Looking back ! Some interesting action for West Bengal's & Eastern Railway's first Vande Bharat on its inaugural run.
Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express VS the legendary super crawler 13151 Up Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express, the silent show stopper of that day powered by Howrah (HWH) WAP 7 # 37585
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more... day, 13151 chased VB all the way from Dankuni to Shaktigarh maintaining a gap of 7 to 10 mins before overtaking it at Shaktigarh after a very brief cat & mouse chase. 13151 arrived BWN a few mins ahead of the VB & both departed at the same time. Initially, VB took the lead but the tables turned again. 13151 passed Khana Home a few minutes ahead of VB.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo! Check out this dope action that went down during the first Vande Bharat Express run in West Bengal and Eastern Railway. Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express went head to head with the legendary super crawler 13151 Up Kolkata - Jammu Tawi Express. This bad boy, powered by Howrah (HWH) WAP 7 #37585, was the real show stopper of the day.
Man, that day was wild! 13151 kept chasing VB all the way from Dankuni to Shaktigarh, staying just 7 to 10 minutes behind. Finally, after a quick cat and mouse game, 13151 overtook VB at Shaktigarh. 13151 even reached BWN a few minutes before VB, and they both left at the same freakin' time. At first, VB had the lead, but then the tables turned once again. 13151 passed Khana Home a few minutes ahead of VB, like a boss.