#ObservationsAtPune *** 8 Years Ago Today at Pune! Observations at Pune : Monday, 28-Jan-2008 : 09:15 to 10:00 hrs ***
* The day of x888x locos at Pune! * Nanded-Pune Exp with Itarsi Diesel Loco!
1) Empty rake of 2130 Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Exp was seen on PF2. This was later taken out by derated green PUNE WDM2S # 18495 loco.
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Orange PUNE WDG3A # 14886 brought Daund-Pune Passenger on PF6. This loco later went back to loco shed.
3) 7032 Hyderabad-Mumbai Exp arrived on PF4 with orange KZJ WDM3A # 18983R and later departed towards Mumbai with KYN WCG/2 # 20120 loco.
4) The same rake of Daund-Pune Passenger from PF6 departed as Pune-Baramati Passenger with green PUNE WDM2 # 18579.
5) Late running 2104 LucknowJunction-Pune Superfast Express arrived on PF1 with orange PUNE WDG3A # 14904.
6) 1021 Mumbai-Pune Indrayani Express arrived on PF5 with KYN WCAM3 # 21888!
7) 1042 Chennai-Mumbai Express arrived on PF3 with orange KZJ WDM3A # 18886R loco and departed towards Mumbai with KYN WCG2 # 20142 loco. Nice to see 1042 getting 20142 loco!
8) Pit line between PF2/3 had skyblue/yellow GTL WDM3A # 18885R loco. Thus, third loco with 888 numbers (as part of loco road number) spotted today! Later on, Kazipet WDMx locos that came with 7032 and 1042 were parked ahead of this GTL loco.
9) Derated brown PUNE WDM2S # 17158 was seen shunting SRC based parcel van. Probably, the shunting loco pilot who is retiring from the job will be having last day on the job using this derated loco!
10) Derated green PUNE WDM2S # 18496 was seen hauling dead green PUNE WDM2 # 18255 near diesel trip shed for shunters. This means, either 18255 is undergoing minor repairs at trip shed or 18255 is now derated green PUNE WDM2S loco!
11) AEB fitted blue/white UBL WDG4 # 12109 hauled container rake from Ghorpuri side towards Shivajinagar/Lonavala side.
12) Lonavala-Pune local came on PF4 and later the same EMU was ready to run as Pune-Lonavla local (dep 10:05 hrs).
13) 2127 Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express arrived on PF6 with KYN WCAM3 # 21932.
14) Surprise of the day! Late running 2730 Nanded-Pune Superfast Exp arrived on PF3 with ET WDM2 # 16526! Nice to see Itarsi WDM2 16526 at Pune! The loco had markings of Itarsi and WCR in Hindi. Ever since PUNE locos had taken off their hands from duties of 2729/2730, this NED-PUNE-NED SF Express seems to be getting any available loco (like MLY WDMx, KZJ WDMx, KZJ WDGx or PUNE WDMx or JHS WDMx or ET WDMx)!
15) Electric trip shed had BL WCAM1 # 21808 # 21814 # 21847 and KYN WCG2 # 20145 # 20146 and KYN WCAM3 # 21888 # 21932 locos.
16) A goods train (containing all flat open empty wagons) hauled by twin Erode WDG3A locos arrived from Shivajinagar side! The leading loco (towards Daund direction) was ED WDG3A # 14797 and trailing loco was ED WDG3A # 14664!
Thus, today diesel locos from Pune, Itarsi, Kazipet, Guntakal and Erode locos spotted in 45 minutes time at Pune!

#ObservationsAtPune *** 8 Years Ago Today at Pune! Afternoon Observations on 28-Jan-2008 ***
Mumbai-Nagercoil Exp with KYN WCAM3 # 21884
Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyana Exp with GY WDM3A # 18889R and went towards Mumbai with MLY WDM2A # 16475
Mumbai-Hyderabad Exp with KZJ WDM2A # 17643R
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Exp with PUNE WDG3A # 13051 and went towards Mumbai with KYN WCAM3 # 21888

#ObservationsAtPune *** 8 Years Ago Today at Pune! Evening Observations on 28-Jan-2008 ***
Observations at Pune : Monday, 28-01-2008 : 19:35 to 19:40 hrs (Quick Late Evening Observations at Pune)
1) KYN WCG2 # 20132 was returning to electric trip shed. The board on this loco indicated that this had come with 6381 Mumbai-Kanniyakumari JayantiJanta Express.
2) Pune-Daund Passenger (20:00 hrs departure) was...
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ready on PF4 with green PUNE WDM2 # 18579.
3) Orange KZJ WDM3A # 18886R was taking rest in pit line near PF6.
4) 1092 Pune-Bhuj Exp was ready on PF1 with BL WCAM1 # 21847. The boards on this train still indicate it as 1092 Pune-NewBhuj Express.
5) 6381 CSTM-CAPE JJ Exp departed towards Daund from PF2 with GY WDM3A # 18889R.
6) Blue GY WDM3A # 14009 came and parked in pit line near PF6 (ahead of KZJ loco). This Gooty WDM3A may have come with Solapur-Pune Passenger.