#ObservationsAtPune *** 7 Years Ago Today at Pune! ***
Afternoon observations at Pune Railway Station on Sunday, 01-Mar-2009 from 13:30 to 13:40 hrs!
1) Red/white ACC cement rake hauled by twin Gooty Shaktis moved from Shivajinagar direction towards GIT Yard (Ghorpuri). Leading loco was GY WDG3A Shakti and trailing loco was GY WDG3A # 13377 Shakti.
2) PUNE WDM3D # 11176 was seen...
more... in the pit line near PF6. This may soon haul 1321 Pune-Nizamabad Passenger.
3) Lonavala-Pune EMU had come on PF6. Same rake departs as Pune-Lonavala local at 15:00 hrs (with no EMU service between 13:00 and 15:00 hrs)!
4) BL WCAM1 # 21808 was seen outside electric trip shed.
5) Twin Moula-Ali locos (MU'ed) moved towards GIT Yard / Diesel Loco Shed area. The leading loco (towards Daund direction) was KZJ liveried orange MLY WDM2A # 17508 and trailing loco was KJM liveried blue MLY WDM2 # 17782!
6) Pit line between PF2/3 had blue GTL WDM2B # 16703 taking rest!
Yesterday, Saturday, 28-Feb-2009, Month-End Day, orange PUNE WDG3A # 14811 was seen at around 12:30 hrs (afternoon). It was mostly waiting to go back towards GIT area. Also, pit line near PF6 had Deccan Odessy loco PUNE WDM3A # 18719R. This DO 18719R was garlanded and may be, it was decorated for the send-off ceremony of some LP/ALP who may be retiring on Feb'09 end and may have last duty of hauling 1321 PUNE-NZB Passenger (with 18719R engine)!