12828 DN Purulia Howrah Sf Express parallelly overtaking 12809 DN Mumbai CSMT Howrah Mail Via Nagpur

Date of capture: 6th January 2024
Location: Tikiapara

I was onboard 12828 DN Purulia Howrah Express hauled by SRC WAP 4 #22262, which was running late by 50 minutes was trailing behind 12814 DN Tatanagar Howrah Steel Express and 12809 DN Mumbai CSMT Howrah Mail Via Nagpur which were also running late. Our train which was running on the down main line stops for 2-3 minutes at the outer of Tikiapara station and then the home signal shows yellow with route indicator to down middle track and then our train proceeds towards Tikiapara. At Tikiapara, the Mumbai Mail was standing as a Howrah bound EMU Local was ahead of it. The Mumbai Mail was running 6 hours 30 minutes late and was hauled by mega offlink BRC WAP 7 #30823 with front panto up. The BRC WAP 7 was HOG enabled but still the Generator (EOG) Car was on.