Journey on the WAP1-hauled Bombay Rajdhani: BCT to NDLS - Part 2 (August 1995)

[@parassahai]

Your passion into trains at that time was simply awe inspiring.

[@Aatubhide2634]

As a rail fan this video is so addictive to me that I can't even resist myself watching this at 3am in the morning.. 😅😅 Hats off to your dedication sir. 🔥🔥

[@ManiVijay]

Thank you so much 😀

[@obamabinladen6679]

I once travelled in the general class of Toofan Express with my Nanaji. It got stuck after Mathura for 3 hours. Best ride ever. It used to have yellow colored bulbs. It was a surreal journey that I only remember in bits and pieces. Thank you for capturing it. And I have no count on how many times I travelled in the mighty Taj Express to Gwalior to my nana-nani. Every single trip to Gwalior was a celebration for me, especially in summer vacation.

[@rampagerails2806]

Can't imagine the train on my birth year ... Appreciating Mani Vijay Sir 👏👏

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@theexplorerlekhrajsinhrath2198]

Ratlam To Kota In 2hrs and 35 mins 25 Years ago Thats A Commendable Speed

[@ManiVijay]

Very true. The GZB WAP1 was definitely a terrific loco.

[@Kaavin_dixit]

That speed still maintained by our lovely railways

[@varunsharma9310]

I have found a gem in youtube......It reminds me of my childhood days as I used to travel to travel from Mumbai - Ambala in Paschim Express during my summer vacations......thank you sir for sharing your videos.

[@ManiVijay]

You are most welcome! How was your experience in Paschim Exp.? Did you not take Swaraj or Golden Temple Mail between Mumbai and Ambala?

[@vaibhavverma100]

If I'm not wrong, you are the first Railfan KZbinr of India. Very good effort 👏

[@ravikumarsingh5116]

Great video. Although I feel sad that there has been NO progress in the speed of our railways in last 40yrs. Same 130kmph max speed back in 1980s, same 130kmph on Train18 in 2022. Wish we could have upgraded our tracks in 40yrs...

[@jitinverma5580]

Still can't beleive that at that time also rajdhani is running at 130 Kmph with ICF racks. Bt sir one of the best video on youtube. Hatts off to you..

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot! Howrah Rajdhani starting running at 130 kmph in 1971 itself. Bombay Rajdhani was upgraded to 130 kmph in 1991. And Bhopal Shatabdi used to run at 140 kmph with ICF rakes - introduced in 1988.

[@jitinverma5580]

@@ManiVijay thanks sir for this info.

[@kanakasabhainatarajan7192]

It is so nice to see this journey which I had the luck to undertake during mid nineties. Whenever I see WAP1 loco here in Chennai from AJJ shed I remember their duty in Rajdhani those days. Thanks a lot for uploading. Rajdhani was special in those days and with two tracks, one could see many overtakes giving one a kick. Nowadays, Rajdhani gives way to other trains when it is late. Of course sad to see no trains due to Covid 19 and that has taken away the thril of travel. All RF’s are so sad nowadays and your videos give us time to think back.

[@ManiVijay]

Always nice to hear from you. WAP1 loco was an amazing one whether from GZB or AJJ. Those days, the word Rajdhani stirred up some special emotion. Not anymore :-(

[@kanakasabhainatarajan7192]

@@ManiVijay Thank you sir. Your videos are gems and always looked for by RF's all over the world. You can say nostalgia but like a super star' s movie all your subscribers look for new posting. In these days of lock down so many of us get a high watching them at home. Even liquor shops are closed in Chennai so you can understand. Thanks.

[@ManiVijay]

For people like us, trains give us a real kick 😄.

[@swapnomayrsaha2359]

Great Journey compilation as always. Amazing capture of the entire train also, specially the pantry car. 20:25 shows it was very challenging job for pantry staffs to carry meals from pantry to other coaches via those vestibular of shaking ICF Coaches.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a ton! Yes, the staff were experts in carrying meals across the coaches.

[@ncrfans3413]

Really awesome Gzb wap1 did nagda-kota in less than 2 hrs...even today rajdhani will find it tough to do the same

[@ManiVijay]

Very true! I was quite amazed by its aggressive run right from Ratlam till Mathura.

[@ashutoshmishra310]

Wap 5s and wap 7 are overrated,i think wap4 and wap1 are enough for majority of Indian trains

[@ncrfans3413]

@@ashutoshmishra310 aisi baat nhi hai bhai P7/ P7 ka apag hi charm hai Jo baat p5/p7 me hai wo p4/p1 me na ho Aur ho sake jo baat p1/p4 me hogi wo p5/p7 me na ho

[@AMehra-im1gr]

​@@ManiVijay Did it used to take the same time from Kota to Ratlam or a little more back then? If you can tell.

[@joshuarichard1990]

thank you sir for preserving these footages. Though I'm 2000 born. Indian Railways is a wonder and it is pleasing to see old trains

[@saamirsyed4261]

It is very sad to see, that our iconic British era bridges are getting demolished...lets pray to god that they get restored and maintained to the maximum

[@ManiVijay]

I agree. For example, a lot of these wonderful bridges are gone in the Lumding-Badarpur section after conversion.

[@JeetendraVaishy]

Reminds me all my Rajdhani trips of those times!!!!!!! Thanks a lot for uploading!!!!

[@turbo6231]

Thanks for showing us old trains runnig footage and locations👍👍👍

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed

[@ronakchaudhary505]

nagda to kota in 1 hrs 45 mins. Absolutely amazing

[@RohitKapoorYouTube]

Awesome video Sir.. those DDLJ & Rangeela film days of 1995 when Rajdhani trains were royalty. Your vestibule coverage was mind-blowing & good MPS performance by then Bombay Rajdhani Express 😍😘🤗

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a ton! I knew you would enjoy it 😀😀. Those were the days when the word "Rajdhani" meant something.

[@jayeshbirtsgaming]

These videos were my childhood favorites avaialble at IRFCA Website.. I remember those days.. Its refreshed now!!!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot! I did have some select videos posted in IRFCA such as my Shatabdi footplate, extinct locos, etc.

[@AzizSiddiqui]

It was 1995 or 96 when we went to New Delhi on the Dakshin. I was in school, class 5 if I remember correctly. AC was out of reach for personal trips but Dad was entitled to one LTC trip with family to anywhere in India on AC two tier. So here I was gawking at the fancy seats and curtains and waiting in excitement for the guys from the pantry to take food orders. One of my most vivid memories is of that distinct fragrance that greeted me when entering that glass door to the compartments at 18:38. Thank you for the trip down memory lane!

[@rvijayraghavan9645]

Wonderful Compilation. From bullet train in Japan to the Rajdhani of yesteryears, what a conteast

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot!

[@himanshubhardwaj9804]

Who can ever think of that we can re live our old train journeys..I was 5 at that time but that time also I am a huge rail fan

[@therail.3978]

Sir you're truly legend... Thanks for sharing such nostalgia RF video... Guy's hit like if had goosebumps after listening OG announcement of kota jn... & sir i think you missed the famous OT of 2925 Deluxe exp... Once again thanks for sharing such beautiful videos 🙏💕

[@ManiVijay]

Very glad you enjoyed it! I think the OT must have happened while we were busy with the Pantry Car tour. Pushkar and myself wanted to capture that and were actually discussing why we missed it.

[@ganeshpimpale1996]

Pĺlpp

[@rampagerails2806]

Refreshing memories ... Sir u deserve 10000M subscriber

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot! I don't care much about subscriber count - it doesn't define my identity as a railfan. If I get positive comments from people who genuinely liked my video, that's good enough.

[@rampagerails2806]

@@ManiVijay sir thanks for uploading this amazing moments

[@jchugani]

49:16 minutes of total bliss on a Friday evening with a beverage of preference. I hope you have more of such coming.

[@ManiVijay]

Very glad you enjoyed it! My next set of vintage videos will be on my Tamilnadu journey - lot's of it 😁

[@dilliwala_himanshu]

Really love this video sir 💖. Thanks a lot sir for such amazing videos of our Indian Railways 🙏🏻

[@ManiVijay]

It's my pleasure!

[@sharathc2981]

was watching your railfanning at vidyavihar 2000,then i saw this recommendation.Now Watching

[@ManiVijay]

Hope you enjoyed it.

[@theexplorerlekhrajsinhrath2198]

Lovely Compilation Sir

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@shubhammishra9034]

sir i watch your video a lot i enjoy it ❤❤❤👍👍

[@ashutoshmishra310]

Time to bring ICF coaches back,these LHB coaches are so light and the passenger seems to be in uncomfortable position while relaxing and moving around the train

[@ManiVijay]

Yes, you are right!

[@kumarjain5190]

What a fantastic coverage 👍🏼

[@sunnymishra0333]

I really love that railway announcement tone and there was Bell ring .. around 0417 am really nice

[@menon_ji4984]

Nostalgia

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! Those are things that add charm to a railway journey, right?

[@sunnymishra0333]

@@ManiVijay yes...those are the best things

[@AD-tc4it]

Vijay ji u have a video of HWH NDLS RAJDHANI EXP in which u hv travel in 1986. pls upload

[@ManiVijay]

Unfortunately, no camcorder back then. So only pleasant memories!

[@vishalsevkani6238]

Awesome Vijay sir hats off to your dedication I had seen every video of yours.You are the real inspiration for the all of us for railway vlogging.Thank you very much sir

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot for your kind and encouraging words 🙏🙏

[@adithyavaidyanathan]

Beautiful Compilation Sir!!!!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot!

[@kaushertop]

See the cleanliness of pantry car and see the condition of today's....old is gold ....proved

[@ManiVijay]

I agree totally.

[@NIMORAILWORLD]

Amazing compilation

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrKhantanveer]

You are one of the gretest and oldest fan of indian railways i think soo❤️

[@siddharthpassi7876]

Thanks for uploading these videos. .....

[@ManiVijay]

You are welcome!

[@ShivanandPrabhoo]

Really a wonderful video thank you Sir

[@vivekraychowdhury4348]

Priceless archives.

[@Lakshyamahaseth]

Very nice video sir. You are a true rail fan.

[@pranjilsoni7905]

Thank u mani sir.....this video is priceless😓

[@ManiVijay]

Most welcome 😊

[@Sudiptasarkar1994]

Beautiful piece of work♥️

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot 😊.

[@nvishwa2003]

Hi Mani Sir.. there might be n number of train vlogs out there.. nothing can challenge your posts as I'm from 80's.. love from Tambaram train fan ❤️😍

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot for your kind words 🙏.

[@vineetuddanwadikar1919]

Great video sir!!! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@ManiVijay]

Awesome, thank you!

[@railfaningwithkaran126]

Bahot badhiya sir 😊bachpan yaad dilaya

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavaad!

[@arunabhapaul8656]

5:41 All passengers and TTE :- "Why the heck are you awake still?" Railfan :- "As usual railfanning. Booked seat but no need actually." Loco pilots :- "We can relate that. I was same as you at a time."

[@ManiVijay]

LOL 😀😀

[@arunabhapaul8656]

23:48 Bhopal Shatabdi with WAP3. Yes yes maine bola na 😁

[@ManiVijay]

We were really looking forward to crossing the Bhopal Shatabdi 😀😀

[@adityamajumdar135]

Good !! Nice to see so many mail/express trains like Chattisgarh and Utkal being in maroon liveried coaches along with being hauled by matching Liveried WAM 4. Just wished to see some TATA WAM 4 hauling some Mail/express trains having cream-Brown liveried coaches.

[@ManiVijay]

I always used to imagine the GZB WAM4 with its cream-brown livery hauling the Kalka Mail with its cream-brown rake in the 70s and early 80s. Sadly, I never got to see that.

[@adityamajumdar135]

@@ManiVijay and I always wanted the Shatabdi liveried WCAM 3 of central railway hauling karnavati or the WCAM 2p should have been in Shatabdi livery while hauling karnavati.

[@menon_ji4984]

Sodium vapour lamp in stations ❤️❤️❤️❤️. I still miss those scenes

[@ManiVijay]

Me too. There was a certain charm about those lamps.

[@menon_ji4984]

@@ManiVijay correct, First of all those lamps were present only at major stations which made them legendary.

[@RockStar-eu2zr]

This old rajdhani express is the first time I travelled

[@ManiVijay]

Nice. When did you do that?

[@prototypeapril9283]

Wap1 was a hero back in the day, hauled all the premium trains 🥰

[@ManiVijay]

Very true! The first high-speed electric loco in IR.

[@harmansingh2013]

Faridabad was much green then now its fillled with all slums

[@DilipYadav-rz9ch]

Respect sir

[@rajarshidutta8801]

Purana railway dekhke dar lagta hai

[@travellermani3337]

I like pantry car more than First AC because I am a foodie. I remember my days purchasing bonds Samos directly from pantry car.

[@Ayanrf]

Excellent video sir maza aa gaya Khas Kar Vo crossing Bhopal shatabdi ka❤❤❤ sir please Bhopal ka Bhi old videos Upload kijiya early 90s ka tvc raj wala Mast Tha 😍 please or upload kijiya

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! Main Bhopal Shatabdi ke pure videos upload karoonga. Tumne yeh video dekh liya? kzbin.info/www/bejne/favUiHuwl7x9d8U

[@Ayanrf]

@@ManiVijay ji sir Bhopal shatabdi wala dekh liya 😻

[@ManiVijay]

Bhopal ka ek aur 1995 wala video hai - Punjab Mail trip. Upload karoonga.

[@Ayanrf]

@@ManiVijay sir wait rahega vo video ka 😍

[@nitishmanfan]

During that period when there were no mobile phones...the pantry car had a telephone facility.

[@ManiVijay]

Correct! No mobile phones to distract us 🙂.

[@nitishmanfan]

@@ManiVijay I still cherish my first class travel back then in 98-99 by the legend 2951-52..the twin bed cabin had a cupboard and washbasin within it.

[@ManiVijay]

That must have been a lovely experience.

[@Captainscot124]

Wow , nostalgia

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@PradeepKumar-vh3nn]

Very Very nice video sir. Thanks a lot.

[@ManiVijay]

You are most welcome!

[@Yogibaba.multibaba]

on right time...

[@vpn741]

Waise safar tab bhi bhot accha tha 130kmh jo aaj bhi etna hi h👍

[@ManiVijay]

Haan... tab safar mein mazaa kaafi aata tha.

[@vpn741]

@@ManiVijay sahi baat

[@soumyaburmanroy1081]

Today the particular loco that hauled the Rajdhani is converted into WAP-4 and undergone so many services before being converted into some shunting banker loco at some shed, may be Ratlam Shed. And the ICF coaches might have been scrapped.

[@AnkitShotra]

Top class video

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@hiteshduggalrailwayception]

I miss you old icf premium trains 1.rajdhani express (old icf) 2.shatabdi express(old icf) 3.duronto express(old icf) 😢😭🌹💐

[@MartindLazarus]

Hi sir i am 90s born kid just for my knowledge and information what was the ticket price of rajdhani in those days please reply sir i will be grateful to you .... Please

[@Devraj-ey4ui]

Today also mumbai rajdhani comes together with ptna rajdhani and vaishalli express standing opposite

[@IshanBhatkotii]

Those Green BCN rakes in the 90s were amazing. Quite a few derailments on the way. I wonder what they used to stand for? The unique announcement call at New Delhi, I remember that. Hapa - Jammu Sarvodaya Express @manivijay

[@arunabhapaul8656]

39:28 that bright coloured coach looks good

[@ManiVijay]

Wish the complete rake had such coaches.

[@samonthebeats]

shukriya sir ji new delhi video ke liye

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavaad! You are most welcome.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

interesting and pretty goofor 25 years ago

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@arunabhapaul8656]

29:59 WAM4 with taj express meets WAP1 WAP1:-"who are you?" WAM4:-"I am you but with mixed traction" WAP1:-"You have even my livery." WAM4:-"Yeah! Good luck younger."

[@ManiVijay]

Nice 😁 😁

[@arunabhapaul8656]

@@ManiVijay 😁

[@arunabhapaul8656]

48:26 Mumbai EMU livery

[@ManiVijay]

Yes. Quite a few SR trains used to have this cream-brown livery in the mid 90s.

[@arunabhapaul8656]

@@ManiVijay this kind of livery is now completely vanished from IR. Only some scrapping coaches are left for Using them as electrical equipment transporter attached with maintenance vehicles.

[@zefrb]

Nice video

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@pranavchaware]

That excitement after seeing Bhopal Shatabdi with P1

[@ManiVijay]

True ... except that Bhopal Shatabdi was with P3 😁

[@pranavchaware]

@@ManiVijay Oh... that's even more precious a catch

[@JK-zv5of]

Dep: 16:55 (BCT) and Arrival was 09:30 (next day) at NDLS . Whether this was the old time table of this prestigious Rajdhani Exp.?

[@AKTRAINSAFAR]

Sir 2 questions ☺️ 1 - how does it feel travelling in Rajdhani in those times and now in current time? 2 - was 3rd and 4th line from Mathura - New Delhi (WR line) was not built in those days?

[@ManiVijay]

Good question! Back then, it felt special to be traveling in a Rajdhani due to the service and food. Also, uniformity of that grand cream-red livery and mostly with a matched loco as well. Nowadays, a Rajdhani pretty much looks like any other LHB train. Back then, only two lines between Mathura and Nizamuddin.

[@amanpandey2210]

I had travelled by rajdhani from new delhi to Kota jn in 2002. Those days the food quality was good in rajdhani. It was our first time in premium train . And the snacks were offered at 5:10 pm and the quality was awesome from Frooty to samosa and evening tea. I was 8 then but still remember that day .

[@arunabhapaul8656]

24:32 Freight waiting for clearance WAG5B:-"Am I joke to you?" WAP3:-"Yes you are a joke to me." 😂😂😂

[@ManiVijay]

Lol... except it was a WAP1.

[@arunabhapaul8656]

@@ManiVijay I was talking about the bhopal Shatabdi with WAP3

[@kapavarapusudhir1234]

Sir.Is the 2nd tanker rake that crossed while moving opposite direction of train with wdm2 is towed dead?

[@ManiVijay]

Most probably it was dead.

[@Hazuri_fauj_1313_]

Great sir do u have any Old video travelling of Punjab??

[@ManiVijay]

It's many many years since I traveled through Punjab. Not very a camera at that time. I have been meaning to make another trip to Punjab. Let's see when that happens.

[@rajiiiv123]

Not much has changed. @0:19 we still hear it.

[@santanuchatterjee813]

Now our railways get speed.because our nation get speed.by the our central government. In this video wap1 hauled rajdhani, but now wap 5and wap7 hauled rajdhani express.now vistadome Coach in our country.bande Bharat express run in our track.every things became good in future.thank you all

[@adeebpatel22]

How was the quality of the food served during those days??

[@HimanshuTheRailActions]

Wounderful sir! 👌

[@ManiVijay]

Many thanks!

[@kapavarapusudhir1234]

Sir.If the wdm2 was towed dead why it would have been attached?

[@chinuochinu2070]

17:26 The infamous Red carpet of Rajdhani Express

[@ManiVijay]

Why infamous?

[@vishalsevkani6238]

Ati uttam.Sir I have a question that on those days passengers of rajdhani express getting water bottle?

[@ManiVijay]

Good question! No separate water bottle. Whatever came with dinner and breakfast.

[@arunabhapaul8656]

27:25 creeper grows on dead tree or maybe an iron pole

[@ManiVijay]

Looked quite creepy to me.

[@arunabhapaul8656]

1:45 Old oil tanker wagons (BTPN).

[@ManiVijay]

Yes.

[@vineetuddanwadikar1919]

Sir, what was the scheduled arrival time at New Delhi back then?

[@ManiVijay]

9.50 am. It used to be 9.15 am until 1991 but was then slowed down in the MTJ-NDLS section due to increase in traffic.

[@AbhishekSanyalTGV]

@@ManiVijay I think it is around 8 am these days for the Mumbai Raj. If we think about it, we haven't improved our speeds much in 25 years. That's a long period, since 1995 is my birth year. I was 7 months old at the time this video was made :D

[@rozanmukadam6113]

Do you have any OLD video of Konkan Railway journey?

[@ManiVijay]

I do. Traveled via KR in Dec 1999 when it still very new. Please watch these - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3fKfIxtjaubf5I , kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5vLq4mkg62podE , kzbin.info/www/bejne/naDCq2mFab6IotU , kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5qwn6R8lraces0 , kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXPShIyKZbV2eac . I plan to upload my complete trip from Panvel to Nagercoil in better quality.

[@TKIR839]

Wow very nice video sir

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks and welcome!

[@100984panu]

A clean pantry.... a rarity!

[@ManiVijay]

Very true!

[@vishalbapat6122]

Nostalgia!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@sunnymishra0333]

Nice video...👍👍👏👏

[@ManiVijay]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@himanshubhardwaj9804]

How chattisgarh express 22:37 can be there when the state itself established in year 2000🤔

[@din00o]

brilliant!

[@arunabhapaul8656]

44:36 here comes ICF Shatabdi livery WAP1

[@ManiVijay]

Yes. Used to love that loco.

[@deekshanshanand7806]

@@ManiVijaySIR FOR UR KIND INFIRMATION THAT ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING IN OUR PARADIP IF YOU ARE A LOVER OF THIS ENGINE THEN COME TO PARADIP

[@deekshanshanand7806]

And to all of them those who love this engine then come to PARADIP

[@ashutoshmishra310]

sir have u travelled in paschim express around 1995-96,i still remember it was hauled with wcam1 from ratlam to delhi?

[@ManiVijay]

I have seen Paschim Exp. around that time but never traveled in it. WCAM1s never went beyond Vadodara. So, Paschim would have been WAP1-hauled between Vadodara and Delhi.

[@ashutoshmishra310]

@@ManiVijay i travelled in paschim express during 1994-95 and it was hauled by wdm2 from mumbai to ratlam

[@ManiVijay]

Ok. When Paschim got air-brake coaches, they employed a WDM2 from Mumbai. Check this out - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGaqe4SVqMh5bpI