Lonavala to Dadar by Pragati Exp. - July 1995
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2024
- Another treat for DC lovers, since the video depicts a journey made entirely in DC territory - our return trip to Bombay. After reaching Lonavala by Indrayani Exp., my wife and I decided to upgrade to First Chair Car for the return journey to Dadar, since 2nd sitting seemed a little too crowded. On the day of the journey, we reached Lonavala early enough to witness the Deccan Queen pull into the station with a matched WCM5. That set the tone for a memorable day including a relaxed journey aboard the Pragati Exp. with another WCM5 in charge. I was able to savor the train's passage through the lush green Bhor Ghats and fast runs thereafter. Here are some other scenes to watch out for:
crossing three trains hauled by WCMx locos: Deccan Exp., Udyan Exp., Koyna Exp. The first one has three WCG bankers.
skips of Karjat and Kalyan
various DC EMUs with diamond pantos
look-n-feel of stations such as Badlapur, Vithalwadi, Diva, Ghatkopar, Kurla, Sion.
Remind me golden era before social media or smartphone. Notice people reading newspaper, chatting and enjoying views outside windows.
Brought back memories on my Deccan Queen journey in the 90's -
Very familiar sights and sounds for 80s & 90s generation. Great to relive those childhood memories!
I was journey with this beautiful locomotives. This is my faurate locomotives and thanks for this video
Too good...my father use to travel Pune Mumbai up down thrice a week by Deccan queen from 1971 till 2004. I remember traveling with my dad in that era...in Deccan Pragati and Sinhagarh express (double deker) thanks for posting this video. Pune Mumbai Monsoon journey's are the best.
M glad you had actually took the initiative to shot the video with a cam corder in those days.
Hats off to your dad for being so committed to his work - 33 years, wow! I agree that the Ghats are so awesome during monsoon. I am glad you enjoyed the video :-)
First time seen Non AC first class chair car Interiors a very rare coach, Firstly I thought it was just same as AC chair car coach just 2×2 seats difference but I can see the chairs are wide and must be more comfortable than normal AC chair car.
great share...recalled my young days of 1998-2000..pune-mumbai-pune frequent travel..and enjoying the tasty snacks onboard due to attached pantry car on these trains..👍
As a child I always fascinated by Deccan queen.....we used to make fantasy stories in our group ,all aged 9-10...relived the memories by this video...thanx mani sir.
Purani yaade. Old is always gold
Thanks!
I've literally never seen this part of the Railway Era 😄😄
Those good old days!
The ultimate railfan.......thank you sir for uploading the bygone era's of our indian railway......😇😇.....
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
@@ManiVijay Not Just enjoying But I feel like myself travelling on the trains
I Hope the DC Era comes back again.....
@@ManiVijay Sir, was the entire indian railway under dc traction?
@@maanasmohan9696 No,only Mumbai-Igatpuri, Kalyan-Pune, Churchgate-Virar, Thane-Panvel, and the Harbour Branch line.
Its a real treat to watch ur vintage railfanning videos....really difficult to find them anywhere else
Thanks!
Lonavala ❤️. Fablous work sir. Felt like time travel back to childhood.
Thanks a ton!
Cant describe in words this amazing feeling of reliving memories...thanku sir ...
You are most welcome.
Apne meri bachpan ki yaad diladi yaar ye traveling dekke 😍😍😊
Dhanyavaad!
You are legendary Railfan Mr. Mani Sir. I never ever thought that I will see WCM Series locomotives again but you fulfilled my wish virtually, thank u so much
Vijay sir you are a fabulous time Traveller for us 🥰🥰
It's my pleasure!
Thank you sir! This Mumbai is even before my birth! Glad to see some of the features of the 90s, like the WCG2s in real life. It was superb👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Very glad you enjoyed it!!!
Beautiful memories of the past Sir
Wcm’s had quite small windshield!! Thanks to you sir! Got to see these amazing loco’s.
True, their windshields were quite small compared to their overall size.
Excellent video presentation! A rare treasure of the by-gone era.
Thanks!
Lovely track sounds. Unbelievable ICF rake.
Nothing like track sounds, I agree!
Mani sirji I really tribute to you sirji,and also such a Legendary rail fan like you sirji, you always be my Historain great and Ideal🙏🌹🌹👏👏👍👍
Those track sounds from the good old days ❤❤❤❤❤
Those ICF track sounds were pure music.
Tears of joy guru ji
Good old days of IR... Thank you sir for this wonderful visual treat 💜💗👌👌
Very glad you enjoyed it :-)
It's a fantastic video
Great capture Sir. Nice to see retired servants of IR (WCM-5s, WCG-2s) in their service life.
Thanks!
I was here to catch a glimpse of crocs, in fact I found one in a video of yours, but ended up thanking the noble lady who encouraged you spend a fortune for a cam. Stay blessed 🙏.
Romba naal kalichi unga kitta irundhu video adhuvum oru old video vandhuruku. Super video sir. WCM Locomotive looks like a toy.
Yesss
I am from vithalvadi great video sir seen ur video after long time
Good to meet you!
WOOOOWWWWW.....
OHH MANI JI YOU HAVE MAKED MY DAY...
LOVE THE VIDEO.. 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
Thanks a lot :-)
WCM series locos looked magnificent
Indeed!
Beautiful compilation sir
Ur work is awesome. Good to see something which were predominant even before my birth 😅. Great job!
Thanks a lot :-)
Just amazing
Thanks a lot Mani sir for the lovely video. You made me to recollect my childhood memories. What a lovely track sounds. 🙏
It's my pleasure .. very happy you enjoyed it!
Beautiful Compilation sir. Quite Surprised, even Deccan Express had PC those days
Indrayani, Deccan exp, Sinhagad, Pragati all had pantry cars with awesome service and food until railways decided to scrap pantry service for distance less than 200km. Pragati had diwadkar caterers and tea was served in Cup and saucer in ACCC.
Yes, remember getting a nice tour of the PC in a different Pragati Exp. trip (same year) - ua-cam.com/video/AWxglRoStYo/v-deo.html
There's a curious pair of tracks rising higher than the one Pragati Exp was going between 4.07 to 4.12
Sir please upload some videos which is shoot from inside local trains open windows.i am so much missing that my childhood open window local trains.
Great work sir. You not only seem quite an enthusiast but also far ahead of your time, as buying a video camera was a big luxury those days , and you were shooting rail journeys in those days with your video camera. I just hope your friends and family did not make fun of this hobby of yours in those days. Great work sir.
Fortunately, I was able to afford a video camera because I was already worked in US by that time. But it was still very expensive - over $1000. I had also started IRFCA by then, hence, was able to connect with other railfans :-)
@@ManiVijay I thought I was alone and felt weared about it. But thanks to people like you , now I feel that being a rail fan is ok and a real thing. Also $1000 in those days was a real big deal.
Beautiful compilation sir! Keep on uploading those videos from the past and the present!
19:37 The DC/Direct Current EMUs with the diamond shaped pantographs are known as WCU 1 and WCU 15. I watched videos of them on UA-cam but sadly they ended their service on the 9th of April 2016. They served Mumbai/Bombay for 91 Years of service and now they retired and never came back into service yet to be replaced by the AC/Alternating Current EMUs but I don’t know what the Mumbai AC EMUs are called.
But they’re not retired anymore. They are now in service again! The workers decided to bring back the old EMUs to life to run on the Mumbai/Bombay suburban railway again. So they converted them into AC traction by fitting the AC Z shaped pantographs on top of the moter cars and removing the DC Diamond shaped pantographs off the moter cars. Then next they repainted their Brown and Cream livery into Blue and Cream livery with two red stripes. After they converted and repainted them they are now back in service again in AC traction and Blue and Cream livery with two red stripes and ruled Mumbai once again for the second time in 94 Years after retirement. And I’m happy to see the old local trains again! 😊
See Mumbai DC/AC local train in ua-cam.com/video/olFhGbvFdEI/v-deo.html
Thanks a lot for your detailed comments :-)
Awesome upload...Thanks for letting us time travel...!!!
Thanks!
@Mani Vijay ji...fully agree with the above..
Time traveling in Ind Rlys & the term "rail fan" are because of you only☺👍
Great Nostalgia 👌👌👌👌👌👌💐💐💐💐💐!!
Thanks!
I was 3 years old in 1995 😅
The first electric trains arrived here in Lucknow only around 2000
It's so good to see the Bombay of that time and have 3 lines even back then, while some sections in Lucknow are still single tracked in 2019
Very glad you enjoyed it!
Mumbai Pune line was double track electric since 1930. So it is now 90 years.
In 1995 i was not even born. Ohh i miss 1990's Pune
I have a bus tour of Pune in 1995. Will upload it sometime.
@@ManiVijay really!!! Thank you sir.
@@ManiVijay please upload sir
I am extremely fortunate to have lived that ERA .. Indian railways should reintroduce WCM 2 class of locomotive engines as they spell a magic on tracks.
We used to board Indrayani express from Dadar at 5:53 am .....Can never forget the aroma of piping HOT and spicy Batata vada at Karjat station early morning 8:30 am.... I was 10 then (Malgudi Days aired on Doordarshan), and still remember the aroma and out of the world taste of these TWO vadas just for Rs 5/- and that too packed inside clean Butter paper. Where is the quality now ? Careless corrupt politicians, Human greed and unchecked population has destroyed this country.
I agree. Those were the glory days. Hope you saw my Indrayani Exp. video from Bombay to Lonavala.
@@ManiVijay Yess
It's nice to visit the past.
I agree, it's all nostalgia.
Mani sir, i regularly watch your videos. They are really interesting . However, in this video in the title the month is written July however at the start of the video it is showing June. As usual your shooting is very nice.
My mistake - should be July. Glad you are enjoying my videos 🙂.
Nice video sir, first class chair car was really spacious...
It was, indeed, 2x2 arrangement.
Mani sir..... Amazing Memories forever....
Thanks!
Pleasure to watch
Thanks!
Very Good Sir..
I love Old Wagons Trains
Thanks!
Nowadays this train is running via panvel. I think in 1995 karjat - pnvl line was not constructed...
Broad gauge train ah irunthalum track sounds Vera level la iruku sir. Egmore MG line track sounds madhiri Nalla iruku.
Apload more mg videos if u have
Sir AAP ke videos ki taarif karne ke liye alfaz nahi Aisa lagta hai Abhi hum 1995 period mein hai aur d c traction locomotives ki baat hai kuch aur thi thanks for upload
Dhanyavaad, Meraj babu :-)
Very beautiful journey. But was moving on a UP track???
Thanks! It was on the Dn track until Karjat. After that, it switched between tracks, if I remember.
Engine is greatest of great divine
Trains were so much fun and normal in those days now they look so weird
Nice locomotive it was made by English Vulcan foundry it's speed was amazing Vulcan foundary has left it's soil in india
12:04 Badlapur ❤
Nice video sir,but most of the That times buildings in Bombay were less and now it has now buildings everywhere ,that time nature can be enjoyed more
I agree. Too many buildings now :-(
Thanks brother
Working WCM & WCG2 locos 😍
Sir did Karjat - Panvel line was present in those time?
Thanks! I think they were finalizing plans to construct the Karjat-Panvel line.
Karjat Khopoli was a non electrified single line. No Khopoli locals back then. Khopoli Panvel didn’t exist. Even Thane Turbha was not operational for passenger trains.
13:59 Best crossing of the journey.
Nice keeping old memories
Thanks!
Excellent video
Thanks!
Wow after a long time.
Hoping I can be more regular from now on :-)
Yes I guess in that case I am looking forward to two of your great journeys
1- Saurashtra mail in 1992 and 1995
2- Tamil Nadu exp in dec 2000
You can upload them whenever time permits you in parts or you can make a hour long video that's what everyone is doing nowadays. Long videos.
Will upload all of them for sure, Saurashtra Mail first :-)
Wow I am excited.
Hello sir I want to share one info that WDM- 2 loco was manufactured from 1964 to 1998 in which around 2800 units were produced which makes WDM 2 as the largest manufactured loco in India it is also the most successful loco ever made.
Awesome as always sir!!
Thanks so much!
Very aapriciatable work
Thanks!
Thanks for introducing the term - brake testing halt, to me..
You are welcome!
Bombay has changed a lot, so do its railways... There were very less slums beside tracks than that of now... Also there were not that much high rises... Now from Dadar to CST, we will have to look up through the window to see all the tall buildings...
Very true. Lot's of changes in the last 30+ years.
Sir which camera you shoot this beautiful video
Video must have been shot between months July to October
Correct. It was shot in July :-)
Nice Coverage
Thanks!
🙏🏻
4:24 what the😮... What kind of hill is that for a train though !??
That's called a catch siding. It's purpose is to stop runaway locos.
Were they never washing locomotives and coaches? Everything seems covered with a thick layer of dirt
3:02 The bridge above the tunnel is Now the Mumbai Pune Express highway. But is that the Old Mumbai Pune Highway which is going above the tunnel?
I believe it is.
Hello sir I am anxiously waiting for the videos I requested. 😀😀😀😬😬
Even Geetanjali used to get such type of locomotive, but not seen in Mumbai Mail
I have traveled in Mumbai Mail hauled by the WCMx locomotives.
Sir kindly upload few more old videos. Thanks a lot.
Will be uploading many more from my vintage collection.
Sir do you have any video from Secunderabad to Lingampally day time
Did pragati express halt at Thane during those days?
We rail fans are missing those days it was that era when elocos were hauling train at 90kmhr
Missing those days.
Sir maine aapke har video dekhe hai ..mai lonavala sinhgad mai engg . Kar raha hu ....aapse milne k khwahish hai
Dhanyavaad! Lonavala mast jagah hai. Agli baar mein jab India aaunga to mil sakte hain :-)
Super
Thanks!
Very nice
Thanks!
An Era
A golden time.
Mani ji any video of Mahalaxmi Exp, Sahyadri Exp or Koyna Exp from 90's??????
please reply if you have.....
ua-cam.com/video/equtPY1Wrdc/v-deo.html - at 9:35 you can see Koyna. Regarding Mahalaxmi, I have complete Pune-Mumbai video where I was in the WCM2 hauling the train. I am planning to upload this in the next 30-40 days.
Now this train runs via (panvel )
Sir.At kalyan is wdm2 pair headed to the petrol tanker wagon rake?
Wcg 2 the goods engine but why this locomotive used for passengers train
Sorry missed the bit, which locomotive doing the honours? Class and depot,please?
Did the DQ and Pragati have Ac chair car coaches? Or was it as this only First Chair Car with windows?
Pragati had AC chair car coaches.
How is it possible
Good old WCM Loco
What was the fare between Mumbai and Pune during 1995
Don't think it was much different than today, atleast, 2nd sitting.
7:23, the thumbnail ☺️
Sir was the entire indian railways under dc traction or just bombay section?
Just in and around Bombay, specifically Bombay-Pune, Bombay-Igatpuri, Bombay-Virar.
@@ManiVijay thank you sir.....
Ye fast electronic Lokomotiv hey kaya
Yeh thik tha - max 110 kmph.
2x2 chair car of pragati exp was it AC?
No, it was non-AC First Class.