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CRs’ Mumbai area EMU numbering and classification

21-06-2019

On CR, a 3-coach unit is classified as 76, 70, or 72, where 76 is the leading motor coach (has driving cab if at either end of rake, and reserved seating for handicapped persons when in the middle of the rake), 70 is the motor coach with a pantograph and traction motors (usually has only second-class general accommodation), and 72 is the trailer coach (usually with half first-class accommodation and half second-class). So a nine-coach train has three units in the following sequence: ये भी पढ़े - योगासन का इतिहास तथा योग से होने वाले फायदे (76-70-72) (72-70-76) (72-70-76) A 12-coach train would have the

What’s a ‘fast’, ‘semi-fast’, or ‘double-fast’ train?

July 17, 2019

Mumbai suburban services have various such designations (not all of them official, but in wide use). A 'fast' train or 'fast local' is essentially one that is fast (runs express, skipping stops) until a certain station, and from that station onwards runs like a local, e.g., the Virar Fast runs express to Borivli, and thence is a local. The Karjat

What are ‘Passenger’, ‘Ordinary’, ‘Express’, and ‘Fast Passenger’ trains?

July 17, 2019

In general, Passenger trains (also 'ordinary passenger trains', or 'stopping passenger trains') are the ones that stop at all, or nearly all, of the stations along a route. Most of these tend to be quite slow. Express trains skip many stations and stop at only selected ones. An express train need not be a particularly fast train, although there is

What are ‘slip coaches’ and ‘through coaches’?

July 17, 2019

In India slip coach refers to a coach that is designated to terminate its journey at a station prior to the final destination of the rest of the train. The more accurate term is sectional carriage. The coach or coaches are left behind after being detached from the rest of the train. In India this is done only after the train comes to a halt; the

What are some videos available on Indian trains?

July 17, 2019

Relics of the Raj :This tape has Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway, 2'6" Western Railway NG network near Baroda, BG steam in Bengal -- WP, 0-6-0, HPS, Bengal NG 2-4-0 at Shantipur, MG in Goa - Steam banking action in Ghat section on the British built 2-8-2, the Nilgiri Line, and lastly about a minute and a half of the Patiala State Monorail. Toy

Where can I get the Thomas Cook timetables?

July 17, 2019

Thomas Cook travel bureaus can usually supply these. There are two main timetables from Thomas Cook; one covers Europe (the "European" timetable) and the other covers Russia and all of Asia (the 'Overseas' timetable). They also publish other rail guides and maps that cover Russia, India, the US, Australia, etc. In the US and Canada, these are

Where can I get “Trains at a glance”?

July 17, 2019

TAAG lists only the long-distance mail and superfast express trains; you have to refer to the specific zonal timetables for all non-express passenger trains, locals, and shuttle services. It is published by the Ministry of Railways on the first of July every year, and is available at most railway book stalls. There are also other publications

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