JagRail's video: Ep 3 Cuddalore Port - Panruti - Villupuram Mayiladuthurai VM Mainline Diesel Journey Compilation

Here's the third and final episode of the full journey compilation on board 56876 Mayiladuthurai - Villupuram Passenger. This part covers the journey from Cuddalore Port Junction to Villupuram Junction on the single mainline section of the Southern zone of Indian Railways. Link to Episode 1 : Mayiladuthurai to Chidambaram https://youtu.be/LNUmX733B5w Link to Episode 2 : Chidambaram to Cuddalore Port Jn https://youtu.be/7xuC-OXeCjc 0:00 - Route Map 0:16 - Cuddalore Port 0:26 - Cuddalore Port Departure 1:40 - Chugging out of the Old Town 2:02 - Kudivaiyar stream 2:45 - TDPR Home 3:15 - Tiruppadiripuliyur Arrival 4:04 - Tiruppadiripuliyur Departure 7:02 - River Kedilam 7:47 - Varakalpattu Arrival 8:00 - Varakalpattu Departure 10:15 - Nellikuppam Arrival 11:53 - Nellikuppam Departure 12:29 - Parrys Sugar & Distillery Factory 13:50 - Melpattambakkam Arrival 14:00 - Melpattambakkam Departure 15:15 - Panruti Arrival 16:45 - Crossing with 56876 Pax 17:00 - Panruti Departure 17:53 - National Highway 36 18:06 - Honking and smoking out of Panruti Station Block 19:44 - Thiruthuraiyur Home 20:52 - River Malattar 21:04 - Thiruthuraiyur Arrival 21:50 - Thiruthuraiyur Departure 23:48 - Looping into Serndanur 23:59 - Serndanur Arrival 24:28 - Serndanur Departure 26:26 - Another Malattar River 27:37 - Double Ambers 27:47 - Chord Line 28:30 - Villupuram Home 29:10 - Villupuram TSS 29:35 - Chendur's Diesel Link 29:50 - Looping into PF6 30:10 - Erode WAP1 with 16105 Tiruchendur Exp 30:52 - Tondiarpet WDG3A For better viewing experiences, use headphones and watch the video at 1080p60 The final episode of the ALCO journey begins from Cuddalore Port on the single ‘now electrified’ Mainline of Southern Railway. Captures of stations, viz. Cuddalore Port Junction, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Varakalpattu, Nellikuppam, Panruti, Thiruthuraiyur, Serndanur and Villupuram Jn are present in this part. River Kedilam (Gadilam / Gaudilam), Malattar are the prominent rivers in this episode. Though River Then Pennai is crossed between Thiruthuraiyur and Serndanur, its capture was missed. While approaching Villupuram, we meet the Chord Line and after passing Villupuram Home and cross a Golden Rock ALCO which would take charge of 16105 Chendur Exp from Villupuram to Tiruchendur. We loop into PF6 of Villupuram to find 16105 Chennai Egmore - Tiruchendur Express on the adjacent platform. The motive of this journey was to document Diesel action for one last time before electric locomotives begin to invade this section, which needless to say, was once a delightful diesel territory entirely free from poles and wires. For those interested in Electric Locomotives and Railway Electrification, this video might serve as an update to view the completed status of Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai Railway Electrification that was carried out by the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Railways for the Indian Railways as a part of completely electrifying the Main Line section of Southern Railway belonging to the Tiruchchirappalli (Tiruchi / Trichy) Division. It was a close call to have captured and experienced this journey as it is behind a diesel locomotive since all three pairs of passenger shuttles between Villupuram and Mayiladuthurai switched to electric traction a couple of days later. 56876 Mayiladuthurai - Villupuram Passenger is a daily train operated by the Tiruchchirappalli division of Southern Railway. ______________ Watch the other episodes and the tRAILer of this three part journey compilation on board 56876 Mayiladuthurai - Villupuram Passenger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt80TJLGuNY&list=PLEqbcxr-NFRHrlbOwVclYg_eS8fAYi-mj Watch the second part of a full journey compilation on board 56881 Katpadi - Villupuram Passenger passing through Tiruvannamalai and Tirukovilur on its last before run behind a diesel locomotive. https://youtu.be/tC0YWTBG5jg Watch the first part of a full journey compilation on board 56881 Katpadi - Villupuram Passenger on its last before run behind a diesel locomotive. https://youtu.be/DILI2auPzmg Watch an EMU Reverse at Pallavaram https://youtu.be/AlcmnHDLUS0 Watch a parallel action between an EMU and an Express https://youtu.be/azD1J95tmyQ The detour line from Takkolam to Arakkonam was commissioned & opened for service last year. Click below to watch the line during its final stage of completion, as captured on board a route diverted 22637 Chennai Central - Mangalore Central West Coast SF Express https://youtu.be/Se5I0IQ6v-Q Watch back to back trains at Vandalur Railway Station on a rainy morning. https://youtu.be/W2W_QAIDFwI ______________ © 2020, JagRail