FINALLY! The long wait is over. 12952 Mumbai Rajdhani Express fondly known as "The King" enters Borivali station led by GZB WAP-5 #30001 for the first time ever - heralding a new era for Western Railway, Mumbai! The LPs didn't disappoint on this historic occasion, blasting through BVI at around 90kmph! (Vivek Manvi)

Date: 2012-02-08
Owner: Vivek Manvi
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Make Canon Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Aperture Value f/9 Color Space sRGB
Exposure Program Program Flash No Flash
ISO 400 Metering Mode Average
Shutter Speed Value 1/200 sec Date/Time 2012 Feb 08 08:03:42 +0000
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While I thank my namesake for this shot... could not help but mention that the knife in my heart just went a lil bit deeper.. (bye bye dc in WR)
Posted by Vivek Pillay (Oldman) on 2012 Feb 08 17:48:11 +0000
This is an Epic picture!
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2012 Feb 08 17:25:12 +0000
congrats Mumbai for this historic change..and great pic Vivek..
Posted by Deepak Murali on 2012 Feb 08 14:27:40 +0000
Why is it called FIRANGI?
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2012 Feb 08 12:55:27 +0000
The man in the blue shirt is actually holding a newspaper in front of his face to protect himself from the wind and the dust. Must have never seen this loco before, and poor fellow, he missed seeing it on its maiden run into Mumbai.
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2012 Feb 08 12:40:57 +0000
And even though 30000 is there, 30001 seems a much better choice for hauling the King on its maiden voyage with an AC loco.
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2012 Feb 08 12:37:59 +0000
FIRANGI becomes the first pure AC loco to enter mumbai...!!
Posted by Swapnil David on 2012 Feb 08 11:22:11 +0000
unbelievable ! fantastic moment...
Posted by Chaitanya Gokhale on 2012 Feb 08 10:17:59 +0000
The moment all waited for.. His Majesty blasting with AC power into Mumbai. Thanks a lot for capturing the historic moment Vivek.
Posted by Gowri Sankar R on 2012 Feb 08 10:09:19 +0000
Awesome!!!Beginning of the new era!!! I do not have words for this capture...
Posted by Bhushan Kale on 2012 Feb 08 10:07:07 +0000
Grand salute to the King!
Posted by Anamitra Ghatak on 2012 Feb 08 09:05:09 +0000
Wow!!! Finally... Great capture
Posted by Shehbaaz Kadri on 2012 Feb 08 08:46:22 +0000
Totally awestruck and speechless with the King's crown being complete! And what better than Asean Brown Boveri to haul it in it's maiden run into Mumbai. Wish I was there to witness this :(
Posted by Trayambak Ojha on 2012 Feb 08 08:14:14 +0000
Great moment in the history of IR. Well caught on camera.

Did ya all notice that some one in the cab is waving ? Seems to be as excited as we all have bee from Sunday last.

Posted by S. Srinivas on 2012 Feb 08 07:56:22 +0000
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WOWWWWW/..... Finally, we got to see that - for which we were dreaming and waiting for years together. Lovely and Fantastic capture Vivek, and thet best part is to capture this on Day1 of its entry and immediately make it available on this album. Now I ...
Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2012 Feb 08 05:55:13 +0000
Excellent Picture. Thanks for sharing !!!!!
Posted by Raj Bhavsar on 2012 Feb 08 05:37:34 +0000
Looks superb in typical Mumbai area !!!
Posted by Chitrarth Parghi on 2012 Feb 08 05:26:22 +0000
The moment we all were waiting for.
thanks for sharing Vivek!
Posted by Anant K Singh on 2012 Feb 08 05:09:23 +0000
Great picture. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2012 Feb 08 05:07:29 +0000
awsome!!!
Posted by Pratik Joshi on 2012 Feb 08 04:51:56 +0000
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