Bhopal Shatabdi Footplate - Part 1: WAP3 Loco Ride at 130-150 kmph (August 1995)

Although I have relished all my footplating journeys, nothing can match the thrill of riding in the loco that hauls IR's fastest train with speeds touching 150 kmph! Just two days before, Pushkar and I had boarded the Rajdhani Express at Bombay Central. One classic journey led to the next and here we were at New Delhi, about to experience our first high-speed footplate. Five hours of sheer ecstasy were over just like that, but the memories and these video captures live on. Part 1 covers the journey till Mathura. Be sure to enjoy the following: Departure from New Delhi High-speed runs at 130-150 kmph Encounters with three WAP1-hauled trains: Tamilnadu Exp., Andhra Pradesh Exp, Bombay Rajdhani Exp. Encounters with a bunch of WAM4-hauled trains Explanation of loco controls Overtake of Chhatisgarh Exp at Asaoti Passage through stations such as Hazrat Nizamuddin, Tughlakabad, Faridabad, Faridabad N Town, Ballabgarh, Palwal Part 2 of the footplate can be seen here -    • Bhopal Shatabdi Footplate - Part 2: Mathur...