Ruthless Devastation by Overspeeding Train Driver of the Shatabdi Express!
1,670 views · Published 8 October 2017 · 0:36 · Indexed 20 October 2026
Channel: Rishad Ghiara · 2017 · Autos & Vehicles
The best way to end a lovely day of train spotting... After spending the day watching trains between Bhilad and Sanjan stations of the Western Railway, railfan Arzan Kotval and I finally came to Sanjan to catch the shuttle back to Virar. We were expecting the 12010 Ahmedabad Mumbai Shatabdi Express. And sure enough, the signal turned green few minutes prior. We saw the headlight approaching and got ready to take the video. The dual tone honking of the Vadodara WAP-7 was superb along with the approach. The Shatabdi zipped past in just 12 seconds. It was furiously amazing! If you calculate the speed (18 LHB coaches plus WAP-7 passing in 12 seconds), it comes to be almost 135 km/hr and the limit for this section is 130 km/hr. So clearly the train was overspeeding a little bit. It is not really dangerous as the track has been tested for higher speeds, even the coaches and locomotive are capable of it. It was really the best end to the day. Look at the way it rattles and shakes the baskets lying on the platform next to me. Hope you enjoy the blast as much as I did... Date of video: 8th April, 2017 The last time I took a video of the Shatabdi at Sanjan was on 12th April 2014. The video can be seen as follows : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2-d5WQkL4A
