This trip report is
about nervous 90 minutes that I faced in order to see a special visitor and all
the events leading to that. Few railfans are involved as well, will be using
their nick names here..
09:30 - Wonderful
Beginning…..
Mr.YDM4 calls Mr.20065 to find out the exact position of the train that they are supposed to take
Mr.YDM4: Did you board
the train ?
Mr.20065: Nope, the
train is yet to arrive from Mysore, I am on platform number 10 waiting for it.
Mr.YDM4: Oh ok, I am on
the Yesvantpur side of the Malleswaram station. Call me once you depart from
Bangalore city.
09:35 -
Malleswaram…
A loud honk is heard
and Mr.YDM4 gets ready with his camera to capture the train. Surprise, GY ALCO
twins enters in style with what appears to be Golgumbaz Express, as the train
passes it is found out to the Tumkur Bangalore Express. Mr.YDM4 calls up Mr.20065
to inform about this offlink.
09:40
Once again a honk is
heard from Yesvantpur side and Mr.YDM4 once again gets ready with his cam. This
time instead of a muscular locomotive entering the view finder, a beautiful
girl appears. But wait she does not look happy at a camera pointing towards
her. Citing trouble, Mr.YDM4 drops down his camera onto his bag to be safe. The
girl is now directly looking at Mr.YDM4 and her every step towards him scares
him. Within slapping distance from each other, she smiles at him brining a
relief to Mr.YDM4. A louder honk is heard and Mr.YDM4 goes back to his business
to capture the train. Hindupur Passenger arrives behind a handsome hunk. Being
an male, its natural and Mr.YDM4 turns around to look for that beauty now,
guess what she was just standing 10 feet away from him watching his activities
all this time. Stares continue to happen Mr.YDM4 is starting to float…
10:00
One more honk from
Yesvantpur side, Mr.YDM4 looking at girl takes out the camera again. She smiles
and waves her hand, As Mr.YDM4 decides to smile back, a demon passes him with
waving her hand. Realising that he is fooled Mr.YDM4 turns around. He is saved
partially by his favourite machine; an Alco enters with Chickballapur Passenger.
Clicking the Alco gives him some breathing space. Completely embarrassed, he
turns around to find that the girl is already half a kilometre past him and
that brings relief to him.
10:11
Not knowing what to do
Mr. YDM4 calls Mr. 20065 to find the status.
YDM4 : has the train
arrived. ?
20065 : Yes, in fact it
has departed from Bangalore City and will arrive in few minutes to your place.
YDM4 : ok, what is your
position ?
20065 : I am at the end
of the train
YDM4: Oh, why didn’t you
board the front coaches? Ok, I will try to come as far as possible. Even you
start walking towards the locomotive.
10:14
Mr YDM4 decides to
board the train form wrong side and goes to the opposite platform. As he is
walking towards Bangalore side. He notices those 2 girls (Angel + Demon)
walking straight at him. The Passenger train is seen entering the station as
well. Mr.YDM4 decides to stop there and plans to jump at the nearest door when
the train stops. After entering the train Mr.YDM4 calls Mr.20065 to inform him
that he is on the 5th coach and will meet him at YPR. The train
departs and he turns around to sit, guess what those girls are sitting right
there. Mr YDM4 sits on the seat next to her and Tamil romantic songs start
involving Shankar’s direction starts.
The song is interrupted by Mr 20065’s call. The train has stopped as
well.
20065 : Where are you ?
I am right next to the loco
YDM4 : I am still in
the 5th coach, come we have place to sit.
20065 and YDM4 greet
each other and enter the 5th coach.
A loud honk is heard
again from Yesvantpur side, now both realise that their train has been made to
wait at Yesvantpur home to let the Golgumbaz express clear the lines at
Yesvantpur. We start as soon as the Golgumbaz roars past us. We soon enter
Yesvantpur. The sight of different locomotives takes over my soft corner and
the railfan has been woken up again. With Hard heart, YDM4 and 20065 enter SLR
to enjoy Alco music. My passenger train was hauled by a rebuilt Alco
locomotive.
10:52 -
Soldevanahalli…
They are greeted into
Soldevanahalli by Shimoga Bangalore Passenger. They get down and watch both the
trains depart simultaneous in opposite direction. What a lovely site to watch 2
Alco’s nothing up at the same time. Both YDM4 and 20065 start moving towards
Tumkur side to be distracted by a famous person whom they knew very closely….
To be continued.....
