Electric Company made DC loco with a prominent nameplate in the bogie of Vulcan Foundry Works, England. The loco pilots used to allow me to come inside and it was an experience to climb just once and you have shown all controls and operation in a video as well. WCAM 1 is on display at Chennai Rail Museum and they allowed till recently to see the cab and controls. A special thanks to you,the father of RFans in India.
It's always a treat to hear m you and get your feedback. At some point, I plan to upload my WCM2 footplate videos.
Wow Looking forward to it. Watching this video at night alone gives so much of pleasure.
@@kanakasabhainatarajan7192 sir I loved the old kovai express and CBE MAS shathabdi at that time. They were speedy at that time in that line I remember.
I was in my 2nd year of engineering college in 1995 and travelled this route both ways in the mornings so many times...ahhh good times!! Mumbai was so different and better in many ways in those days! Thank you for capturing and sharing these memories for the current generation.
Glad you enjoyed it.
WONDERFUL COMMENTS ! 😊😊😊
I miss those brown colour trains. Thank you Sirji. I used to travel with my parents in Howrah mail and Gitanjali express
I still have fond memories of my two trips in Gitanjali - when it had the red-yellow livery.
When I was kid use to see this Iconic engine....what a magnificent piece.... childhood memory refreshed....thank u sir....
Glad you enjoyed.
Aur yeh video kitne Baar bhi dekho Dil nahi bharta sweet memories
Thanks :-) :-)
Choking with nostalgia, I don't know when I'll again get that raw experience again.
Thank you so much sir.. for this golden memories.. that's the lost page of my life i missing.. my childhood places.. once again thank you sir..
Very nostalgic to see locos n coaches during my school days. Thanks for rewinding golden memories sir.
Very glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome. Video has to be preserved for future generations....
Thanks!
Wow.... Nostalgic. .. Thankyou for capturing & uploading
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very nice video reminded me of those good olden days .Beautiful WCM engines.
Thanks!
Truely a priceless gem
Thanks a lot!
I was a student in Pune's Bharathi Vidyapeeth from 1988-92. I used to travel often on this train mostly on Monday mornings to get back to college in time. Used to get down at Shivajinagar and catch a rick to the college. What a prestigious train Indrayani exptess was at one time. Very fast and always on time. Even the return from Pune to Mumbai was fun. Would leave in the evening by 6.30 pm if i remember correctly and reach Dadar by 9.30 pm sharp in three hours flat skipping Karjat, Kalyan. Sometimes, it would halt for a couple of seconds at Vithalwadi station before Kalyan and i would jump off in time so that i could catch the local train and go to my home in Mulund. Great memories. Thanks so much for sharing.
Sundar video Purani yaade Taja ho gayee Mast
Dhanyavaad.
Sir Aasech Jene video share kara Sir Me Subscribe kel
Enjoying your videos a lots Mani bhai....Bachpan ke din yaad ate he(when i was 12yrs)...when we use to travel by TRAINS....missing those era...no mobile no internet...enjoying sitting at window side and looking at scenic views....train stopping at Monkey Hill...watching monkeys and deep green valleys....my favourite breakfast was veg cutlet with sauce which we use to get in Pragati, Indrayani and Deccan Queen express...also double deccar use to fascinate me a lots....Keep posting videos mani bhai....god bless u....
It is so amazing to watch these videos. It just excites me :D Morning of 95 in Bombay. Justa mazing :)
Thanks!
The good old days!
True ....bombay was so beautiful
This is GOLD! Precious coverage from the DC era. Possessing a video camera itself was a privilege that time. The howlers would announce the arrival of Karjat. A dip in nostalgia. Wonderful. ☺
Very glad you enjoyed it!
YOUR COMMENTS ARE WONDERFUL !!! ❤❤❤😊😊😊
I think this should b 1st indian railfan video on youtube...well i was 5 at that time...
I was 7
Nice video. Watching double decker Sinhagad Exp and the heritage Deccen queen is a treat. I wish you could record ghats and valleys to the left.
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Thanks! I actually recorded that in my return trip by Pragati :-)
Nostalgic! Thanks for bringing us these old videos🙏
My pleasure!
मनी सर आपको कोटि कोटि धन्यवाद इस वीडियो के लिए। शब्द नही हैं मेरे पास अपनी भावनाओं को व्यक्त करने के लिये। आपने हमे एक मौका दिया पुनः अपने बचपन मे लौटने का और जब ट्रेन का सफर और भी सुहाना हुआ करता था। बहुत सी यादें ताज़ा हो गईं इस वीडियो से। कुछ मुस्कुराहट लायीं चेहरे पे और कुछ आँसू। बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद फिर से सर। यदि और भी पुराने वीडियो हों तो कृपया अपलोड करिये।
Mujhe atyant khushi hui aapke shabdon se. Aapne video ko dekha aur saraha, yeh to badi achchi baat hai :-) Aur bhi hain purane videos jo main sheeghra upload karoonga.
आपको अग्रिम धन्यवाद मणि सर।
WCM is my favourite locomotive. All variants in WCM looked cool. So sad that we don't have them any more.
Sad all gone.
Vlogging in 1995?? This guy way ahead of its time.😳😳
Wow superb video. It just took me back to my teen age. Those old locomotive and the coaches. And not to miss those old local trains.
Thanks for uploading the video.
God bless you.
Thanks!
I used to travel every week from Mumbai to Pune in 1989 through Deccan Queen and Indriyani Express………I never forget those days in my life, during travel the sound of the train can’t be forget my soul will always be attached to those travelling days
Nostalgia remastered, thank you sir for sharing this memory with us.
Very glad you enjoyed it.
I remember my childhood days. God bless you sir.
Very glad you enjoyed the video.
I love the videos you post of the old trains😊❤👌
Thanks!
Well thank you so much for keeping this era safe in records cause i wasn't borne yet in these era
Thank you for uploading sir!
Got remembered my golden childhood days...I was just 5yr old who used to travel from Kurla to VT everyday with my Dada... My childhood memories
Glad you enjoyed it.
as a train traveller of that era, this refreshes a lot of memories. My first Indrayani Ex travel was in 1996, before that it was Koyna or Passenger train from Karjat to Pune!
Glad you enjoyed it.
I really miss this WCM series loco 's..have lots of memories of traveling when these loco's were in service..and I'm trying to achieve a post of loco pilot in Indian railways , thank you sir 👍
Thanks! Wish you all the best.
Superbly shot! My favourite WCM locomotives and the rhythmic sounds while crossing the ghats.
This is so cool!! The rattling sounds bring back childhood memories!! The beautiful WCM locomotives..DC OHE...full collector pantos...red-brown livery...single axle caboose...howler bankers! Wow!!! Thanks so much :)
Thanks for your feedback pointing out what exactly you enjoyed :-)
I am just 4 year but memory reback. Thanks... Sir.
Thank you! For retrieving the childhood memories. This is so nice and pure. Loved it. Watched it till end. Twice!!!
Really glad you liked it.
Just a one word " Goose bumps "
You made my day ..that time I was 5 years old kid. Thank you so much sir ❣
Very glad you enjoyed!
i just 9 year purani yaad taaza kar di di achaa feel huwa sir apne yeh video banaye
Dhanyavaad!
Lovely video WCM 5 brought back childhood memories from Parel C.R Yard (I was studying in C.R. primary School)
There was a curious and very steep pair of Railway Tracks at 21.46 to 21.48 on the hill slope behind the departing Deccan Queen
Those steeps tracks are the catch sidings - to stop runaway locos/trains.
I'm birth on 1999 and it's about 4 year old before my birth.
Thanks for this 😍
Very glad you enjoyed!
It's 23 year old video and honestly I don't find much difference in today's Indian Railways compared to 1995 ones. Wow So developed in 1995s dint expect that . Beautiful video captured! Local trains existed way back since then minus people! Loved it.!
Very glad you enjoyed it.
Omg omg I miss those dc locals and the central railway at that time man! It's pure nostalgia and you sir have done a great job saving this footage and showing us how Bombay looked like during the 90s
Glad you enjoyed it!
GREAT ! 😊😊😊
Great memories uploaded. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow!! Remembering those days!!! And my dad was working at parel loco workshop on those days!! Wdm2 loco superb !!!! Parel loco workshop use to manufacture steam locos after 1976 they manufacture wdm2 diesel locos and in curent tym the manufacture and poh alco loco of BG and MG and also icf and lhb coaches!! Amazing video
Those good old days! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Mani Vijay yes those golden days!! Presently the parel station had changed a lot and it became terminus and workshop is also presently working from 1879 till now
Mani sir..I want to thank you from bottom of my heart that you had the foresight to buy a camcorder in 1990s.. your videos are treasure trove of memories for 80s kids like me..
Because of you i can see 90s memory and train because i am train lover
Thanks!
I born in 1993 and thanks for uploading this video because I am big fan of indian railways.
Thanks
Sir borivali station kaunse video mein milega. I am waiting to watch olf borivali station
Indeed . That is the way to reach Matheran Tunnel Top Resort . Get down at Jambrung and climb the rocks to reach Tunnel Top Resort . Another way to access this us to come via Khopoli - Beed Jambrukh - Nagnath ( take the Service tunnel ) and reach Tunnel Top from Thakurwadi . An awesome compilation as always . Thank you .
OK, thanks for that very useful information.
then at-least like his (and other's) comment please!
Those day fresh air... N Memorable Journey 😍😍😍
The best!
Precious video, i can connect this wid my childhood.
My father and his brother served in Indian Railways.. As loco pilot.
And coincidentally Driver of indryani.. Deccan queen.. Mahalaxmi.. Udyan.. Koyna Express.
Oh, wow! When did you father and brother work for IR? Are they not working anymore?
@@ManiVijay my uncle retired in 2008 frm pune division as inspector loco pilot 'Manohar Khude and my father Sanjay khude retired in 2016 frm Cst divison central railway. My father served Indian Railways for 40 yrs frm 1976 till 2016.
Thers is a deep sense of bonding between Me and Railways. Proud of it.
Thanks for the info. I am sure you have very strong connections with IR.
Good old memories. You have many golden pieces of IR..Great sir...At that time I was just 2.....
Thanks!
This April Fool moment at 14:38 used to happen a lot during the 90s. Randomly parked goods rakes on tracks without a Loco at their leading edge. Used to look like headless chickens. The memories that this video brought back. Watching this at 3 AM took me back to the days. Couldn't help but shed a tear to the lost times. This is a gem.
Glad you enjoyed! April Fool moment .. lol :-)
Didn't knew that IR had such a beautiful electrified route in 90's too. 😍😍😍😍😍
Its the time when i was born this yeae. Amazing click. Mumbai of those times.
Wow nice to hear again Bombay VT.
Truly miss seeing that board.
Great video sir, feels nostalgic on hearing tracks sounds, even those sounds when vaccum brakes were applied, enroute some single axle tankers and wagons... and amazing views for sure.
Thanks!
That was life in those days sir.People enjoying life without the disturbances of cell-phones and ear-phones.Lucky to have witnessed that life as a kid.Thank you for this vintage video dear sir.You brought back a lot of my childhood memories.
So very true. We used to enjoy more of nature instead of getting distracted by electronic stuff.
wow sir indeed you have brought back memories of my childhood ,it was so nice to see the wcm1,wcm5 and those locos of yester years sad they do not make locos like that any more,also the bygone 1500v dc era which now has been converted to 25kv ac !!thanks a lot for uploading this video!!made me emotional!!
I am very happy you enjoyed it.
lovely sir. its awsome thanks for storing such rare video
Glad you enjoyed it.
Just too good , very beautiful coverage & nice view of a curving Deccan Queen . Thanks for the gem.
Glad you enjoyed :-)
Well well sir first up of all big thank you for coming up with this gem which you recorded way way back. Creating videos in 1995 !! Well you were indeed ahead of your time sir. Now as a mumbaikar living in mumbai since 30 years i can say this is the glorious past of mumbai, before this city was hijacked by people from other city/states who came in numbers and ruined this beautiful city. Im sure many people here will lambast me for my statement but thats surely not going to change my words. Look at that lush greenery before train enter parsik tunnel..all that mountainous slopes are not occupied by illegal slums. Thats a real agony for mumbaikar like me who has seen his beloved city turning into slum hub over the period of last 20-30 years. Hats off.
I, too, lived in Mumbai from 1979 to 1985 and can totally relate to what you are saying.
SO MUCH LOVE !
Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed.
Awesome. I am curious to know what equipment you used, given that in '95, even camcorders were not that popular, and only a proper video camera like a Panasonic could produce this.
I had a Sony Hi8 Analog Camcorder. The reason I could buy it is because I was in US then (been in US since 1985).
Nice video. Not frequent traveller but enjoyed this ride. Thanks
i Guess it was recorded via cassette camera, that was big and not easy to handle, cassette itself is of size of present days camera, even bigger
........hats off to u for such collections
Yes. I had a Sony Analog Camcorder. Not that easy to handle, somehow managed.
What an amazing video @Mani Vijay Sir, and the best video quality. And showed the beautiful trains beauty of nature. And now that beauty is filled with slums and all trash.God Bless You
Glad you enjoyed it.
Always great to see the VB coaches. Lots of memories. Great video, sir.
Thanks!
I am just 3 years when you captured this. Old trains are awesome but now they are disappeared as blue ICF and now blue ICF are converting into LHB coaches.
I agree. Miss the old coaches.
Those locomotive were my favorites
I was 3 years when this video was taken
Thanks a lot for posting this video.
It is already a great video,
Would have been more great if your coach was near to locomotive and we could hear the whistle of WCM-5
Very glad you enjoyed it. I have more videos behind the WCM5 locos. Will upload them :-)
Sir do u have a video shoot on pune city buses or pune city of 1992 if yes please upload it sir
Actually I did a Pune bus tour in 1995. I will upload videos from that sometime.
@@ManiVijay Sure sir & thanks for reply....
The railway's transformation has been great n upped looking at the coaches colour of yester years. The stations n tracks were littered like anything.
Feeling refreshed... F5🙏🙏🙏
Thanks!
Very nice.. Thanks .Fantastic coverage,
beautiful!!! Absolutely amazing
Thanks a lot :-)
awesome video sir..bachpan yaad aa gaya...
Thanks!
Wow ...really surprising you have all that content. I am happy to see one of my favorite wcm series loco -- the "car engine" as i use to term it during my childhood. Superb crossing by deccan queen link i suppose at 18:05, I consider myself very fortunate enough to be a part of this generation and future of Indian railways
Glad you enjoyed it. I do have a lot more videos of 1995. Will upload one at a time.
My only wonder / regret, why didn't you move to the gate earlier??
A wonderful shoot! Thanks for all your videos🙏
You are most welcome.
I was in college and done lot of treks in lonavala..It bought all those golden memories..I m missing my dad who is now not in world with whom I went many times to lonawala
Sorry to hear about your dad. But I am glad the video brought back some good memories.
Electric Locomotives has updated alot even previous Locomotives also has same speed..
What an amazing memory lane video.
Thanks!
Dc locomotives ki baat hi kuch aur thi khaas taur pe wcm 5 aur wcg 2 yeh locomotives Bombay ki Shaan hua Karti thi sir aapne phir se ek Baar hamari purani yaadein taaza kardi sir
Dhanyavaad, Meraj Babu :-)
Haa tik hai per wap7 and wap5 badshah hai ....wap4 is old boy 😁😁😁
@@SurajKumar-vb1yu ye old engin tune dekhe he kya kabhi
@@vishalkadam8985 h mmmm
I was shocked looking at parel, all mega skyscrapers there now
All thanks to rampant construction in Bombay.
Sir aap to Indian Railway kis History ke ek Encyclopedia ho, most of your videos are so old, when Railfaning and UA-cam wasn't even born, even then you recorded some amazing videos...Hats off to you...👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks :-)
A rare piece of diamond..
Reminded me of my childhood memories.. Thanks for sharing..
Very glad you enjoyed.
Thank you for uploading this beautiful video 😍
Very glad you enjoyed :-)