Train Videos Online's video: GRAND TRUNK EXPRESS FIRST RUN With Brand New LHB Coaches Chennai to New Delhi Indian Railways

GRAND TRUNK EXPRESS FIRST RUN With Brand New LHB Coaches | Chennai to New Delhi | Indian Railways - Catch the legendary Grand Trunk Express first ever run with brand new LHB Coaches. Lallaguda WAP-7 30571 was assigned the hauling duties for GT Express' inaugural run with LHB Coaches from Chennai Central railway station. The Grand Trunk Express is a daily Superfast Express train in Indian Railways running between Chennai Central and New Delhi. It is a historic train and is one of the oldest trains starting services in 1929. It originally ran between Peshawar in Pakistan (then capital of the North-West Frontier Province) and Mangalore Central in Karnataka (then in the Madras Presidency). From April 01 1929, the Grand Trunk express commenced operating between Peshawar in the North Western Railway (British India) and Mangalore in the South Indian Railway. The two coaches, consisting of a composite First and Second class coach and a composite Third class and Luggage coach, made their way to Madras attached to the South Indian Railway's Mangalore–Madras mail train. Between Madras and Itarsi section, coaches to Itarsi and Bezwada (now Vijayawada) and Hyderabad were operated. At Itarsi, the two through coaches from Mangalore were attached to the Great Indian Peninsular Railway's Bombay–Delhi service. In the final leg of the journey between Delhi and Peshawar, the two through carriages were attached to the Frontier Mail and reached Peshawar travelling through Bathinda, Ferozepore and Lahore. Thus the train covered a distance of 2497 miles in a little over 96 hours. This was not an independent train and the name 'Grand Trunk express' only referred to the 2 through carriages operating between Mangalore and Peshawar. Shortly after the inauguration of the service, from 15 October 1929, the two through carriages operating between Mangalore and Peshawar were restricted to run between Mettupalayam and Delhi. From 1 March 1930, the service was extended to Lahore. As the train consisted of only 2 through coaches, it proved insufficient to meet the traffic requirements. In addition, the train's schedule depended on the schedules of the trains carrying the through carriages and was thus subject to regular delays. This led to a revision in the operation of the train and the revamped 'Grand Trunk express' commenced operating as a dedicated daily train between Madras and Delhi from 1 September 1930. Until the mid-1960s, the Grand Trunk Express completed the 1360 mile journey between Madras and New Delhi in about 50 hours. After the introduction of the Dakshin Express in 1968, the Grand Trunk Express was moved to a faster schedule. For a few years after the change in schedule, the train operated as a fully air-conditioned service for two days every week and with a mixed consist on the remaining 5 days. In time, the air-conditioned service was discontinued. Today, the train covers the 2182 kilometre journey in 35 hours and 45 minutes, with 35 halts (exclusive of the terminals) at an average speed of 61 kmph. Trains In Action: -------------------------- 0:00 - Chennai Central glittering with Independence Day lighting 0:13 - Subscribe to Train Videos Online 0:30 - Grand Trunk Express At Full Speed with ICF Coaches 1:06 - Grand Trunk Express old ICF Boards & LHB Coaches interiors 2:15 - Decorated Lallaguda WAP-7 30571 coupled for GT's journey to New Delhi 2:35 - 02164 Chennai-Mumbai LTT Express departs from Chennai Central 2:57 - 02615 Chennai-New Delhi Grand Trunk Express First Run with LHB Coaches 6:57 - Outro Check Out Our Other Train Videos: ------------------------------------------------------ 🚆 BRINDAVAN EXPRESS BRAND NEW LHB COACHES First Run From Chennai Central | Chennai to Bangalore | Indian Railways https://youtu.be/GfpG9T__HYU 🚆 KOVAI EXPRESS | Chennai to Coimbatore First Run with Brand New LHB Coaches | Indian Railways https://youtu.be/wA-ZSWohhFQ 🚆 10 HIGH SPEED TRAIN VIDEOS!! 130 KMPH+ Trains At FULL SPEED!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JovhCxMt3k 🚆 One of the MOST BEAUTIFUL RAILWAY STATIONS In India! Indian Railways Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGnbPVcapGs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎥 Subscribe Now: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=VivekExpress 📸 Follow Train Videos Online on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/train_videos_online/ 📲 Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vivek_P7 🤖 Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrainVideosOnline/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for watching the video! If you liked the video do Subscribe, Like, Comment and feel free to share this video with your friends and family. © TRAIN VIDEOS ONLINE 2021