Patna Shalimar Duronto Fights A Bad Foggy Condition

Patna Duronto cuts through fog | © Soumo's Railways

Patna to Shalimar the '22214 Duronto Express' had to struggle through very dense fog as it approached Shalimar Railway Station last Friday. The visibility was extremely low/ poor forcing the train to arrive late by almost two hours to it's final destination at Shalimar.

I was thinking that how great it is that the loco pilots had to deal with such adverse situation. I appreciate their dedication and sincere efforts in  driving the trains under such adverse weather conditions. It is already in news that Indian Railways is to implement special instruments helping train movement during foggy conditions, under low visibility. I hope that is implemented very soon.

A SRC Santragachi WAP4 (no. 22639) was hauling the train. This SRC Santragachi loco is btw, the usual loco for this train.

Watch the video as the Duronto Express struggles through the foggy situation:

Here is the RF Data:

Date: January 12, 2018

Place: PDPK Padmapukur Railway Station,
- but close to SHM-Shalimar Railway Station,
Zone (Spotting location): SER - South Eastern Railway

Loco: SRC-Santragachi WAP4 (no. 22639)
Loco Shed: SRC-Santragachi

Loco Zone: SER - South Eastern Railway

Train: 22214 Patna Shalimar Duronto Express.

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