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Vistadomed! First Train Journey of 2022

First things first – what I am writing about now is not my first train journey post COVID19 – you can find it here https://ashwinkumar1989.in/2021/11/13/my-first-train-journey-since-covid19/ . But that was a purely overnight affair – what I’m writing about is my first daytime train journey since the pandemic and also the first of 2022! And predictably it was a Mumbai-Pune trip; the occasion being…

Yielding to the pull of the magnet, yet again! – Part 1

A train trip on a weekend is a veritable magnet for a railfan; especially one who has to deal with the combined stress of working in a small startup and commuting in Mumbai locals daily. Yet, why a trip to Pune everytime; you might as well ask! Well, my excuse this time was to meet my friend (railfan Omkar) there and do a lot of railfanning with him 🙂 . Thus, the magnet of Pune had lured me yet…

Another memorable outing to Pune – Part 1

Yes, you read right – yet another trip to Pune; must be making you wonder whether this city is my 2nd home! 😛 Nope, there were some sweets and snacks to buy from the famous Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale; and of course some railfanning at Dapodi – 3 stations away! 😛 Anyway, the train for the onward journey was 11007 Mumbai Pune Deccan express. On the day of the journey (Sunday 24th Feb), I got up at…