Hi there,
It seems like a long time since i last wrote. A lot has changed in IR since then, but two of the biggest stories this year remain the sabotage of the 2102 Gyaneshwari exp way back in June, and an equally significant announcement by the IR about changing the numbering system of trains.
But the bigger picture than the Gyaneshwari derailment has been the subsequent rescheduling of all trains on the SER and the inconvenience caused to millions of passengers. Some trains like the 8030 Shalimar-Kurla Exp have been stopped overnight at stations like CKP on a daily basis. Most unfortunate trains on this route have been runnign with a regular delay of around 5-6 hrs.
And that's not all. The deadlines keep on extending fortnightly. I wonder if the ban would be lifted before the WB Assembly pols next year.
Anyways, the numbering change means that all train numbers will now be prefixed be "1". Seems a good move considering the huge traffic of ever increasing passengers trains the IR runs. On the hindsight, it also means our beloved Poorva Exp (via Patna) gets an interesting set of nos, namely 12304/12303 (Which can be better abbreviated as 1234). The train Poorva (via Gaya) gets numbered as 12382/12381...
That's all for now...
Ciao...
