Three years into the twenty first century, a certain seven year old child, who was interested in trains, used to pester his dad to tell stories involving trains. His dad used to encourage his interest. The father even taught him the difference between Broad Guage (BG) and Meter Guage (MG) by taking the kid to Egmore railway station which had both MG and BG.
One fine evening, it was dinner time when the kid wanted to hear another story. The father said, "Today I shall not tell you a story but a real incident that my father experienced during the mid 1970s when Kollam had got BG and MG trains. The Kollam Chennai Express used to depart around 2300 at QLN. There was some passenger on BG which used to depart at exactly the same time in the same direction. My father (the child's grandfather) was a TTE on the QLN Express. The BG lps used to start after 3-4 minutes when the last coach of the MG crosses the BG loco. They used to accelerate heavily and overtake the MG train with a double honk showing that theirs is a better train. It used to be a regular feature. On this particular day, the MG LPs decided to take revenge. They waited along with the BG for a few minutes. They departed exactly with the BG passenger. The LPs accelerated rapidly and overtook the BG passenger with the exact double honk. The regulars on the QLN Mail who knew about the insult this train endured everyday were thrilled. Claps and whistles filled the air from every coach on the Kollam Express. The BG LPs acknowledged defeat with a short and a long honk. The point where the two lines split soon came but the noise in the Kollam Mail was far from subsiding. This is the story of the revenge that the MG LPs took. Size of a train does not matter kid, it is the determination that matters. The same applies to your life also. Be determined in all situations. Anyway, how was the story ?"
The kid replied, "I loved the story dad. Someday when I grow up, I want to share this story with the world." The enthusiasm of the kid was appreciated then but none, not even the kid ever expected that he would actually write a blog post on this in 2014.
Cheers
Ssk
One fine evening, it was dinner time when the kid wanted to hear another story. The father said, "Today I shall not tell you a story but a real incident that my father experienced during the mid 1970s when Kollam had got BG and MG trains. The Kollam Chennai Express used to depart around 2300 at QLN. There was some passenger on BG which used to depart at exactly the same time in the same direction. My father (the child's grandfather) was a TTE on the QLN Express. The BG lps used to start after 3-4 minutes when the last coach of the MG crosses the BG loco. They used to accelerate heavily and overtake the MG train with a double honk showing that theirs is a better train. It used to be a regular feature. On this particular day, the MG LPs decided to take revenge. They waited along with the BG for a few minutes. They departed exactly with the BG passenger. The LPs accelerated rapidly and overtook the BG passenger with the exact double honk. The regulars on the QLN Mail who knew about the insult this train endured everyday were thrilled. Claps and whistles filled the air from every coach on the Kollam Express. The BG LPs acknowledged defeat with a short and a long honk. The point where the two lines split soon came but the noise in the Kollam Mail was far from subsiding. This is the story of the revenge that the MG LPs took. Size of a train does not matter kid, it is the determination that matters. The same applies to your life also. Be determined in all situations. Anyway, how was the story ?"
The kid replied, "I loved the story dad. Someday when I grow up, I want to share this story with the world." The enthusiasm of the kid was appreciated then but none, not even the kid ever expected that he would actually write a blog post on this in 2014.
Cheers
Ssk
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ReplyDeleteAwesome da.It is tear shedding . :-( . I feel proud for the LPs who drove these beauties . :-)
DeleteThe LPs deserve maximum respect. Thank you :)
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