I don’t know, as time goes on my appreciation for these blasts from the past only increases. Something classic about all of it, something that unfortunately can’t easily be found today. I still go back to my liked videos from 10 years ago and among all the deleted and private videos, watch them with nostalgia. Your videos are superb and filled with memories that are invaluable, keep up the great work!
I was born in mithapur in 1986, based in Gandhinagar since 35 years. Travelled a lot in saurashtra mail. Just Last year visited mithapur and Dwarka brings so many childhood memories. These kind of videos give me peace. Nostalgia. Thanks for uploading 👍🏻
@@ManiVijay My maternal grandfather might know them but he's no more now. Also They left mithapur in 2000 by that time i was just 14. Mithapur was like a small family town , almost everyone knew each other at that time. New people replaced the old ones who took vrs. Old ones are either no more or have shifted to other cities now. Still the silent streets roads and beach are same as old that gave me so much peace.😊
Sir, the video is terrific.. trains running without showing any signs of hurry. The chug chug sounds & soothing horns are sheer nostalgia.. VB AC coaches as a bonus 😍
Red coaches of those times 🤩 Sir, can u tell the difference in traveling in those time & in current time (people, comfort, travel, loco, coaches... )and many more which u like to share
Again it depended on the region. In SR, especially Metre Gauge, the maintenance was of the highest standard. You could literally wipe the floor and sleep on it. In prestigious trains, they would make sure to minimize or eliminate unreserved passengers. Comfort is definitely better now with LHB. Locos seems superior now as well, though I dearly miss WAM2/4. There was certainly more pride in trains by staff and commuters alike. More distinctive and uniform liveries including matched locos. Rajdhanis were treated like God. In the 80s, for the Bombay Rajdhani, they would close the doors 10 minutes before departure. Excellent food and service. You could see how the staff just loved the Rajdhanis. And they wouldn't allow us to open doors and peep out. All that has gone for a toss. I could go on and on about the Golden Years of IR - the 70s and 80s.
Recalled my old memories i travelled with my father and mom during 1993 after my sister got married in 1993 we travelled to dwaraka from ahmedabad in same train...
This train is pride of saurashtra region. My native is saurashtra rajkot. Still but this region has single diseal track. Due to this trains gets late. Duranto Express has been extended upto rajkot but timings of reaching rajkot is same as of Express train it takes almost upto 5hours between AHMEDABAD and rajkot. Premium train humsafar has been introduced but same time taking almost 12 to 13 hours to reach rajkot. And coverage of trains for porbandar via rajkot is not even though it has broad gauge track.
I agree completely. I don't know why they have given so much slack for Duronto from ADI to RJT? It should be at least 1/2 hour faster. And Mumbai does not even have a superfast to Porbandar - that is horrible.
@@ManiVijay and even why duranto has given surendranagar halt...instead of this they shud give BORIVALI...which will be more beneficial for gujju crowd which stays near borivali. And they shud start one daily super fast train for porbandar via rajkot, jetalsar ... And they shud add breakfast in duranto for rajkot passengers...
@D Roy Rajdhani is different train. I m not speaking about rajdhani....August kranti rajdhani has been given a halt at vapi and valsad...too...what is the meaning of such halts...for premium Express... I m talking about only rajkot duranto the passengers so this train mainly reside nearby BORIVALI. After giving halt to BORIVALI this train will get more priority than saurashtra mail...for people staying nearby BORIVALI to catch duranto had to leave BORIVALI by 9.30... Instead of this they will be more easy to catch saurashtra mail which leaves BORIVALI at 10.20pm at reaches before duranto at around 10.20am. Ì A what is the premium train? Duranto almost reaches rajkot taking almost 11.30 to 12 hours... Newly introduced JAMNAGAR humsafar takes almost 12.30 to 13 hours to reach rajkot what is the use of paying premium and dynamic fares and reaching at the same speed of normal Express timings .
Hi Mani, after my mother passed away in end Jan. 2015, followed by my father in law in June/July the same year, I was depressed and took a tour of Dwarka, On my return, I initially went by road from Dwarka to Beth Dwarka which is in Okha and from Okha Jn. I took 19006 Saurashtra Mail till Jamnagar. From Jamnagar, I took 19269 PBR-MFP, in which interestingly I had a ticket till GZB but it stopped at SBB my town where I comfortably got down.At Dwarka I visited both Dwarkadheesh and Nageshwar Jyotirlingam temples. There is also a wonderful temple for Rukmini, as the lone deity outside Dwarka. I remembered all this on seeing this video on Saurashtra Mail. (PS: The magical ride I had in 12951 Rajdhani between MMCT-NDLS is still afresh in my memory, I just loved it. So, I might suddenly plan a whirlwind journey, just for the heck of it, NDLS-MMCT by 22210 Duronto, which will reach MMCT by 16.15 I think, and at MMCT I plan to call my school friend or some railfans, and immediate board the 12951 Rajdhani back to Delhi (within 45 mts. of reach MMCT) at 5 pm. THIS IS HOW CRAZY I AM AS A RAILFAN!! :-)
@@ManiVijay ha ha. yeah both Maha SK and 22209 operate twice a week, so it should be possible, I think if you take Maha SK at night from NZM and come back by 22209 in quick time, if not on the same day as you reach... 22209/10 I must confess, has the most convenient departure times (near midnight) of most trains. I love its schedule but rue the fact that 22209 barely averages 82 kmph overall, while the absolute king, the 12951 nearly touches 89 kmph. The afternoon night ride in 22435 to Delhi by Vande Bharat that I took just after the Kumbh mela to Varanasi, 769 kms. covered in 8 hrs flat at 96.125 hrs. was also unforgettable. real good work by ICF in making the VB rakes, but I suspect that like the Katra VB, all subsequent VBs across zones in India, will be a lot slower and most might average only between 83-85 kmph. Katra VB covers around 655 kms. in 8 hrs. at 81.875 kmph.
@manivijay sir , is that steam tender water filler at 6:30 ?? Did they have steam in that section in 1992 ?? Or was it from a bygone era that they preserved?
Mani, you mention non-ICF MG coaches, if so, who made them? When I visited the BRC-ADI-VM-RJT-Dwarka-Okha section, it was double up to VM but electrified only up to ADI. All lines to all parts of Gujarat from VM are single, be it to Surendranagar, to Veraval/Somnath, to PBR via Hapa/Jamnagar, to Okha, to Bhuj all are/were single. what is the status now? any hint of electrification of Gujarat lines by WR??
Good question! Wondering if it was Jessop & co. I believe they have already energized Rajkot to Hapa. VM to RJT doubling + electrification is going on.
@@ManiVijay oh electrification reached Hapa, let me check on you tube itself.hmm here are some interesting links of electrification in the ADI/VM sectors and beyond. Instead, I think Bandikui division of NWR is making good progress in the Phulera-Ringas-Rewari section and even in the Jaipur-Rewari section of NWR. Phulera-Rewari is closely linked to the Dadri-JNPT North-West Freight corridor through Phulera-Kishangarh, where an airport has already come up. This is the link of ABR-Marwar sector as part of ADI-JP ruclips.net/video/4DNVxwTtFEU/видео.html, but NWR is also moving very swiftly with some doubling and single line electrification in the Ajmer-Nasirabad-Mavli-UDZ sectors, as it will further link with ADI via the old MG route via Himmat Nagar. I think MG services are only operating for short distance from Mavli and between ADI-Himmat Nagar. Also Sikar-JP MG line is also closed now.
Unfortunately, no. I think I must have slept off after Jamnagar :-) But here is one leaving Mithapur in 1995 - ruclips.net/video/4L8KTm_5bjY/видео.html
Too sad. I was eagerly waiting for Mithapur when I chanced upon this message. I have been travelling on this route since 43 years. I witnessed the MG to BG conversion in the early 80s and shortly later from Steam to Diesel. Awaiting electrification on the Ahmedabad - Rajkot section.
I have few of Rajdhani/Shatabdi entering/leaving Delhi. Please see these - ruclips.net/video/tV4I7qAeLOE/видео.html , ruclips.net/video/aOlagQ84SXI/видео.html , ruclips.net/video/S-6D7A-m-eM/видео.html
Maine upload kiya hai. 1999 ke KR videos - ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=GIM-NCJ+mani+vijay . I traveled in Gandhidham-Nagercoil Exp. from Panvel to Nagercoil in Dec 1999.
I love that gangway connection gap video very much.❤ please upload more videos of 1992s british suspended type gangway connection inside and outside (if avilable).you can also watch my channels videos of icf trains.i hope you like my videos.
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Mani sir the first Vlogger of India
grandfather of railfanning in India
Thanks!
It's fun watching old videos
As usual, another gem from you. Hats off to you sir. That chocolate boy WDM2 is my all time favourite loco.
Very glad you enjoyed!
@@ManiVijay I always enjoy your videos.
I don’t know, as time goes on my appreciation for these blasts from the past only increases. Something classic about all of it, something that unfortunately can’t easily be found today. I still go back to my liked videos from 10 years ago and among all the deleted and private videos, watch them with nostalgia. Your videos are superb and filled with memories that are invaluable, keep up the great work!
Thanks a lot! I agree that something is definitely missing from today's IR - that charm of the 80s and 90s.
BEAUTIFUL old collection very nice congrats
Thanks a lot!
I was born in mithapur in 1986, based in Gandhinagar since 35 years. Travelled a lot in saurashtra mail. Just Last year visited mithapur and Dwarka brings so many childhood memories. These kind of videos give me peace. Nostalgia. Thanks for uploading 👍🏻
You are welcome! Did you know C. Neelakantan (my father-in-law) or Shivakumar Neelakantan (my brother-in-law) while living in Mithapur?
@@ManiVijay My maternal grandfather might know them but he's no more now. Also They left mithapur in 2000 by that time i was just 14. Mithapur was like a small family town , almost everyone knew each other at that time. New people replaced the old ones who took vrs. Old ones are either no more or have shifted to other cities now. Still the silent streets roads and beach are same as old that gave me so much peace.😊
Beautiful Compilation! That Rajkot Trivandrum Exp, is it the present day Veraval Thiruvananthapuram Exp?
Yes!
Thanks! It is, indeed, the VRL-TVC Exp.
Beautiful Compilation! ALCo chugs after RJT were soothing to ears. Truly will miss diesels and semaphores once electrified.
Thanks! I, too, will miss these chuggers.
Purani yade taza karadi aapne. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Old indian railway was very beautifull coches, disel engines,and sharpness.
Very true! Those days, we had plenty of ALCOs and great liveries as well.
Fantastic as always
Thanks!
you guys are the OG railfans
Super
Old is gold
Those days Diesel engines and its smoke. Golden time
Sir, the video is terrific.. trains running without showing any signs of hurry. The chug chug sounds & soothing horns are sheer nostalgia.. VB AC coaches as a bonus 😍
Thanks a ton!
thanks for sharing my city rly station. Remembering old days..❤️❤️❤️ Still the station is same and of course same engine till now WDM 3A
My pleasure 😊 Which is your city?
@@ManiVijay surendranagar
Red coaches of those times 🤩
Sir, can u tell the difference in traveling in those time & in current time (people, comfort, travel, loco, coaches... )and many more which u like to share
Again it depended on the region. In SR, especially Metre Gauge, the maintenance was of the highest standard. You could literally wipe the floor and sleep on it. In prestigious trains, they would make sure to minimize or eliminate unreserved passengers. Comfort is definitely better now with LHB. Locos seems superior now as well, though I dearly miss WAM2/4. There was certainly more pride in trains by staff and commuters alike. More distinctive and uniform liveries including matched locos. Rajdhanis were treated like God. In the 80s, for the Bombay Rajdhani, they would close the doors 10 minutes before departure. Excellent food and service. You could see how the staff just loved the Rajdhanis. And they wouldn't allow us to open doors and peep out. All that has gone for a toss. I could go on and on about the Golden Years of IR - the 70s and 80s.
Memorable classic coverage...Livery of ICE was lovely
Thanks! I, too, loved that livery.
Rajkot is famous for it's delicious cuisine. Hope you got a chance to try some during your halt.
Wow very antique vedio ever seen in RUclips
Hum to khwabon ki duniya men pahunch gaye 🥰🥰🥰
No buldings no slums no dumping ground... Clean track... No polutino
Those were good days!
The slums came in the early 2000s as far as i remember
Excellent video as usual sir. Those non ICF MG Coaches were made by HAL IIRC
I was wondering about that. Thanks for the information.
Recalled my old memories i travelled with my father and mom during 1993 after my sister got married in 1993 we travelled to dwaraka from ahmedabad in same train...
This train is pride of saurashtra region.
My native is saurashtra rajkot.
Still but this region has single diseal track.
Due to this trains gets late. Duranto Express has been extended upto rajkot but timings of reaching rajkot is same as of Express train it takes almost upto 5hours between AHMEDABAD and rajkot. Premium train humsafar has been introduced but same time taking almost 12 to 13 hours to reach rajkot.
And coverage of trains for porbandar via rajkot is not even though it has broad gauge track.
I agree completely. I don't know why they have given so much slack for Duronto from ADI to RJT? It should be at least 1/2 hour faster. And Mumbai does not even have a superfast to Porbandar - that is horrible.
@@ManiVijay and even why duranto has given surendranagar halt...instead of this they shud give BORIVALI...which will be more beneficial for gujju crowd which stays near borivali.
And they shud start one daily super fast train for porbandar via rajkot, jetalsar ...
And they shud add breakfast in duranto for rajkot passengers...
@D Roy Rajdhani is different train. I m not speaking about rajdhani....August kranti rajdhani has been given a halt at vapi and valsad...too...what is the meaning of such halts...for premium Express...
I m talking about only rajkot duranto the passengers so this train mainly reside nearby BORIVALI. After giving halt to BORIVALI this train will get more priority than saurashtra mail...for people staying nearby BORIVALI to catch duranto had to leave BORIVALI by 9.30...
Instead of this they will be more easy to catch saurashtra mail which leaves BORIVALI at 10.20pm at reaches before duranto at around 10.20am. Ì
A what is the premium train?
Duranto almost reaches rajkot taking almost 11.30 to 12 hours...
Newly introduced JAMNAGAR humsafar takes almost 12.30 to 13 hours to reach rajkot what is the use of paying premium and dynamic fares and reaching at the same speed of normal Express timings .
Hi Mani, after my mother passed away in end Jan. 2015, followed by my father in law in June/July the same year, I was depressed and took a tour of Dwarka, On my return, I initially went by road from Dwarka to Beth Dwarka which is in Okha and from Okha Jn. I took 19006 Saurashtra Mail till Jamnagar. From Jamnagar, I took 19269 PBR-MFP, in which interestingly I had a ticket till GZB but it stopped at SBB my town where I comfortably got down.At Dwarka I visited both Dwarkadheesh and Nageshwar Jyotirlingam temples. There is also a wonderful temple for Rukmini, as the lone deity outside Dwarka. I remembered all this on seeing this video on Saurashtra Mail.
(PS: The magical ride I had in 12951 Rajdhani between MMCT-NDLS is still afresh in my memory, I just loved it. So, I might suddenly plan a whirlwind journey, just for the heck of it, NDLS-MMCT by 22210 Duronto, which will reach MMCT by 16.15 I think, and at MMCT I plan to call my school friend or some railfans, and immediate board the 12951 Rajdhani back to Delhi (within 45 mts. of reach MMCT) at 5 pm. THIS IS HOW CRAZY I AM AS A RAILFAN!! :-)
We are all crazy railfans :-) I, too, want to travel on that Duronto as well as Mah Sampark Kranti.
@@ManiVijay ha ha. yeah both Maha SK and 22209 operate twice a week, so it should be possible, I think if you take Maha SK at night from NZM and come back by 22209 in quick time, if not on the same day as you reach... 22209/10 I must confess, has the most convenient departure times (near midnight) of most trains. I love its schedule but rue the fact that 22209 barely averages 82 kmph overall, while the absolute king, the 12951 nearly touches 89 kmph. The afternoon night ride in 22435 to Delhi by Vande Bharat that I took just after the Kumbh mela to Varanasi, 769 kms. covered in 8 hrs flat at 96.125 hrs. was also unforgettable. real good work by ICF in making the VB rakes, but I suspect that like the Katra VB, all subsequent VBs across zones in India, will be a lot slower and most might average only between 83-85 kmph. Katra VB covers around 655 kms. in 8 hrs. at 81.875 kmph.
Wonderful Compilation. Nice conversation in Tamil
Thanks :-) :-)
We want this double tone honking again
Me too, love it!
Fantastic journey through Saurashtra..👌👌👌👍
Thanks!!!!
Thanks bro
Is Rajkot trivandrum now running as jamnagar Tirunelveli or that is introduced later sir? Nice video sir👌👌👌
It is now the Veraval-Trivandrum Exp.
Tks for sharing video
Glad you enjoyed it.
@manivijay sir , is that steam tender water filler at 6:30 ?? Did they have steam in that section in 1992 ?? Or was it from a bygone era that they preserved?
Nice capture
15:51 super classic horn
Yes, that amazing twin-tone horn.
Awesome video.
Thanks!
Beautiful 🤩
Thanks!
Exellent honking
Sir.The train shown at the end of part1 and beginning of part2 is the same?If yes why the train has engine at either ends?
After detaching of coach at Rajkot what was final bogies that went by ahead. Guess it must be 14 coach?
Mani, you mention non-ICF MG coaches, if so, who made them? When I visited the BRC-ADI-VM-RJT-Dwarka-Okha section, it was double up to VM but electrified only up to ADI. All lines to all parts of Gujarat from VM are single, be it to Surendranagar, to Veraval/Somnath, to PBR via Hapa/Jamnagar, to Okha, to Bhuj all are/were single. what is the status now? any hint of electrification of Gujarat lines by WR??
Good question! Wondering if it was Jessop & co. I believe they have already energized Rajkot to Hapa. VM to RJT doubling + electrification is going on.
@@ManiVijay oh electrification reached Hapa, let me check on you tube itself.hmm here are some interesting links of electrification in the ADI/VM sectors and beyond. Instead, I think Bandikui division of NWR is making good progress in the Phulera-Ringas-Rewari section and even in the Jaipur-Rewari section of NWR. Phulera-Rewari is closely linked to the Dadri-JNPT North-West Freight corridor through Phulera-Kishangarh, where an airport has already come up. This is the link of ABR-Marwar sector as part of ADI-JP ruclips.net/video/4DNVxwTtFEU/видео.html, but NWR is also moving very swiftly with some doubling and single line electrification in the Ajmer-Nasirabad-Mavli-UDZ sectors, as it will further link with ADI via the old MG route via Himmat Nagar. I think MG services are only operating for short distance from Mavli and between ADI-Himmat Nagar. Also Sikar-JP MG line is also closed now.
Sir.Why the train which you have crossed after Wankaneer station has tanker wagons?
Hai Sir, is there no video to entering to Mithapur ..?
Unfortunately, no. I think I must have slept off after Jamnagar :-) But here is one leaving Mithapur in 1995 - ruclips.net/video/4L8KTm_5bjY/видео.html
Too sad. I was eagerly waiting for Mithapur when I chanced upon this message. I have been travelling on this route since 43 years. I witnessed the MG to BG conversion in the early 80s and shortly later from Steam to Diesel. Awaiting electrification on the Ahmedabad - Rajkot section.
Wonderful capture sir ❤️❤️
Thanks!
Back in 1992, RJT - VRL was a metre gauge section, so where did the first half of the train which got detached, go?!
Good question. As I pointed out in the video itself, that portion stayed at RJT only. It would get attached to the Up train and go back to Bombay.
fabulous!
Thanks!
Still feel the first class coaches should be there today
1:26 one of greatest scene
Single line crossings are always fun.
Nice Mr Mani Vijay
Thanks!
Railfanning diamond...
Rarest Awsme 🔥🔥😍
Thanks!
Sir are you in touch with john Clancy
Rarest .❤❤😍👌
Thanks!
Hi Sir, can you tell what are the vendors selling at Rajkot Station around 10:29-10:32? 😅😅
Not sure :-) :-)
Where is the Part -1 of this video? Bombay to Ahmedabad?
Here is part 1 - ruclips.net/video/1AYWFeZoH00/видео.html
Please kindly request to Akola railway station oldest videos making
I will upload a complete video of my Akola-Indore MG trip sometime.
Do you have old videos of Delhi or Any city of Bihar?
I have few of Rajdhani/Shatabdi entering/leaving Delhi. Please see these - ruclips.net/video/tV4I7qAeLOE/видео.html , ruclips.net/video/aOlagQ84SXI/видео.html , ruclips.net/video/S-6D7A-m-eM/видео.html
15:10 why the LP walking on the locomotive?
I think he is checking the exhaust fan.
@@ManiVijay oh!
Wow ratlam livery.
Yes. From Vatva shed.
15:16 why now days this front board is not in use anymore?
Back then, they used to have a lot of pride in these trains.
I have seen them first on twin WDM3as of Coromandel SF express.
Meethapur Tata dem kuch nhi dikhaya q
Sir 90s time ka kokan raliways ke upper vidios banao plzz
Maine upload kiya hai. 1999 ke KR videos - ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=GIM-NCJ+mani+vijay . I traveled in Gandhidham-Nagercoil Exp. from Panvel to Nagercoil in Dec 1999.
which camera for that time?
I had a SONY Hi8 Analog camcorder.
I love that gangway connection gap video very much.❤ please upload more videos of 1992s british suspended type gangway connection inside and outside (if avilable).you can also watch my channels videos of icf trains.i hope you like my videos.
There are goats on the platform. 😁
Sir aapke paas WDM 1 Diesel locomotive ki video hai
Unfortunately, no. Tab camera bhi nahin tha.
No problem sir
8:03 the increadible shunter
Yes, missing those as well.
WDS6 ?
@@shinnok420 WDS4*
Obesity was so low in India then ...
20:01 Steam locomotives in Rajkot Steam Loco Shed
Correct!
I couldn't see any steam loco