Dadar-Madras Exp. Trip - Part 2 (July 1992)

[@BelagaviRailway]

who says there is no time travel, I travelled.... thank you Sir

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks ... that's what I love about videos. They make time still.

[@ashokvardhan5088]

@@ManiVijay Now I have half of my childhood... Thank you Sir.

[@BABYSDOC_MOBILE_YOUTUBER]

I was travelling in trains till 1992. This video is a gem ! I CANNOT BELEIVE HOW INDIA HAS PROGRESSED IN LAST 25 YEARS. I AM SO PROUD OF MY COUNTRY.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@danushvenkat3361]

Trains are still in the same condition

[@हपिएम्]

I can’t see any difference really

[@technicalgamingandroid3208]

@@हपिएम् oh really? New lhb coaches over last 3 yrs. All premium trains have got bullet train like interiors. I agree that sleeper coaches haven't developed much but certain changes have made. Icf blue coaches are completely taken off. Our railway line is the 4 th biggest in the world that's why we did not give much importance to modernizing the coaches but now we are constantly doing that. Our more than 65% routes are electrified which will save almost 25,000 crores of money is saved which would go for feul and diesel. Our railway stations mostly has solar panels which uses to renewable energy Andy saves more money . If u compare 10 yrs ago to now our tracks and platforms are pretty clean and modern. Big city stations have all sort of facilities like foreign . Our passenger trains are the cheapest yet best trains ever in this world. Now we have more than 20 premium trains with high facilities at lesscost. A middle class guy earning 40k can also travel in AC coaches at least twice in a month. And they are very much comfortable. We have bio toilets in almost all trains which decomposes waste and bacteria composts it . No tracks are getting that dirty Because of dusbins in trains. We provide way better service than most of the countries in the world. See Pakistan Bangla desh srilanka etc. Those countries railways are no where near to us. Leaving Japan china korea and some places of asia our trains look good and modern . USA is a developed country but their trains isn't that good at punctuality . Trains may even delay for days. Our coaches design us same for the years but there have been a lot of changes. Tejas express train 18 vistadome coaches. Chair cars have comfortable seating. We need to close the windows completely then . But indian railways has left this windows Because we could enjoy the journey. We can also make modern trains like bullet trains. Infact with help of japan we are making bullet trains. India has developed a lot in last 6 yrs.

[@anilchopra4751]

ME IS TRAVELLING SINCE 1960.

[@Thetrainmusafir]

very nice video sir really creating history alive for the Young Rail fans....

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@anilchopra4751]

SMILLING FACE SHUBHAM JI....100 PERCENT CORRECT ! LOVE FROM JALANDHAR CITY.

[@smalltowntraveller]

I was 6 year old then... then Never thought that see old time back

[@ManiVijay]

That's the beauty of videos ... they preserve time.

[@riyastir]

I am exactly 1 year old on Jul 5 1992 :-D

[@mukherjee9262]

I was 6 months

[@nandkumarmadhekar2709]

Video camera was a novelty those days and very few people owned one. The people are so camera conscious while you were shooting on the platform, Mani Sir. As usual, an amazing and superb video.

[@ManiVijay]

I did attract a lot of attention. Many thought I was from the press :-)

[@anilchopra4751]

WAH, KAYA BAAT HAI JI !!!

[@rvprinters6227]

if my memory serves me right, the train's Scheduled arrival time in chennai was 4.30 pm. Thanks for rekindling my old memories. Travelled that route for 5 years from 1989-94 as a Student

[@ManiVijay]

Yes. We got delayed because of trailing a late running Bombay-Hyderabad Exp. right from Solapur.

[@sathyeshsurya1522]

Thanks for the video. I clearly remember those days. We used to wait for the water tanker trains from Mantralayam. There was a severe water shortage that year. The water from the tanker trains used to be sent to Gulbarga, and transferred to water tanker trucks and supplied to various localities in Gulbarga city. It seems like ages have passed. I was 23 then.

[@ManiVijay]

Oh wow! Great to hear about how those tanker trains were really being used properly.

[@anilchopra4751]

WAH KAYA BAAT HAI JI. I WAS THEN 25.

[@engineeredarmy1152]

As a Raichurian I can't thank you enough for filming my hometown's station. I think this is the oldest video available of my town. It brings back a lot of nostalgia, I'll save this for rest of my life.

[@TheVigneshchandra]

Nostalgic !! Used to feel happy when passing Arakkonam junction. Yeah finally going to see my grandparents

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@Sudiptasarkar1994]

Amazing..was waiting for the 2 nd part..Amazing..I was born in 1994...nd the clip is of 92..wow

[@ManiVijay]

So you must have got some idea of IR when you were 2 years old :-)

[@Sudiptasarkar1994]

Hahaha

[@regenitin]

That sound of the ICF coaches is unparalleled ❤. Thanks for uploading these gems. Now I believe this full line is double and electrified. Also Mumbai Pune Miraj Londa Bangalore is also a double electrified line however I believe some work is still going on between pune and Miraj. Doubling will save a lot of time in near future. Electrification will also reduce the time in loco changes.

[@SA7789]

The morning cup of tea.....chugging sounds of diesel engine....the smell of smoke.....that was heaven!....that was my childhood with me beside my parents...... inside the bogie.....watching the scenery. God I miss these things. If just I could time travel backwards..................

[@PhaniRaajVideos]

I use to travel in this train at my childhood between Madras to Gooty.... Thanks for uploading this and remembering my golden days. 👍

[@ManiVijay]

Glad it brought back some good memories for you.

[@sethuramanramaiah1132]

I was a 7 month old baby when this video was shot....Cant believe I am witnessing a journey that is so old,quite an experience I must add..thank you for the video sir !!!

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@viveknaidu3523]

Such a gem of a video you have uploaded mani sir thank you so much for reliving those memories and taking us back to the golden era I would say. As a child used to travel to Madras every summer in a sleeper coach with my family and that was the best time of our childhood visiting our grandparents. so much of fond and beautiful memories and still remember our faces used to turn black because of the diesel smoke emitting from the engine.. once again thx a lot mani sir for taking me back to the utmost cherished time of my childhood.

[@tjayaraman3547]

Great video! Thanks for sharing and it was so nice to see the 1992 vintage

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@tbmsgzz7051]

Brings back age old memories of my childhood of travelling in Red livered coaches of IR from cnb - bbvt

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you liked.

[@pramitronria]

Out of the world actually. Did this route as recently as June. It's so different now. Back then what it used to be! 😍 One thing though, the chants of the platform vendors haven't changed at bit ...

[@ManiVijay]

I knew you would enjoy it. Platform vendors definitely add to the charm - one of the bonuses of traveling in IR :-)

[@sonalisalunkhe2655]

I wish old times come back to my life because i miss him My birth old times video I miss you so very much 😍

[@ManiVijay]

I, too, miss those times very much.

[@aslammasthan84]

😍nostalgic....one of the trains I used to travel by to Chennai then Madras 😁. ..but frequently traveled by Bombay Madras Mail which if I remember used to come in by 3.40 p.m. to Raichur. I still remember first class cabin in Bombay Madras Mail

[@Gypsesoul27]

The best thing is that still these trains follows the same time table ... Wonderful sir for your videos :)

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! Wish these trains got speeded-up :-)

[@engagewithus4951]

I am so mesmerized to see this vintage video where alcos were purely in charge of express trains, that chugging sound, wdm2 idling, dual tone horn and the unique track sounds, I am badly missing great old times. Thank you for creating wonderful videos of those times Mani Sir❤️🇮🇳

[@anilchopra4751]

VERY WELL SAID.

[@zohaib338]

Wow, it's amazing how you have so much footage of this Era. Nice to see how the railways was before I was born.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it. More on the way .....

[@INDIANRAILWAYSFANCLUBbySATYA]

Bohot hI badhiya Sir

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavaad.

[@lakshminarayananpanigrahi1898]

I love your old rail dairies❤❤❤❤ can you please upload more type of this....

[@ManiVijay]

More on the way :-)

[@LocoLover]

Wow Diesel dominated Era ... My favourite 👍🏻 so much memorable. Thank you for featuring The diesel superstar's. Oh that moment and feeling when the train gets a electric link those days was exceptional. 😁😁

[@ManiVijay]

I agree. Loco changes were such exciting events.

[@sidrailworld]

Thanks Sir for such a beautiful video. Even today when I travel to Banglore on the way I see Raichur Thermal Power Plant. Beautiful old memories.

[@IncredibleIndianRailways]

Wow 👌 Could see Raichur thermal power station where we used to stay for 15 years 😍 Thanks for sharing sir _/\_

[@ManiVijay]

Glad it brought back some good memories for you.

[@ALLMASTERARYANAMA]

12:38 to 13:07 What a speed ☺☺ 14:55 A cute jumbo Really old is gold 👌👌

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@ToJustLivandLetLive]

Transporting us back in time with this mesmerizing vintage video of Indian railways! 🚂🕰️ The sight of those old trains and the intricate details of the railways are truly captivating. A wonderful journey down memory lane and a reminder of the rich history that keeps our railways alive. Thanks for sharing this amazing piece of nostalgia, Mani Vijay! 🌟🎥 #IndianRailways #VintageVibes #Nostalgia

[@swaminathan6961]

Would have seen this video a 100 times ..92 was my last train journey ever in india to chennai .. right from childhood have travelled in this train to meet my grandparents and extended family .. pure gold .. brings back joyful memories !

[@ManiVijay]

I am very happy to hear that. Where are you residing now?

[@swaminathan6961]

I live in dubai. . Im still watching the video by the way .. the sounds of the diesel engine is magical .. remember my grandfather at the station waiting for me to take me home .. you have taken me back years and have tearful joyful memories - sent this to my father as well who is in chennai now .. where do you live sir ?

[@swaminathan6961]

Also the smell of these trains and the chugging remains on you for days ! Those wadas at guntakal / raichur .. coffeess .. and inevitable delays .always to get to chennai .. and i refused to watch the return journey .. which was always painful 😀

[@northernlites_aura]

Its a treat to see old Karnataka express , thanks to you sir for all your uploads on KZbin. After so many years Suresh Prabhu took the initiative of doubling and electrification of entire route.

[@ManiVijay]

Finally, doubling and electrification is happening here but speeds haven't really gone up.

[@nitinkanals5087]

The Karnataka exp at wadi junction when the guard gives the signal the horn of the WDM 2 sounds like a Electric loco's horn.

[@ManiVijay]

Very true. We had so many nice horns back then.

[@TheHeman21]

When I watch Mani sir video a big smile came on my face ever because it reminds my childhood day's of train traveling... Thank you Mani sir

[@ManiVijay]

Always welcome!

[@Fusionatica]

Gem of a video... Very rare compilation

[@yoyorajsoni]

Nice😭 love to see our Old Indian Railways Day

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ariansriram]

This video is absolute gold, sir...Thanks for uploading it!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot!

[@kanakasabhainatarajan7192]

It is so beautiful to go back to 1992 in a time machine which I have experienced in real life as well in the very same train. I used to have people going to Bangalore for which Dadar Chennai express was the connecting train to change at Guntakal. They used to take Secunderabad Bangalore MG express at Guntakal pulled by YDM4 and it was much slower than Dadar express. They used to curse IR for buying quota tickets from Guntakal to SBC at Bombay. Today with so much of connectivity Mumbai route remains very slow almost the same as 1992 and Chennai still has no fully AC trains to Mumbai. A big thank you.

[@ManiVijay]

It's always great to hear from you because, like me, you have very fond memories of the 70s, 80s and even 90s, when traveling in IR was a totally different experience. All this new connectivity to Bangalore is a ticket for politically-initiated trains to flood the line. Sadly, Mumbai doesn't figure on that list.

[@martinmathew2331]

Awesome stuff....bought back the old memories...i used to travel on same route...but different train bombay kanyakumari exp...

[@6434SUNIL]

I would like to see more such video sir. Truly electrifying saw the entire clip without skip.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot! More on the way.

[@anilchopra4751]

EKDUM ZABARDUST JI !!!

[@prasannanagarajan3294]

full speed at 0748 hrs....feast to the eyes....thanks for the video. During 1992-94, I used to take suburban train to go to school. Get down at central and walk the entire Plat form no 1 and connect Wall tax road. I still remember the announcement for Dadar Experess. Train no 6512 Dadar express used depart chennai at 0915 am everyday.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad that the video brought back some good memories for you.

[@KumarMayank1]

After watching this video I feel how Indian Railway has evolved.... Love those WDM2 and WCAM.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@KumarMayank1]

@@ManiVijay no no.. thank you for sharing such wonderful gem of videos with us..

[@jeevansashi]

nostalgic . The red coach. square symbol bogies coach numbers, old bulb with dim light coach, the toilets sinks and ran out dry.. those days of travelling.

[@TheRonak19]

Single line...Diesel...ALCO... Wdm2 .. Horn..Nostalgia.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@tanishsalunkechannel9897]

I never got to see those old trains, those old wcm locomotives, those clean environment. Why God why I born in 2007😢

[@ManiVijay]

I, too, feel like going back to those good old days!

[@augustinenathan266]

Your dad’s mistake 🤣

[@NavazuddinShaik]

I AM FROM CUDDAPAH I WAS 5 YEARS OLD AND MY GOT TEARS AS I FELT ABOUT MY PRECIOUS CHILDHOOD :(

[@ManiVijay]

Very glad that this brought back some nice memories for you.

[@NavazuddinShaik]

@@ManiVijay thank you

[@alcohaul]

Simply awesome! Enjoyed the Alco 's chugging and track sounds. Thank you for bringing these memories back to us.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@deepakmeisheri9223]

Nice track sound and engine acceleration and horn sound truly refreshing.

[@akshaymys09]

Wow... While watching this video, I went back to my childhood days... Thanks for sharing such wonderful golden memory train journey

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@Siva_S]

Few comments 1) Coaches didn't have power points . Maniji had to have multiple charged batteries and plan the use 2) Video camera used tapes. Again needed to be judicious about the use. 3) he didn't have maps / trackers like today . TTs and pure love for IR, he knew the details of the line, crossing train names and other salient features . For example , who knew there is a small double line section near Kadapa and he made sure he captured it. 4) Even IR won't have such videos that documented locos, rakes, certain stations No wonder he is the first IR super fan! Those days for some reason just the Chennai Mumbai trains didn't have vestibule connection.

[@aslamshaikh1451]

Sir u captured the most amazing moments in the history of Indian railways.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@rameshn7207]

Lovely, old is gold though I am not from AP/KA loved the beauty of mother India.

[@ManiVijay]

Nothing like the beauty of IR and India.

[@SuperMunna77]

And look at the time it arrives at renigunta at 4:37 PM and the WAM coupling happens at 4:53 PM. And may be it might have taken another 4 minutes to depart from renigunta. Almost 20 minutes for the entire process. Those were the days.

[@RajeshMishraZ]

The sounds on Krishna Bridge was the best part for me.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@railnagar1681]

क्या बात है सर जी सब कुछ मन में ही बसा है

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavaad!

[@nitinkanals5087]

Theyer sadam my favourite curd rice.

[@ManiVijay]

Nothing like it on the train :-)

[@nitinkanals5087]

We used to take lemon rice with some fried vegetable for eg: okhra and with chapati and our own can of water or a water cooler. 😁😁😀

[@Gouri_bhai]

I love this video very beautiful old time

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@unmaithamizhan6594]

Thanks for the video - relived a lot of childhood memories

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mystikemind547]

The year I was born...thanks for sharing

[@9zQx86LT]

Awesome video! and mind blowing speed between from 13:40 ... I love you my indian railways ❤️

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@roshanzameer6063]

What A Vintage video Sir Hatss Off But You missed my City Adoni

[@Spaceresearchesbytanuja]

Wonderful video .... Thank you for taking me to age 12... Subscribed to the channel just not to miss even a single clip....( of the 50/60 hrs of treasure)....

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks for your feedback. More to be uploaded soon.

[@vnv63]

Another gem.......Great sir

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@riteshnets]

Amazing,before KZbin was born ! When Tendulkar was still making his name in international cricket

[@ManiVijay]

Way before KZbin was born. Never knew I could share these videos back then. And yes, am a huge fan of SRT as well :-)

[@csalgo7345]

very awesome video....nostalgic!

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sonucraftstudio1059]

Aap insan nhi jadugar ho mere janam k time ka indian railway dikha diya aapka bhot bhot dhanywad

[@rsthakur5160]

What a wonderful video

[@vighneshravi9501]

💗💗good olden days

[@AMALGAMATION7]

how did u get a Handycam in those days was a million dollar question really great

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! It did cost me a lot of money to get one - $1000 approx.

[@CyrusInIndia]

@@ManiVijay I guess you would be having a fully functional VCR too still. When you took all these videos of your train travels, you would never have imagined years down the line there would be the internet and the KZbin. As a young teenager then the 90,s were the best time of my life.....

[@ymd0706]

@@ManiVijay U Stay In India Or In Abroad

[@bharat2941]

@@ManiVijay which company is Handycam sir

[@flamencoguitarist2024]

this could be on camcorder or handycam... otherwise, back in that era, it would have been a very risky business holding heavy cameras on the door and filming... priceless moments captured... it was the beginning phase of globalization in India

[@deban7860]

26.39 Rare capture mas to tpty sapthagiri express with its unique green livery ....💝

[@rams7266]

Sir U filmed Beautifully

[@relangisrikanth4986]

I was 3 years old , thank you for this video sir , Bombay mail with SC coaches is surprise

[@chowdhurykushal]

Relangi Srikanth u mean ac coaches?

[@relangisrikanth4986]

Kushal Chowdhury no sir SC Southern Central coaches

[@ManiVijay]

I am wondering if it had an RSA with some day train in SCR.

[@azeemsharieff4339]

That time karnataka express is (southern railway) Because The SR Division is Madras. But today karnataka Express is (swr) South western Railway. That time dadar to chennai express train number. 6011 and 6012. The division is (SR) Southern Railway. The southern railway head Quartersvis Madras.That year is Madras name but today is Chennai.

[@SuperMunna77]

I am seeing this for the umpteenth time Mani Bhai simply because as you know, the renigunta madras line.

[@MyAkshay009]

This is good video and best forever

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@manavmondal]

Thank you for the nostalgia

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@lampardy888]

Naaiiiicceee Exactly how many videos do you have from the 90s, Keep on surprising us.🤘

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! I have 50-60 hours worth of footage. Will be uploading more soon.

[@elayaraja7014]

அந்தப் பழைய நினைவுகள் ஞாபகம் வருகிறது

[@eshk6236]

Reminds of childhood thank u ji

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@azeemsharieff4339]

Old train is gold train sir

[@sbhattacharjee100]

Good to see the old times journey, specially the sleeper 3 tier coaches, first class in sleeper. Now a days we do not have privilege to select side lower anymore.

[@ManiVijay]

Things have certainly changed in IR and not all is for the better.

[@9946156333]

Thankyou for this wonderful video

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hsshiva]

Mani Sir You are actually India's first travel blogger 🙏🙏🙏

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks :-) :-)

[@SankeshBhute]

Nice to see Jumbo in Kingfisher livery.

[@zeeeeeeeeeeshan]

Lovely video. Good to see you back Sir!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! More on the way :-)

[@rohitdby5006]

I was born in April 92.... And the video is of July 92. Pure gold ♥♥

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@sk00411]

Quality is too good for 1992

[@kannansarath12]

Thank you

[@SuperMunna77]

And I was expecting to take a shot of the Tirupathi line from renigunta. You missed it. Also, where is the part 3 of this journey till madras? Video battery over?

[@kaasu9327]

Yet another lovely memory of my train travels from Mumbai to Chennai in Dadar Exp. :D Its unbelievable that you have collections of videos all the way from 1992 sir! Your channel is such a valuable asset for many of us! 9:00 Mumbai Mail! One of the worst trains to travel from Chennai to Mumbai! Takes a super long route. Btw on 9:20 on the coach it says "Sleeper - 3 Tier". Was there such a class? I thought this was only applicable for AC 3 Tier and in general all sleeper coaches were 3 Tiers.

[@michaellionel2221]

At that time most lines were diesel great ✌️

[@ManiVijay]

True, lot of ALCOs back then.

[@SuperMunna77]

Mani Bhai. After seeing the SR name on the Karnataka express, I now recollect that Bangalore used to be part of the SR then. In which year it was clubbed into SWR? Very well remember that in those times there used to be no vestibules between coaches. In which year this concept came to the SR

[@jonathanpushnur99]

AWESOME sir loved it a lot .I travel every year by this train only. I deboard the train at Raichur .I want to see how Raichur looked at that time. So I request you to please upload some videos or photos of Raichur Rly St.

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it. You must have seen a small shot of Raichur in that. I have one more video of Raichur in 1995. Will upload that sometime.

[@adityamujumdar9987]

It is as if watching old films

[@navnathkhatpe5352]

Awesome sir

[@AndoorAneesh]

Nice video Mani sir.. Expect this type of amazing videos again from you..

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! Did you check out my MG Pandian video that I uploaded yesterday?

[@gibinbabu27]

Awesome... Good old days ... How u recorded it... Do u have more videos .. Mr. Retro KZbinr

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks. Plenty more to be uploaded.

[@ShivanandPrabhoo]

Very good video

[@OdishaRail]

So lovely old trips,thanks for sharing Sir, any steam loco videos