The Train Guy's video: Cholan Express Rameshwaram Express with WAP7 Over Kollidam River Bridge First Day of Electrics

Wishing all viewers a very Happy Deepavali END OF AN ERA Finally, passenger trains start running with an Electric Locomotive from Villuppuram to Tiruchy via the Main Line. The first trains to go on the mainline completely hauled by Electric Engines are the Up and Down Cholan Express between Trichy and Chennai Egmore. Cholan is closely followed by the Bhubaneshwar - Rameshwaram Express which becomes the second train to be hauled by an electric locomotive. Meanwhile, the Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi was also hauled by a WAP4 between Tiruchirapalli and Mayiladuthurai. The 18495 / 96 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Expressis an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - East Coast Railway zone that runs between Rameswaram and Bhubaneswar in India. It operates as train number 18495 from Rameswaram to Bhubaneswar and as train number 18496 in the reverse direction serving the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Odisha. The 18495 / 96 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Express has one AC 2 tier, Four AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 EOG Coaches. It carries a Pantry car coach. As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand. The 18495 Rameswaram - Bhubaneswar Express covers the distance of 1,896 km (1,178 mi) in 35 hours 00 mins (55 km/hr) & in 35 hours 40 mins as 18496 Bhubaneswar - Rameswaram Express (54 km/hr). The 18495 / 96 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Express runs from Rameswaram via Tiruchirappalli Junction, Thanjavur Junction, Kumbakonam, Tirupadripuliyur, Viluppuram Junction, Chennai Egmore, Vijayawada Junction, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar.