Two old mighty of Western Railway i.e. Valsad (BL) WCAM-1 and WCAM-2P, racing with each other along with their respective load. WCAM-2P running with train from Jaipur, Rajasthan i.e. 19708 Aravalli Express on STA line and WCAM-1 running with train from Okha/Rajkot/Veraval, Gujarat i.e. 19006 Saurashtra Mail on main UP line.
I saw two trains approaching Goregaon and running parallel, so I immediately pulled out my Mobile to capture this action. This time Saurashtra mail that comes from behind won the race.
19708, Aravalli Express comes with BGKT WDP-4B from Jaipur till Ahmedabad at 22:10 and from there WCAM-2P takes charge of this train and leaves at 22:35. Initially before ACfication this train use to get WCAM-1, however after conversion WCAM-2P got some breathing space and its regularized with this train. Sometime it also gets WAP-4.
19006, Saurashtra Mail comes with RTM/VTA WDM-3A from Veraval, Rajkot/Okha till Ahmedabad at 22:25 and from there WCAM-1 takes charge of this train and leaves at 22:50. After ACfication conversion, link for this train fluctuate in between WCAM-1 and WCAM-2P.
Arrival time of both trains at Borivali is 5:51 AM for Aravalli and 6:09 AM for Saurashtra. However most of the times these two trains' runs after each other and one can see parallel action after Borivali. In this video Aravalli was running on time which has to reach BDTS at 6:45 AM and it normally comes on time at BDTS whereas Saurashtra was running before time which has to reach BCT at 7:40 AM and it normally comes before time at BCT by 30-35 Minutes. Interestingly, Aravalli Express runs after Saurashtra Mail in DOWN direction whereas in UP direction Saurashtra Mail runs after Aravalli Express.
Location: Goregaon
Date & Time: 8 June, 2012, 6:26 AM
Camera: SAMSUNG Galaxy SII (This video was uploaded from an Android phone.)
