Exclusive Footage of the Only Electrified IR Metre Gauge Section - Villupuram to Chennai (Dec 1999)
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- A New Year gift from my side - coverage of the Electrified MG section from Villupuram to Egmore. I was traveling in Nellai Exp. (BG) from Tirunelveli to Chennai and my train was around an hour late at Villupuram. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise since I was able to relish this section in the day time, and capture YAM1 locos & MG EMUs to my heart's content. At that time, the section break-up was as follows:
- Villupuram to Chengalpattu : electrified MG and non-electrified BG
- Chengalpattu to Tambaram : double electrified MG and non-electrified BG
- Tambaram to Egmore : triple electrified MG and electrified BG
Video starts off with my train entering Villupuram along with the MG Sethu Exp. and ends with my last sighting of a YAM1 parked at Egmore. Be sure to enjoy the following:
- YAM1 attachment at Villupuram followed by swapping of pantos
- YAM1 locos hauling passenger/express trains
- YAM1 locos parked at Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Egmore
- Plenty of MG EMUs in action including a few of them racing with my train
- Footage of various stations along the way including suburban Chennai
- MG OHE regulation arrangements using either three or four masts
- Halts at Tindivanam, Melamaruvathur, Madurantakam, Chengalpattu, Tambaram
- MG bridge across the Palar river
This footage always draws mixed emotions from me - happy that I was able to be up, close and personal with MG electrics for one last session, and sad that I will never see them in action again.
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As a person born in the 21st century, I have never had the chance to sight, or travel in these beautiful locomotives. Thanks Mani sir, for all your videos, which provide me with the wonderful history of Indian Railways
Very glad you enjoyed it!
Among those people who were travelling in all these trains, you were the one who knew that very soon these sights will be vanished.
Saying in very few words, yes you are right, no thanks to project uniguage.
A LOVELY video Sir.
Thanks so much. If I had known that they will get rid of MG at such a fast pace, I would have made a more determined effort to explore more MG sections in their prime. Anyway, I feel fortunate to have experienced SR MG in its glory days.
@@ManiVijay What exactly happened to the YAM locos? Because they could've electrified the remaining MG routes if they are preserved right?
@@trainfanner47 They first dismantled the MG network, then simply allowed the YAM1 locos to rot. I am sure these locos could have given much more service had they been allowed to operate.
@@ManiVijay definitely. It's rare to see MG e locos in Asia, wish the railways at the time sensed the importance. Or atleast tried to electrify existing MG lines.
The only other country where I have seen MG electric locos is Malaysia. Only a handful of Chinese electric locos to haul goods trains. Malaysia however has many EMUs and Electric High Speed trainsets . There were 21 YAM1s of which 19 were brutally scrapped. One was taken to CLW and the other to Madras ICF Rail Museum in a semi-scrapped condition and partly restored. The pantos are not the original ones as the of orientation of a YAM1 panto is opposite that of a WAP4.
0:56 This video was filmed on 31st December 1999....The last day of 20th century.....Thanks for the video sir....
Yes, on the last day of the 20th century. And ironically, it was my last sighting of a YAM1.
also the nation was tensed even on the last day cuz of the IC 814 HIJACKING last day of the hijacking 31 dec 1999
@@Slicer400 WHY DID U FORGOET ABOUT Y2K BUG?
Thank you for this gift sir. Perungalattur is the place where my love for MG Trains started, happy to see that location in the video :)
It's very nice to hear that you love for MG started in Perungalattur. Would love to get more details on that and how that happened. Were you living near Tambaram back then?
@@ManiVijay My Grand Father used to live there ( Perungalattur ). Used to visit him during the holidays. LC @ 19:13 is a special place for me, there used to be a vegetable market beyond that ( not sure about the current situation ). We used to wait at LC after getting the vegetables for sometime to watch trains ( daily routine generally for a week ) . The bonding started there.. :)
Such beautiful memories. I can imagine how soothing it would have been to stand at the LC gate and watch MG trains go by. My true romance with MG started in 1973 when I visited my uncle and family in Karaikkal. I remember my first journey in MG First Class on the Thiruturaipoondi Pass. from Peralam to Mayavaram. Also, various MG trips to Thanjavur, Tiruchi and Dindigul, the same year. MG was so predominant in SR back then.
I am from.Mayiladuthurai, travelled from Nagapattinam to Mayavaram via Tiruvarur then with my cousin in a steam loco. Can't forget the nostalgic effects
I am Die hard fan of Vaigai Express, the marvel of MG engineering
This video contains everything that captures the imagination of an MG lover, particularly one who has always had a dream of seeing an MG under wires. It has literally everything - YAM reversing for attachment, YAMs resting in shed, lowering and raising of pantographs, MG OHE system, Electric substation, MG EMU parallel run, YAM1 hauled express and passenger trains, overtakes, MG EMU skipping Palavanthangal station, MG EMU shed at Tambaram, MG double and triple lines, MG open wagon goods train.. This is the only way we can relive those golden days of electrified MGs..What an irony it was to see electrified MG tracks and unelectrified BG, offering a semblance of ignorance to BG and according priority to MG even though the semblance stood in stark contrast to the desires of IR authorities..Thanks Mani Sir for taking time out to digitize and upload this video. This is priceless.
Thanks a lot for your detailed observations and feedback. i knew this video, showcasing the electrified MG system, would be priceless to a die-hard MG lover like you. I admit I got a secret delight in seeing MG as electrified and BG as not, which was a reminder of how MG had stamped its complete authority in SR. In fact, TIruchi used to be a 5-way junction with just one BG line to Karur and the rest four being MG ones. Alas, the authorities saw project unigauge as an excellent excuse to siphon off a lot of money to personal accounts and it was somehow determined that complete decimation of MG was the proper solution. Anyway, the damage is done - such videos at least allow us to go back in time and relive those glory years.
Those MG lines were laid and electrified by the British about sixty years before this lovely video! The BG lines came much later, and were electrified in phases.
This is such a rare find! I showed this to my dad, a retired MG loco pilot (Officially he was a Special grade Mail/Exp driver). He was so thrilled watching this. Did you know that the YAM were bought from the Japanese consortium for a princely sum of Rs.5lacs each!!! Now it's gone and absolutely priceless...so many stories with MG since my school days...
I am very happy to learn that both you and your dad enjoyed the video. I was not aware of the price for a YAM1. I miss these locos so much. Does your dad happen to know Arun Pandian? He is a good railfan friend of mine and knows quite a few retired loco pilots from SR.
Not sure that he knows. I used to know all my dad colleagues and peers from my school days, most of them retired now too. Do you remember the old first class coaches in MG? There were a few that was one half of a compartment and with its door and attached bathroom. Lucky to have traveled in one...:) so many stories...
I will buy one for me At 5 lacd
so very lovely and nostalgic! The MG fast overtake was a very pleasant surprise! Miss those beautiful MG Emus...
Thanks! Very fortunate to have got that overtake.
Lovely. Loved the close up of the panto of the MG EMU. Superb honking by your BG Train.
Thanks! I have always been fascinated by the Faiveley panto used in IR. That honking by the GOC WDM2 was definitely a bonus.
The 1st time I saw YAM1 in your video, sir.
I loved it.
Thank you so much for recording MG Electrified Routed.
I love MG because my grandfather use to work in the MG section. Now that place is just abandoned.
I was missing those days for a long time, and one fine day, I created this MG Addons for Game, Train Simulator. Whenever I start my train in game, I can feel that old time in it.
Not exactly but still. The efforts put by all old people (like my grandfather) today's time trains are faster but not as beautiful as those times.
I was lucky enough to travel in MG Local and Express train multiple times.
Thank you for posting this, I was barely an one month old baby when this video was shot, now many years later I travel from egmore to chengalpattu on a daily basis. Watching this video is like peeking back in time,especially watching chengalpattu junction. I would’ve never been able to witness these places back in time if it wasn’t for this video. Thank you.
Thank you for uploading this video and bringing forward a very rare section of IR. 👍👍
You are most welcome!
Went to chennai in 1996 for my mother's treatment. I was only 9. Still vividly remember the meter gauge emu ride in chennai suburban route. There was 2-2 seating.
I was privileged to witness the maiden run of Vaigai MG superfast from MDU to MS at TBM as a student of MCC. There was a straight track from Perungalathur which went through one of the TBM platforms. We were eagerly waiting to see the rare scenario. within 15 minutes the train came thundering and crossed TBM station within seconds at MPS. The train was hauled by a YDM loco
What an amazing experience that would have been! I experienced the Tambaram skip while traveling in MG Vaigai in 1985.
Yes Tambaram was burnt with speed in mainline in tbm by MG vaigai. Actually my home is in tbm but no stop so we used to get down at mambalam. And return. Dust storm will be created while entering tbm with YDM4A
Thankyou for sharing those wonderful memories friends
camera rate how much sir at that time
Mani ji. Nostalgic and nothing else. Sometimes, I go sombre seeing these MG sweethearts especially near guindy station as one of our neighbour had committed suicide here in 1994.
Sorry to hear that. I miss MG so much.
Brought a tear to my eye. Lovely video sir. I grew up watching these lovely MG trains. My morning alarm clock was the Sethu Express blasting towards Egmore with the YAM 1 in the lead. From 1993 to 2004, I've enjoyed innumerable runs on the MG EMUs. Cholan Express end to end in MG, Quilon Mail end to end are some memorable trips I will never forget. In 2004 May, when I was returning back to Bangalore by the 7 Mail, I insisted to my father that we take the MG EMU to Egmore and switch to BG EMU from there. I did not expect my father to agree, but being a railwayman, he too wanted to enjoy the MG EMU one last time I guess.
I also enjoyed seeing the YDM 2 loco that was doing shunting at Chetpet. They were homed at Chengalpattu and many were transferred from Moula Ali.
Thanks a lot! We all have such fond memories of the MG network in SR. It's truly great that you enjoyed so many runs on these erstwhile MG beauties. My 1974 trip on the Cholan was one of my finest MG trips. You can read it here - www.irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/474
What a race. The Mighty Meter Vs The Bulky Broad. It's a lifetime experience through your efforts.
Happy to see the last YAM 1 Locomotive of Metre Gauge with tears. Thanks for the video.
Thanks! I too get teary eyed whenever I think of these quaint YAM1s.
Sir, wonderful view. Love to see it. Although I have seen earlier this video in parts but first time I saw in conclusively. Meter gauge has a totally different pleasure than any other train. Uncomparable.
I totally agree. There was something so charming about meter gauge.
This video is such a masterpiece. It is just unimaginable that such an elaborate and beautiful infrastructure was present at that time and that too for MG. Thank you Mani Vijay for preserving this part of our heritage.
Very glad you enjoyed! It is very sad that this entire system was dismantled in the excuse of progress whereas the true reason is that Jaffer Sharieff and his cohorts made tons of money with grossly overbudgeted conversion projects. If not for him, MG and BG could have coexisted as is the case with Bangladesh and many other countries with multi-gauge networks.
@@ManiVijay very sad
Realizing that these trains and tracks do not exist now made me emotional. Development is a necessity, but it also leaves some things that were part of our lives, which we enjoyed most, into memories. I am very thankful to you that you had a mindset to capture the trains at that time. This video became nostalgic to all of us .
Glad you enjoyed it. Not really sure if project unigauge is a development, since speeds haven't really gone up by a big margin and punctuality and maintenance have gone for a toss.
I am really thankful to you. By watching your uploaded videos i can recall all my childhood traveling memories. 🙏
It's my pleasure
Never had I enjoyed a RUclips rail journey to this extent....fantastic...Hearty thanks!
I am so happy to hear that. This video is one of my favorites as well since I am a huge MG fan, especially SR. I am assuming you like MG as well.
This is pure gold..Thanks a lot for bringing back those golden nostalgic memories. As a child, i faintly remember my first train journey (in 1984) from Tiruvannamalai to Dindigul (TPTY - RMM Express??, Not sure of the name)...and as a kid travelling from Egmore to Tuticorin in Pearl city express in 1991...the first time i saw Chennai Egmore..!! Later on after shifting to Chennai, had travelled a lot in MG EMU trains between TBM Sanatorium to Perungalathur and TBMS to MBM stations & Egmore stations (for ICWA studies) - 1996-2004 till the MG EMU lines gave way to BG Lines...such wonderful memories which will never come back again...And thanks to technology for bringing back those memories.
Great to hear about your experiences in the SR MG network in the 80s and 90s. I am sure those memories are very precious for you, just like mine. Alas, we will never see MG back here ever again :-(
Just awesome.. no words to explain. I am a very big fan of your MG collections. No matter whatever technology comes in IR. MG is always a rare gem that still refuses to go away from our minds
Thanks so much. It's always nice to connect with a die-hard MG fan like you. I totally agree with you. NOTHING can replace the charm of MG ... EVER!
@@ManiVijay yes bro. Those low level platforms,red livery coaches,YAM1 locos doing panto action still running fresh in my eyes. Those girder bridges over rivers beats the hell out of me..Have cried many times out of fear during childhood.. Still remember me in tears during the final run of MG kamban express and MG beach to Tambaram EMU. I just kissed the coaches and cried.
Spoken like a true MG lover. I also remember traveling from Egmore to Kanyakumari in Aug 2007 and saw some poles at Tamobaram that were once used for MG OHE. Felt so sad and dejected. I almost don't want to travel on that route anymore.
@@ManiVijay My younger bro and myself would fight for a window seat. Those days we wouldn't travel in AC coaches as we hate closed windows :(.. w would be awake entire night enjoying nothing but darkness and sound outside and enjoy every station that the MG trains stop. I believe you remember MG trains starting from Tambaram for a while before being shut down completely. I used to beg my parents to travel to tiruvarur or thanjavur for vacation just to enjoy train travel.
@@ManiVijay do you have any more SR MG videos
I love these cute mg monsters in action in the 1990s.
I miss these MG trains a lot.
Again tons of thanks sir ... It's the first time ...I came across with electrified meter guage line ... And it's ironic to hear that it's no more ...but thanks to ur time and camcorder too for such wonderful memories ...
Very glad you enjoyed it.
I remember those days when my mom used to work for PNB at the park town branch...used to take the BG locals to beach from MBM and accompany mom to the office on Saturdays when there was no school..the MG local parallel actions were just fantastic...used to enjoy and feel proud overtaking the MG trains lol...those days will never ever come back...feels saddening....mikka nandri Saar and belated new year wishes to you and your family!!
Happy Pongal! I agree, those beautiful MG days will never some back :-(
This video is a gem 😍😍😍😍
This Video Brings back Old memory of Traveling in MG Trains with my family, Miss These Trains, Thank you Sir For this Upload,
Thanks!
Indeed a memorable new year gift...thank you sir once again....
Happy New Year !!
Happy New Year! Very glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for these Rare videos
A beautiful coverage sir
Thanks!
Vilupuram to Chennai I never skip single secs , it's a golden videos.
Thank you for this video brother, this video recollect my childhood memories❤️❤️
Mani Sir, thanks a lot for showing the unique things like MG EMU and YAM locomotives.
It's my pleasure.
My last journey on meter gauge train is at 2007 chozan express form mayiladudurai to tambaram .. on reaching chengal pattu .. race between my MG Express vz opponent BG express on same line same speed... finally MG wins.. chocking sound of MG diesel loco mind blowing... those golden era cannot be regained.... once remembered watching ur video thanks for sharing
I have fond memories of this MG section. My aunt (chitthi) lived in Kodambakkam in a building just three blocks away from a level crossing. You heard the sound of trains, especially express trains with the long horn :), all the time from her flat. So when I went over to Chennai, I and her son would spend a lot of time on the terrace train watching. Apart from the local trains, I did get to travel on an MG express train - Mahal Express - in 1998. I may add that the view gets pretty scenic past Trichy or least it was back then - haven't been back there by train since then. I saw plenty of peacocks on the Trichy-Kodai Road stretch.
IIRC at that time the Egmore-Tambaram section had four metre gauge lines with a fifth line that was broad gauge running along side. That's why you had metre gauge as well as broad gauge trains running parallel. Strangely they seem to have done away with fast locals after conversion to broad gauge? During the MG days, express and fast locals used to share the fast tracks (same as in Mumbai).
Saluting your farsight for making this video which surely will serve as a treasure to the history of electrified MG railway in India.
Thanks! This is one of my favorite videos, since it is about MG electrics.
Fabulous Uncle
Thanks!
Lot of thanks to you sir,,,,I had travelled in meter gauge trains for about 25 years until recently the track converted to broad gauge,,,romba nandri sir .
You are most welcome!
Amazing preservation..thanks for the gift
Very glad you enjoyed it! All gone!
No words....to appreciate your interest and effort for video ! When I was child we used to travel by passenger train . Train takes 9 hrs to reach Kumbakonam from Chennai Egmore ! Rhythmic train ! Roaring rails !
Thanks! I, too, remember traveling by passenger trains in 1973 - Mayavaram-Thanjavur-Tiruchi-Dindigul section.
My childhood fascination was YAMs it was kept clean in the yard in EGmore .. If i remember they were Hitachi traction or Mitsubishi..as a railway family saw those electric schematics.
Man those looked compact ran smooth and fast..A cute horn and
We knew YAM is coming ...Thank you ..
I, too, fell in love with these charming YAM1 locos the moment I saw them. Very horrible that they are all gone. They served IR well.
HMT group actually
Thanx for this nice video
Been a pleasure watching these MG-BG video... Feelinh nostalgic totally miss my childhood n the days were we used to travel in train... Wel actually we used to travel in both BG n MG to our native town.. Around 3/4th of the travel by BG n n 1/4th by MGs.... N in erly 2000 n late 1990s it was just one single MG LINE damn miss those cute smal coaches but still wud take 13+ hrs to reach our destination... Those noisy wind produced by the speedy MGs wud always mask the classic actual track sound. ..used to luv when MGs slowed near staion, bridge or during a signal.. Ahhh nostalgia at its peek. Video has kindled all those memories from deep inside. .. Thnks a lot for Filming these.... I really missed my chance Filming one.... Never thought these MGs wud be Gone forever... They shud hav co existed with BGs
MG always brings back pleasant memories. Such is the charm. I also agree that MG should have coexisted with BG. Which part in MG did you travel?
Very nice video. Thank for sharing.
Thanks mani sir to bring golden days of mg trains especially mg electric loco
Most welcome! I horribly miss MG, especially on SR.
I am blessed to be born as a 90's kid. I still remember the MG electric loco actions. I have travelled lot of times between kmu and ms in mg trains and mostly I have never missed to see the loco change with my dad. Whenever palar and Kollidam bridges come I will be really excited and enjoying. Old is gold. Thanks Vijay for uploading these golden memories ☺️
You are most welcome! Are you originally from Kumbakonam? My kula deivam is in Swamimalai.
@@ManiVijay yes sir... Since childhood I was brought up in Kumbakonam. I did my entire education there only. Such a peaceful temple city. I was really blessed to live there and had darshan in lot of temples.
Nice to hear about Swamimalai. So beautiful temple. You are so blessed by that God Muruga to have Swamimalai murugan as your kula deivam 🙏
Superb and well covered , MG meter gauge electric and Upcoming Broad gauge section with the WDM chugging simply mind blowing and interesting Sir
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow ....one more beautiful collection sir ....n the track sound makes so excited. And am sure you are the FIRST INDIAN RAIL VLOGER becoz I haven’t seen any IR coverage like this from 80s n 90s. Many of the IR Vlogers r after 2010 onwards only I saw in RUclips. Keep post as many as possible from he collection of 90s.
Thanks a lot! I plan to post a lot more videos from my 90s trips :-)
Wow....waiting eagerly....post soon sir 😊😊😊
Thank u sir for the Golden times of IR..
Very glad you enjoyed it.
A fond memory to cherish what once was....! :) :) Beautiful capture considering 1999 & age of handicam.
Thanks a lot!
♥️♥️My favorite video i miss meter gauge trains in SR😫♥️♥️
Thanks! I also miss them a lot :-( You should check out these as well - ruclips.net/video/2SUOqzB9BDA/видео.html , ruclips.net/video/mpeso9wbReM/видео.html
Thanks for the video...
What amuses me more is that many people didn't even know that we had electrified meter gauge railway lines in use in Tamil Nadu for more than 70 years...
When the rest of India was chugging with steam locomotives... we had suburban electric meter gauge multiple units and electrified MG locomotives form 1930s....
I had the greatest opportunity of travelling in the MG suburban electric multiple units and also YAM1 electrified express trains throughout my schooldays...
A unique feature of MG Emu's is the yellow strap paint on the sides to distinctly show it as a 9 car train with 5 engine units...
Each and every YAM1 engine will have a circular name plate displaying the name of the express train... a rare sight...
The oscillating train movement and the rhyming fish plate sounds of the rails is still a fascinating experience....
Very true! The only other sections to be electrified before Madras-Tambaram were the sections in and around Mumbai. You must have some very pleasant and nostalgic memories about MG EMUs and YAM1s. I, too, feel lucky to have traveled in these beauties. I can't get over the fact that IR callously ripped out a fully functional and efficient MG system under the excuse of progress.
@@ManiVijay yes... at least they could have used the locomotives and bogies to explore newer routes...
The parallel run with MG EMUs is just priceless...travelled in these EMUs as a child... you have really documented an important part of Rail history... great work sir...
Very glad you enjoyed the video. I am sure you must be badly missing MG in this section.
Mani Vijay Yes, I miss the old days of MG on SR specially the Beach - Tambaram section. But old has to give way to New that’s how it is...
In this case, the New is nothing better than old.
An emotional moment. I like the sound the coaches the engines. I have a lot of memory travelling in these trains i really miss them
Me too. I miss MG so much. When did you travel on MG?
Sir, Indeed a gift from you! I have relished watching MG action on the south-bound line. I always felt BG Vaigai need to catch up with the performance of its MG counterpart and one cannot ignore MG high-raise panto giving its uniqueness. Thank you!
Very true! BG Vaigai is no match for the MG one.
Nice Capture sir
#old is gold
Thanks! Old is gold, I agree!
Excellent footage
Can't control my tears
Melmaruvatur new station 😥😥
Badly missing MG now a days....
Thank you Mani sir
You are very welcome! This happens to be one of my favorite videos and fills me with nostalgia. It also makes me sad since MG is no longer there.
It was epic on that time... Great memories
Thanks! Yes, it was simply an amazing system with its own charm. Missing it a lot.
Sir, I travelled by Chennai Egmore Sengotta passenger from Chennai Egmore to Mayilathirai (Mayuram) to visit Temples along with Wife. Where the second sleeper birth was very smal and that too MG Electric Engine from Villupuram to Chennai Egmore and its shed was in Tambaram. I am very happy once again this type of MG Electric Engine is no where in India. Its like a God Gift to people of Tamil Nadu who are residing and born and borught up in this particular area. Thanks, OVERALL MANY THANKS TO YOU TO SEE THE TRAIN IN YOU TUBE. Thanks, B SHEKAR, Mysore Karnataka.
18:59 onwards - My college memories. I used to travel past perungalathur upto Potheri. This is perhaps the only video that has shown PGR station with the active MG tracks! Can't thank you enough Sir!
Very nice! You must have lovely memories. From where to where, did you commute back then? I miss MG so much, especially SR.
@@ManiVijay I travelled between 2009-2013 when it was completely changed to BG sir. Upto 2007 I think all these lines operated on MG. Never really had the opportunity that time to travel on the MG suburban train all the way to chengalpattu.
Wow. A flood of memories deluged me. In the early 1970s I used to travel in Quilon Express then departing Egmore in the morning and reaching Vidrdhunagar (my grandmother's place) in the evening. Everything was green outside including the diesel engine after Villupuram (loco change then).How I wish those days come back. I am proud to say that I travelled in the only electrified MG section then.
Must have been amazing trips. I, too, have very fond memories of my trips through the Main Line in 1973 and 1974. In fact, my last trip on this section was in the MG Cholan Exp. from Thanjavur to Egmore. What a trip that was!
Unforgettable memories. Thanks sir.
Glad you enjoyed! I, too, get very nostalgic with these videos.
It's pleasant to watch this video it's a real good vlog👌👌👌really i enjoyed it☺️
Your videos are rare and awesome sir.
Thanks a lot!
Really Really it's an amazing it's reminds me the Glory of my past days . Many thanks
Railways Still Using the Same High Rise Panto in Double Stack Container Sectiona of Rajasthan in today's Broad Guage Electric Locos.
Thanks to Metre Guage Electic Locos for the Heavenly Gift of Technology and it's wise use
Just too good sir ,just superb.
Thanks a ton!
Tremendous collection.👍
Nice Video Sir...remembering my childhood...when it would take 3 days to reach Kerala from Mumbai (No Konkan Railway those days).
Thanks! KR has definitely been a huge boon for Kerala folks.
Simply Great Sir
Thanks!
Sir, I am very happy to seen MG Track with Electrified only Indian Railway Sections. Way back in July 1999 travelled from Egmore to Mayulathurai (Mayuram). B Shekar, Mysore Karnataka
Thanks! Did you travel by MG Cholan in 1999?
Sir,does in those metre gauge was normal as BG as for the people there,And does previous SR had metre gauge only in those days?
Yes. MG services were quite normal to people there. In fact, MG was electrified way back in the 1930s itself. And train services used to be extremely punctual. SR had mostly MG at that time. The one major BG route was Madras-Erode-Ernakulam.
Wow wow wow wow wow 🥰 my dream came true, I wish to see the Tambaram & gindy station of my childhood... Thank you Mani sir
You are most welcome! This is my favorite MG section and I feel horrible it's no more.
Mani Vijay ji do you have any video clip of iconic locomotive wdm1?
Thank you very much
You are welcome!
Very good video. I have never seen such a big region of MG tracks with Electrification. Slaute to IR. Broad gauge has it's own advatange of speed and number of coaches, ease of accomodation.
It does. But MG was far better in this section in terms of punctuality, maintenance and efficiency? Also, they totally eliminated around 40 stations during unigauge which never showed up in BG.
Super, memorable video
Thank you very much.
MG EMUs are the cutest things to ever run on IR.
I fully support Project Uniguage and understand it's motives but in this case atleast a small MG electrified section should have been retained as heritage line like they are doing in some other places.
BTW great video, feels like the mime version of a documentary :)
Brings back old memories of MG. YAM engines were always unique. You can see one in Chennai Rail Museum in Perambur
I live in Avadi, During my childhood, We used to go shopping in Mambalam, Ranganathan Street once every 2 months. Crossing Central to park and going to Mambalam was one of my favorite journeys. I used to scream the names of the stations from Park to Mambalam. The small trains with 3 pairs of windows, badam milk at Ranganathan street, train popcorns, compressor noise, Sugarcane juice. Onion samosas, AA batteries, Reynold's advertisement, Rabies stickers, White Station boards. We used to make stories about trains in the class, like Big train eating small trains, Lord Hanuman driving Pandian Express. Boys arguing that MG trains cannot go to Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Bangalore, Kerala. For us, the fastest train was Saptagiri Express even though we knew about shatabdi express. Those Old days.
Miss MG a lot, including the YAM1s.
Excellent, brings back old memories and the charm of metre gauge, unavailable now
Thanks a lot!
Thks sir for the video
Most welcome
The same meter gauge catenary overhead is being used currently for broad gauge after the conversion. Are the pantographs the same as used on broad gauge electric locomotives....?
The pantographs look the same to me.
Awesomeness ki bhi hadd hoti hai, best till date, how many are in there sir...🙏
Thanks so much! I have many more to share from my 90s collection. Will post one at a time :-)
I still miss the MG treading from Ahmedabad to mahesana all the way to abu road this footage of rare electrified MG brings back same nostalgia mate, I miss it😞
Thanks! I, too, miss MG terribly all over IR 😢
This is a true gem.
Thanks a lot! A lot of precious memories for me in this video.
Nostalgia 😫
Wow amazing history maza aa gya
old memories very interesting video me rally proud of u
Very glad you enjoyed.
1999 me bhi apke pass itna accha camera tha bro apko ko toh first blogger ka khitab milna chaiye
The sheer number of YAM1s in this video is mind-blowing. So nostalgic!! 🙏. So many times I would ump off in Guindy to the fast line to just go on the YAM1 hauled Kancheepuram train or VM passengers or take it from MBM to GDY and switch over .just for the sake of going on it.
One green liveried Rockfort coach used for Fast Passenger GLR!!!
Thanks for sharing your precious MG memories. I terribly miss the amazing MG network in SR.
vijay mani ji I love you olden days yadd dila diya really
thanks very much sir
Glad you enjoyed it.
Awsome🎉
Gem of a video
Thanks!
Sir u r great
Nice close up of the EMU pantographs. Extra height extended to the main overhead.
Thanks! I believe the relatively shorter height of the MG rolling stock contributed to the extra stretch of the pantos.
Your video s are gem for railfans....Indian railway means nostalgia .right now after project unification,100 percent electrification project is rapdly going on.from 2-3 years onwards we won't see the chugging alco's ,EMDs on railtrack.they will be retired.and remain memory only..being a railfan I m just repenting.they should'nt hv retired
Thanks! I, too, am very angry at these new stupid ad-hoc developments happening with scant regard to ROI.
Just amazing to see these old gems which I, unfortunately, never got to experience! By the way, I was born in 1999.
Thanks!