Magical Twin-Tone Horn of the WAM4: Gitanjali departs from Bhusaval (July 1992)

A major highlight of my railfanning session at Bhusaval. The Gitanjali had arrived at Bhusaval and I was only too eager to capture its departure. But I wasn't quite prepared for that amazing twin-tone horn that was sounded for 10 seconds. Sometimes, life gives you unexpected gifts :-)

[@veecShishiraNadiger]

I am a Millennial. Never got to see the 90s Indian Railways. I am binge watching your vlogs.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you are enjoying my videos

[@sujitahire2195]

This reminded me my childhood days when I used to travel frequently to bhusawal...... Gitanjali and Karnataka were my favorites... really miss those WAM4s who made me enjoy my each journey.

[@Aatubhide2634]

My favourite rail fan. - Mani vijay sir.. No other rail fan can match the content of Mani vijay sir.. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@arunavasarkar5658]

Very true .....because none of us can go back in time......he was the only one to capture the 90s

[@JUNAIDKHAN-ob5hp]

so this is how my hometown use to look like back in 1992..

[@KT43124]

You must have seen steam locomotives also

[@randomclass4653]

@@KT43124 steam locos were gone by then.

[@akashroy4747]

Sir, you invented Indian railfanning. Hats off to you.

[@manishsheth2502]

The horn is awesome... Loved the fishplate sound as well..always miss that rythm now that the track are welded

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jptel4521]

That’s the sound I was missing for long time. Love these tween horn, it is like Therepy. Thank you.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@umesh3587]

thank u sir for refreshing my memory. im one of the fortunate guy who has got opportunity to get inside the cabin of this engine back in 1994 all thanks to my maternal grandfather who was engine driver with great indian railway.. he was posted in Manmad junction and Nandgaon is my hometown..so back in 90s because of my grandfather i have travelled in this engine with my grandfather from bhusawal to manmad many times. i literally enjoyed pressing the horn known inside engine cabin and use to feel fascinated when horn use to honk.

[@ucontactrk]

These remind me of childhood memories.. used to travel between Mumbai-Nagpur..could hear those lovely faded twin-tone honking of engine..would look out from windows..seeing vast green fields and villages out in the sunny afternoon..quickly zipping past by..and could surely enjoy the train taking a curve...and immediately looking out of window to get a glimpse of that engine..the picture etched in my mind.. never knew at that time it was this beast WAM4..but yes could see them frequently catering on that route.. why don't they bring back those fading twin-tone horns setup now..😊. A big Thx Sir!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful memories! I also wonder why they bring back those amazing twin-tone horns.

[@planyourlife7718]

Another nostalgic video from you Mani Vijay ji... Awesome... Remember my childhood days when we travelled from Raipur to Igatpuri by Geetanjali superfast express...

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! During what years did you travel between Raipur and Igatpuri?

[@sreerag9907]

I wasn't even by then. Thankyou sir for this video. I still remember this brown boxes running from Missamari to Rangia.

[@ManiVijay]

When did you live in Missamari? Army base, right?

[@sreerag9907]

@@ManiVijay It was close to the army base but we wer in the airforce unit there. The travel from my home state to Missamari were the best of my Indian Railways experience. We spend almost 5 days on the train.

[@prathmeshmane4212]

Did you tell them, that you are filming it for youtube and to subscribe your channel? 😊

[@ManiVijay]

LOL ... maybe I should have a request to subscribe in the beginning of my video 🙂

[@maheshravela7]

There was no youtube in 1992, after 13 years in 2005 youtube came into existence

[@arunabhapaul8656]

@@ManiVijay 😂😂

[@arunabhapaul8656]

@@maheshravela7 they were joking bro

[@prathmeshmane4212]

@@maheshravela7 😂😂

[@banker5496]

Thank you so much for such a beautiful video. That horn was pure music to my ears. Nostalgic ♥️

[@kdg81]

One AC coach during those days...

[@ManiVijay]

Yes, IR did not have a 3AC coach back then.

[@arailfanslogbydevansh]

Atleast I'm not the only one who feels Conventional loco horns as music... Days when these baby were taken care of... Painted with all perfection... And now IR don't even care to store some as heritage in various places... So bad...and Man does that WAG-2 look amazing with that different shell and livery ...! What a time that was sir...!... Dept time le andha Tap Changer thak thak...! ♥

[@ManiVijay]

Ammam. Well-maintained locos and with such terrific horns. Those were the days!!

[@arailfanslogbydevansh]

@@ManiVijay lovely times sir

[@VishalPatel-zg8mm]

Ye Video se 1995 wala apna safar yad aa gaya Humare liye yahi royal train thi

[@parassoni102]

This is true rail fanning, using handheld VHS camera, much before the days of Mobile cams or discreet Go pro/action cameras.... truest Love of Indian Railways...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ramakantkharche9884]

Nice, I was in 9th class that time showed this video remember that old days memories .I was lived at Malkapur Vidharbua

[@razorBenIV]

Did you know? A lot of the ex-WAM4 horns have been placed onto diesels, I think WDP3As from GOC are the most standout example. That’s why the twin-tone magic we hear in this video sounds like the GOC WDP3A horns! They sound a little different because the WAM4/WAP4 horn configuration is one horn forward, one horn backward. Diesels have both facing forward, so sound more sharp. Also the actuating lever is different and the difference in airflow causes a slightly different sound in electrics vs diesels! The horns themselves are WABCO E horns, I think manufactured directly in India?

[@knight6886]

Thank you for uploading such a beautiful piece of visuals of a beautiful era...WAM4 which is quite rare to the sight and those cherry coloured bogies 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@honedrazorblade]

I consider Mani a pioneer in rail fanning, with a whole host of train travel and routes of by gone years. Thank you

[@valentinelobo3707]

Love seeing this red brown livery again

[@arailfanslogbydevansh]

Taking notches and blowers kicking in... My gym motivation music this is sir! That's exactly what I'm doing while commenting this!

[@ManiVijay]

Nice! Hopefully, this is compensating well for the bitter cold in Kansas 😁. Can't wait for Spring season.

[@harishrp4449]

Wow amazing video, nostalgic. Thank you for the wonderful upload. WAM4 had a livery of WAG5.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sudhikothapalli3315]

Superb capture. One definitely for the archives. Thank You sir and take care.

[@ManiVijay]

Many thanks!

[@ramakantkharche9884]

I pray God every time.that give my country power to fight all situations and my loved bhartiya railway go ahead and ahead with prosperity. I love my Bharat and like to bourn in Bharat every time.

[@anuragthorat2412]

RIP HONORABLE RAILWAY MINISTER SHRI MADHU DANDWATE JI ..WHO GIFTED THIS TRAIN GITANJALI EXPRESS on 25 th december 1977 AND KOKAN RAILWAY TO MAHARASHTRA..DURING 80s and 90s..This train was like Queen...Even famous than Deccan queen...Thanks Dandwate ji

[@ManiVijay]

I have so much respect for Madhu Dandavate. A true visionary 🙏🙏 Gitanjali was truly an amazing train. Used to have just six commercial halts in the beginning.

[@ontheway3569]

pure magic ♥️... the old red compartments

[@UCFM]

Purani yaade taaza ho jati h apki video dekh kr mujhe sidhe 90s me le jati h aur me kho jata hu bachpan k dino me. WAM 4 and red colour wale coaches

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavaad!

[@thahirmohammed8123]

One of the impeccable trailblazer of Indian Rail fanning 🥰

[@IncredibleIndianRailways]

That was one hell of a terrific twin tone honking 🙌👌👌

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@abhilashnayar6086]

Thank you so much for rail Vedio of those times when there was no camera mobile phones

[@ManiVijay]

You are welcome!

[@ramanaviolin5790]

Sir, WAM 4 is my favorite too, l Loved the gruff twin tone honking,

[@ramanaviolin5790]

Idling is something which makes this locomotive special. Perfect idling by WAM 4

[@classified_project]

I was born two months after this. WAM4 is ♥

[@indiaisgreat8319]

kab ki video hai ye ?

[@ramanaviolin5790]

Gorgeous color and appearance of WAM 4

[@rohanacharjee2607]

Really thanking you from my deep heart ❤️

[@ghalibmahmudlaskar5980]

At that time beautiful petrol engined Ambassador cars Tata trucks and Tata buses of Mercedes Benz Engine and Ashok Leyland Trucks and Ashok Leyland Buses used to abound around along with such beautiful trains.Such days will never return 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Pragyananand]

This twin tone is just unbelievable, this is probably one of the best ever.

[@arailfanslogbydevansh]

Aaahhhhh even loco started moving... The Arnos kicking in... It was like... Back to life Beeeeaaaaccchhheeess

[@vishalsevkani6238]

Nice horn and awesome sound of engine when ALP waving a green flag to the guard.Two guards in a single train.This was the time when gitanjali express was the real king of Mumbai-Howrah line a duranto prior to the duranto express.Thank you very much sir for uploading the video.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks for watching! Yes, Gitanjali used to be such a class train and one of my favorites. How can I forget my two journeys on this legendary train in 1979 and 1980 when it had just 8 halts and the yellow-red livery.

[@MrPopsmk]

@@ManiVijayWere the halts - Tatanagar Rourkela Bilaspur Raipur Durg Nagpur Bhusawal and Igatpuri in those days?

[@ManiVijay]

@@MrPopsmk Yes. Akola as well. Igatpuri used to commercial only for the Dn train. Raipur came in 1980.

[@Hemi18hemi]

So much memories came back after watching this train 🙂🙂🙏

[@deepakg5977]

WAM 4 - Unforgettable & Everlasting National Treasure for a rail fan like me. A Big Thanks to Mani Sir.

[@ManiVijay]

You are most welcome!

[@pspython4]

Wow. Nostalgic early videos of Mani sir that started IRFCA. He used his US camcorder. Very lovely.. indeed he is right WAM4 horns were like french horns of Symphony. We IR lovers wouldnt mind finding some symphonic notes of Mahler.

[@kunalpratapsingh8957]

Seriously Old is Gold

[@ManiVijay]

Indeed!

[@DoctorTrainspotter]

My favourite horns ❤❤.. I like the "Ga" sound horn more.. This with the 110 kmph sounds give some pure Music ❤

[@ManiVijay]

A great combination of honking and speed.

[@maheshravela7]

Awesome honk, circular head lamp of WAM-4 looks very strange and different

[@gopals9928]

Absolutely music to the ears... Thanks

[@ManiVijay]

Very glad you enjoyed!

[@abdullahashraf8141]

What the days those were... Evergreen memories. This train had only one stoppage in every state except Maha (VT & Nagpur).

[@IRFSUBHAJITSAHA]

WAM4 the Most Successful Legendary Daimond of Indian Railways 🔥❤️🙏

[@sounakroy9616]

Music..sweet music. Thank You.

[@bhaskarpal4285]

That was extremely sweet memory and dream too...

[@Ranveer_sangha03]

I don't know but mujhe mere bachpan wala ajj bhi bohut sundar lagta hai I know technology aa gayi india advanced ho geya but there was something which we don't have right now Not in India nor in any other country That is called real people with without fake drama and specially india was really beautiful back then

[@ManiVijay]

Bilkul sahi. Us samay, zindagi mein ek mithaas tha, life was simpler and purer.

[@sambhunathmondal26]

2:02 the real action

[@ManiVijay]

Correct! The magic moment 😀

[@TheFlanker488]

That acceleration was gorgeous 😍 Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@menon_ji4984]

Childhood memories revisited. Those were the times when SF celebrity trains had only 2 SLRD coaches and no other general coaches.

[@ManiVijay]

Very true. Those were the times of classless trains - completely reserved and vestibuled - others being Himgiri, Minar, Navjeevan.

[@shubhamg_3545]

Woh So old footage KEEP this good work 💓💓👍

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot!

[@PravahanSalunke]

You have captured both the mainstays of the BSL loco shed in this video i.e. WAM4 and WAG2. BTW was this HWH bound or BBVT bound Gitanjali? Did electrification extend beyond BSL towards NGP in 1992?

[@ManiVijay]

This is the HWH-bound Gitanjali. By 1992, complete Bombay-Howrah route had already been electrified.

[@thelongjourney2226]

The golden days ❤

[@SARVESHRASAL]

Sir one question... Why is that electrical locos have single tone honking.. why cant we put twin tone/alco/emd horns more on electrics..? Any specific reason..?

[@ManiVijay]

Can't be any real reason. IR doesn't seem to be interested in having those twin-tone horns anymore which is sad.

[@SARVESHRASAL]

@@ManiVijay hmm... The journeys would have been so more melodious with twin tone honking electrics... Thanks for the reply sir..

[@arunabhapaul8656]

Listen carefully it blowed twin honk (at honk ending point you can mark the point)

[@abhilashkhadilkar6895]

Mani Sir do you have an video on the entire journey by Gitanjali Exp. If yes kindly upload.

[@embadorgaming]

My favorite train is gitanjali which feel premium while skipping many big stations

[@ManiVijay]

It has been my favorite train ever since it was introduced in 1977 and I was lucky to travel on it twice in 1979 and 1980 when it had a nice yellow-red livery and limited halts.

[@SanjeevKumar-lc4jc]

Old is gold

[@ManiVijay]

Very true!

[@abhaykartikey]

why there are 2 train guards one at the start and one at the end of train?

[@tamisrahadey301]

Have you got any videos of Santragachi station of this time??

[@arailfanslogbydevansh]

Now I could listen to that Conventional loco idling sounds for ages

[@sundaramvenkataraman9592]

I recollect , during 1987 - 88 _ 16/15 GT express was hauled by a distinct and different coloured WAM ENGINE FROM KAZIPET TO MAS AND MAS TO KAZIPET In one of my memorable trip from NDLS TO MAS(DURING 1988) I recollect GT had this UNIQUE engine which took 6.30 hours from VIJ TO MAS( with 5 official stops in between) Normal light blue and red WAM hauled 21/22 TN AND 141 / 142 COROMANDEL

[@ManiVijay]

Yes, those were BZA WAM4s with an amazing livery.

[@prashantjha9898]

Seems like railways have forgot to put up such melodious horns in locomotives. Though, electric engines anyhow still have good horns to some extent but for diesels the horns are completely unpleasant. During 90s I used to be highly fascinated from the horns of WDM 2s and WAM 4s. Thanks for this one Mani Sir. I keep on getting back to my old day memories through your rail videos

[@ManiVijay]

I totally agree. I can't understand why IR has gone away from continuing with such melodious horns. It used to be such a treat to hear these from WAM4s and WDM2s as you have already said.

[@prashantjha9898]

@@ManiVijay Sir it really feels great while saying "Those were the days" when mentioning about that era of railways. We have indeed come up a long way from then but those good times cannot be rubbed from minds at least who are rail lovers when traveling from trains always used to feel special and excited. Mani Sir I really feel nostalgic when I watch your railway footages made during 90s.

[@rizwansayyed9543]

Rememberd my childhood memories.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@prasunranjan7264]

Gitanjali is a legendary train... Had the privilege to travel in this train in the starting of this year

[@ManiVijay]

An amazing train that has been ruined by IR with constant halt dumping. A train which was introduced with 6 commercial halts now has 26.

[@prasunranjan7264]

@@ManiVijay yes though there are many alternate trains on the route.

[@wakeuproy]

WAM4 is attached to most of our childhood memories of train journey. During early '90s we use to stay at Ranchi those days had diesel traction but during out travel to Kolkata the train use to get WAM4 from Tatanagar till Howrah and vice versa on up return. I still remember a beautiful livery WAM4 of Aqua colour of TATANAGAR shed developed by CLW and BHEL. And that was only loco with that livery I ever saw. I still remember the BHEL part coz it had the logo in the front.

[@ManiVijay]

TataWAM4 had such an amazing livery. What train did you travel in between Tata and Howrah?

[@wakeuproy]

@@ManiVijay actually we use to travel from Ranchi to Howrah. Hatia-HWH express. It use to get WDM 2 till Tata and then WAM4 from there on till HWH.

[@rakeshm2949]

Man how do u get such a good videos.. I'm big fan of our trains.. plz upload DEISEL trains of 1990s.. thank u sir.

[@ManiVijay]

Please search my channel. You will see tons of diesel trains from my 1992/5 trips.

[@a2zadi]

Great capture. I reckon Gitanjali, along with Pushpak and Swaraj Express, used to have quite an aggressive run in its overall journey. The trains were taken away of their sheen with time.

[@prashantjharbade8417]

Sir ek baat samjh nahi ayi engine ke baad ka 1st coach me se flag exchange kyu kar rha tha kyoki alp aur gaurd hi flag exchange karte he departure ke time

[@srihariseralathan7534]

Beautiful old days; Indian railways then,:- Service minded ; Now - Profit oriented

[@arailfanslogbydevansh]

Zooming in every part as close as could... Now that reminds me of my habit to capture everything and doing a Mr. Bean kind of zoom

[@shreepadgiridhar7878]

Gitanjali use to be the fastest train on this route and seems it had 2 guardsmen one in the front other on the rear end.

[@behruzirani2860]

Best locomotive horn in the world. Even WCAM1 on western railways had similar horns. Sheer music to the ears. Alas these locos are being phased out ending a musical era of magical electric loco horns.

[@ManiVijay]

Indeed! I also used to love the WCAM1s a lot. Really miss these locos as well as those amazing horns.

[@ALPShiva]

Nice video bro 👌👌💐

[@ManiVijay]

Thank you so much 😀

[@anindyasaha5224]

Probably I have traveled by Gitanjali Express in 1993/94 from HWH to Jalgaon and from VT to HWH in return journey........I was in Class-5.....Loved both the journeys......

[@ManiVijay]

OK. I am sure you must have enjoyed those trips.

[@anindyasaha5224]

@@ManiVijay Suely

[@reply2skumar]

Very nostalgic video.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@ramanaviolin5790]

Note the single beam headlight, which has been replaced by double lights now. This single beam headlight looks awesome during night with a golden yellow color

[@ramanaviolin5790]

During those day color of WAG5 and it's variants along with WAM4 were same with maroon color. It matches the color of bcna goods wagon

[@sriramramesh8978]

Wow... First time I am seeing the word three tier with sleeper class...

[@parassoni102]

Also, I remember Bhushaval as the quintessential water refilling halt station for the trains, as a curious young rail fan.... Can see the pipes here every so slightly behind the loco and first compartment

[@krishnendubagchee7074]

Thank you for sharing this video this is an epic me like rail fans

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@IR4Life_1871]

Awesome video

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@MadhuKallingalthodi]

Have WAMs been phased out? We seeing WAGs and WAPs increasingly replacing them. Yet a few of them do hold their WAM shells

[@Pragyananand]

After watching this video , my 3 yr old son is addicted to brown colour trains ... And he says he wants to see brown colour trains !

[@shreepadgiridhar7878]

Nice capture Sir which was the other train at start of the video?

[@balajivenkataramanan5512]

What an acceleration and idling by the godfather

[@indianrailwaysvideography]

Nostalgic! Unfortuately now all WAM-4s are out of Mainline Service :( :(

[@ManiVijay]

I feel so horrible that my precious WAM4 is gone 😢😢

[@rohitdalodia2367]

Pure gold ❤

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@pranavchaware]

Ahhaaa WAG2 !!! Which train was hauled by it?

[@ManiVijay]

I believe it was a passenger train. These locos were transferred from ER to BSL division and were mainly used for shunting duties or to haul passengers trains.

[@ManiVijay]

They used to exist in ER in the 1970s where I saw them first. They had the green-black livery.

[@bharathramkumar3406]

can you plz post eh 1980s brindavan express which was in green.Even Kovai express was in green.

[@RohitKapoorYouTube]

Amazing video Sir ❤

[@arailfanslogbydevansh]

That twin time honk though

[@pillairangaraj20]

Any videos of "kekda" locomotive available ?

[@ManiVijay]

Sure. Here is one - kzbin.info/www/bejne/apzUp3iwbpt7p68

[@airmacxon]

The guard cabin is after the engine, i can see someone raising flag, were there two guards in single train at that time?

[@ManiVijay]

Back then, yes.

[@karthikchand007]

How to get that old footage?