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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…

Flattering to deceive, yet again – Part 2

12125 Mumbai Pune Pragati expressis a very important train for officegoers between Mumbai and Pune (especially for those from Navi Mumbai) and is one of the 4 dedicated superfasts connecting the 2 cities. However, it always flatters to deceive as far as punctuality is concerned (hence the title of this blog post! 😛 ). On Saturday May 18th it was no different; we had departed Panvel at 17 51, 21…

Flattering to deceive, yet again – Part 1

12125/26 Pragati expressis one of the 6 intercities (including 4 superfasts) that ply on the ever busy Mumbai-Pune corridor. It is a superfast (covering the distance of 189 km in 3 hours 25 minutes, at an average speed of 55.32 kmph) and an important train for the office-goers; especially from Navi Mumbai – being the only intercity that serves Panvel, since it traverses through the Panvel-Karjat…