A Tragic end to the Meter Gauge (NER MG) Locomotives : Indian Railways

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6 жыл бұрын

Meter Gauge (MG) Lines are rapidly disappearing in many parts of India making way for Broad Gauge and Electrification.There are hardly a handful of small MG branch lines that are spared by the Indian Railways which are on the verge of closure.
One such line that is on the verge of closure is the Truncated Pilibhit - Mailani 68 KM MG line breathing its last days. This line once functioned from Moradabad - Bareilly - Izzatnagar - Pilibhit -Mailani-Sitapur and Lucknow Aishbagh.
We were shocked to spot a fleet of 13 Izzatnagar (IZN) YDM4 Locomotives stabled at a remote Station Mala near Pilibhit.The station is located on the Pilibhit - Mailani MG line. From the Local authorities we learnt that these Locomotives will be scrapped once the line gets closed. We were shattered to see these MG beasts that once ruled this Section like warriors in a sorry helpless state.
Train : Pilibhit - Mailani and Mailani - Pilibhit Passenger Trains.
Locomotive : YDM4 Izzatnagar Diesel Shed.
Location : Mala Railway Station, Uttar Pradesh (UP State). North Eastern Railways.
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@sumitkumarsinha2476 4 жыл бұрын

Their loco sound will always remain in our hearts🥰

@abhaypant6722 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Sumit. I too will remember their sounds.

@osraikar3283 6 жыл бұрын

In the next 5 to 10 years, The train coaches which we have at present will be very hard to find, as Several Indian trains are going to be replaced by 'train 18' and 'train 20'. Even though these new trains will be much better, I will be missing the present blue trains 😢

@maheshravela7 5 жыл бұрын

Retirement from service, with out any farewell. MG trains and locomotives are our emotion. You made us cry by this video.yet thanks for showing us last MG train of section. Splendid coverage bro

@Atgether 6 жыл бұрын

bas yaade reh jayengi in trains k saath, bachpan me inhi trains se travel kiya krte the, but everything changes with time..

@baccardisprite 6 жыл бұрын

In the 80's & early 90's the fastest (super-fast & mail) MG trains were pulled by the YDMs.... The Vaigai & Pallavan express trains of the 80's were green & gold liveried, 9-10 coach MG super-fasts, pulled by a similar liveried Golden Rock YDM4, that covered the 480 km between Chennai-Egmore & Thiruchi / Madurai in the SAME time that a BG version (pulled by a WAP7 / WDP4D) takes today.... That's actually quite amazing. The train would maintain 100-105 kph for long stretches of what was then a single-MG single, unelectrified line past Chengalpet.. In the North-West, the Ashram Express (Ahmedabad-Delhi), the Suryanagari Express (Ahmedabad-Jodhpur), and the Pink City Express (Delhi-Jaipur) were similar colorful & fast trains.... The Ashram (17 coaches, Twin YDM's) had 2-3 stops along an entire 15 hour journey of 950km.

@carterbarsoom374 6 жыл бұрын

Change is sometimes difficult but you get yourself a new car and move on... What becomes obsolete is often wrapped in memories... Great video...shukria...

@gsprasanna6382 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! One always feels bad about the end of a train, plane or ship. Lot of soul put into this video. Have tears in my eyes! So much passion put into this video! That to without any narration! Just awesome!

@sushilgupta6627 6 жыл бұрын

It's like Yamaha RX 100 for every Indian heart...

@UjjawalKashyap 6 жыл бұрын

A sad sight it was, btw great to see such jam packed MG trains and boy that 2nd YDM-4 was a crazyy smoker !

@Gansanspic 10 ай бұрын

This video brings back sweet-sad memories! Southern Railway had a beautiful ~ 750 km long metre gauge section. The first 150 km of the route till Villupuram was electrified, and the lovely Hitachi-Mitsubishi-Toshiba YAM1 electric locos which I think were unique to the Chennai Egmore -south MG route, hauled the trains at a brisk pace till there. From Villupuram the YDM 4 diesel locos took over! Then came the iconic Vaigai Express during late seventies. What a train it was! Beautiful yellow-green livery, including the YDM 4 loco. It was given a diesel loco from start to finish, to avoid loco switching at Villupuram. Top speed 105 kmph! Did a round trip from Madurai to Chennai and back on the same day, covering some 900 km. The thrill of travelling by that train is unmatched to this day! I don't get so much pleasure even while travelling by the Vandebharat express now!

@kanakasabhainatarajan7192 6 жыл бұрын

These wonderful Locos with distinctive start up and running sound brought smile into everyone. I have thoroughly enjoyed these YDM locos esp. in their super fast speed of 110 kmph. in TN's Vaigai express. Now the memory is in Ooty Coonoor line where YDM 4 will live for long. Change to broad gauge is inevitable as goods can be transported w/o break and people can travel all over India in one train. Thanks for this nice video.

@vppandey4146 Жыл бұрын

Thrilling history of Vaigai Express MG is unforgetable.........

@markthomas3162 6 жыл бұрын

And just for the record, I actually drove these ydm's on to turn tables to turn them around when I was a kid. Awesome feeling - driving a locomotive .

@abhaypant6722 2 жыл бұрын

Really Mark? Most probably you must had driven the engines outside India. Where are you from, by the way. You have been extremely fortunate. So, happy memories 😊😊. But I feel sorry for these engines that they have been removed nearly totally 😣😣.

@indianarmy8035 6 жыл бұрын

OMG.. There's something in this scenery background which is forcing me to visit this place.. Less populated.. Green environment.. Clean air.. Loved it.. Such a silent place...

@jayeshpillai1330 6 жыл бұрын

We miss Miss you Meter Guage 😘😘😢😢😭

@hariharpant1340 6 жыл бұрын

Nepal border is not very far from Mailali jn mentioned in this video. We, from Nepal , also used to travel to Lucknow in these lovely trains. Palia Kalan -Mailani-Lucknow route is still being upgraded to BG. Missing my childhood memories.

@susheelkumar2168 6 жыл бұрын

They are totally helpless.they are saying somebody come and start me I want to run more,,,😢😢😢😢😢

@vikas11230 5 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@UCFM 4 жыл бұрын

So emotional..

@TheRailStation 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing Coverage Sir. Feels bad for MG trains.

@nntsaxena64 6 жыл бұрын

The Rail Station I am from Pilibhit/Puranpur yeah the end of era 😐

@markthomas3162 6 жыл бұрын

Simplistic, memorable yet captivating. Extremely well done !!! Has this route been converted to BG as yet ? The Kings of MG will always have a place in our memory banks . Thank you for your excellent coverage.

@TheBhartiyaTrainee 6 жыл бұрын

Sad to see this !! must say your channel always features rarest of the rare IR moments on the KZfaq !!

@shivaprasadcharantimath8717 6 жыл бұрын

Feels crazy by seeing locomotives in single line, but feels bad too they are going for scrap😢

@TheRailGeek 6 жыл бұрын

I still missing the MG section of GD-GKP these trains were the lifeline of those areas... The hardcore chugging of YDM LOCO was the best

@Sunil-yy2yo 6 жыл бұрын

Oh damm you made me cry....

@champsingh9861 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos i have ever watched..Loved it..good job

@tialkr7799 5 жыл бұрын

so sad I feel cry when I look this video I like mg because I miss my childhood travelling through this trains I can forgot we will not forgot you meter guage😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@01713092036 5 жыл бұрын

India is giving 10 YDM4 to Bangladesh which is required to run in stop gap period. Bangladesh Railway has orders of 100 MG locomotives (EMD GT38) from Rotem, S. Korea which will start to come from 2020. Imported in 3 lots (10 + 70 + 20) . Some will come in CKD and will be assembled in CLW, Parbatipur. To fill up the crisis for these two years India is giving 10 BG and 10 MG locos. Bangladesh has also 40 BG Locomotives (EMD, GT42) from Progress Rail, Munchie, USA.

@udaykiran5130 6 жыл бұрын

Metre guage is best system comprising with broad guage because in Japan most of the bullet train s are metre gauge as well as narrow gauge

@kanakasabhainatarajan7192 6 жыл бұрын

Uday Kiran totally wrong.

@josephma9332 Ай бұрын

@@kanakasabhainatarajan7192standard gauge 4ft.8 1/2 inches..

@sxgroups 6 жыл бұрын

Sirens of YDMs are much more musical than any of the latest broad gauge locos, either electric or diesel.

@kaushlendra2002 6 жыл бұрын

These locomotives can be sold to those countries where MG rail network is available

@SKumar-fk6tj 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, many YDM-4 have been sold to Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Tanzania, Mali, Sudan. Too Old Locos will probably be Scrapped.

@arzan1980 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent. It will really be missed

@shubhamtamse5465 6 жыл бұрын

really loved the way you added the sad paino tune... being a rail lover.. it really feels so bad..

@moonwalker2683 5 жыл бұрын

Ohh wow this is really amazing wat a place this is once in a lifetime to see these locos together. No words. Never saw such train ever. Wat a place wat an atmosphere. 👍👌

@rail_traveller 4 жыл бұрын

Bahut dukhi ho rha YDM4 ko iss tarah dekh ke jaise yeh Hume pukar rhe he, jo bolo YDM4 ki chugging Sound kafi jabardast hoti he hum ise kabhi nhi bhulenge ☺️☺️☺️😍😍💖💖

@ArajitGharai 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful coverage

@ProtkarshKumar 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Not all of them were scrapped. Half of them are continuing their service still on the line while only 7 locos remain at Mala in the lineup currently.

@saikatdas4041 5 жыл бұрын

Dhoulitrain Hu

@abinashexion1732 6 жыл бұрын

RIP to all of them Will miss u alll😢😯😣

@AnubhavKashyap 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful !!

@sudhikothapalli3315 6 жыл бұрын

Truly wonderful video essay about these Kings of the rails.Exquisite composition. Reminds me of my childhood ! Dirty clothes and soot in the eyes after a journey but absolutely memorable. Great Job .

@gurpreetbajwa9750 6 жыл бұрын

Nice one.....n all tribute to sir alexzendar izzat...for such an iconic railway for 130 years👏👏👏

@udaykiran5130 6 жыл бұрын

Please don't scrap better to send to Myanmar country

@anantsingh215 6 жыл бұрын

Sir When Will U Post The Continuation Of This Video On Ur Channel As I Am Waiting To Se It's Next Part...Neverthless It Was A Very Emotional Video For All Railoholics😢😢😭😭

@bijoydasudiya 6 жыл бұрын

In Bangladesh, there is a common track for both Metre gauge and broad gauge trains. Why was the track not built like that before?

@SKumar-fk6tj 5 жыл бұрын

It needs a lot of money. And Indian Railways will run Broad Gauge in future. Because Broad Gauge can carry Trucks, Buses and Army Tanks on its Flat Bed wagons. Also Broad Gauge is faster and supports higher Axle Load.

@_the_train_guy 6 жыл бұрын

Sad :( good video though.. as usual

@abhiramkp5712 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! The reason why I prefer "the rail zone" it's diversity to cover every corner of Indian railways Very sad about the scrapping of YDM locos

@niteshkharade3210 6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately,nothing is permanent except for change & due to that we are supposed to bid farewell to one the glorious chapter in the history of the Indian railways,The Meter Gauge.You have given us many many memories and you would never ever be forgotten.

@imanubhavt 3 жыл бұрын

I have travelled a lot on this routes, awesome memories. These trains had non AC first class coaches during those days, hard to find in any BG train's.

@HardlineAthiest 6 жыл бұрын

*Old India is rapidly disappearing. :(*

@vishnudattajackeRF 6 жыл бұрын

Every badly will be missed this little Stars 😘😇

@satheesanr9545 6 жыл бұрын

vishnu dattajacke

@shamikmajumder8163 6 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my childhood days...

@udaysinhranavaya6530 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you . All I am saying is please look at all other electrified railway line poles all around in INDIA and everywhere in the whole world. THE POLES HAVE TO BE MADE OF STEEL COATED WITH ZINC FOR PROTECTION FROM ENVIRONMENT TO MAKE THEM LAST LONG. LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT POLES IN YOUR CITY

@maheshravela7 4 жыл бұрын

Splendid MG captures anna Missed those MG routes and MG diesels 😢

@sayantanmaiti2513 6 жыл бұрын

it would be better if all of them have been kept in this series order at the national rail museum....anyway never lose this video

@deeppodder2210 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your video man its awesome👌👌👌👌👌👌

@ajaydinesh 6 жыл бұрын

Superb Lovely Locos

@RAILYATRAA 6 жыл бұрын

Nice capture sir

@TheRailClique 6 жыл бұрын

Lovely coverage...

@arvind50 6 жыл бұрын

Some of the coaches have 77*** as their number - does it mean these were made 40 years ago??? Nevertheless - an awesome video, brings back memory of my childhood days where I used to chase through countryside to get a glimse of these locos.... Loved their chugging. Sigh.... Well everything old has to move on and give way for the new. Will they be getting these into a museum of some sorts - that would be wonderful.

@TheRailzone 6 жыл бұрын

Yes the MG Coach Production stopped some where around 1992 post that the old coaches have been over hauled periodically.

@kartikeyawasthi517 6 жыл бұрын

Although I don't know much about these engines but still they will be dearly missed.😢😢

@reshmapanchal7018 6 жыл бұрын

@JagdishSharma-us8fs 6 жыл бұрын

Kartikey Awasthi

@dipshguptagupta2405 6 жыл бұрын

@anandhu0074 6 жыл бұрын

i also dearly miss them. i also loke ydm series locos

@AbhinavLHB 6 жыл бұрын

Great capture bro

@samarthpathak8926 5 жыл бұрын

I am from bareilly and this is kasganj bareilly pilibhit mailani line. U can't imagine how many times i travelled in these trains. My house is near from izzat agar railway station. So my childhood spend in these trains and now they are totally stopped

@absstv9955 6 жыл бұрын

We'll again get emotional if normal alcos and Electric locos get replaced by bullet trains in the future, that is gonna be even much much more sad :'(

@SaptarshiDutta 6 жыл бұрын

Feeling very 😔 sad.. I have traveled in this train so many times. Feeling heartbroken. These ydm4 will be missed by many people.

@SaptarshiDutta 6 жыл бұрын

WIZMEN ARIF Same here. Btw u also met Technicalguruji 😀

@rahulrajkanishka4790 6 жыл бұрын

Very sad after seeing these meter gauge engines in this condition. It must be kept in the well established area for their services in the Indian railways..... Overall your video is excellent.

@kanishk2991 6 жыл бұрын

amazing meter gauge class, but due to poor government policy, these kings are facing terrible time. it made me hurt. MG had even electric engines YAM series, but that too was also scrapped. bad

@kanakasabhainatarajan7192 6 жыл бұрын

Kishan Kumar yam 1 the MG electric locos made in 1964 ran till 2004 in VM MS route. They were Japanese, cute and beautiful but were outdated with 75 Km speed limit. BG conversion replaced these little beauties with WAP 7 beasts. But there is one yam 1 in Perambur, Chennai Rail Museum.

@jevisfereira4549 6 жыл бұрын

Kishan Kumar, sabkuch chale jane ka naam he zindagi hai.... Felt sorry for these locos..

@WideWorldofTrains 6 жыл бұрын

Wow that is a narrow gauge. Are there more than one gauge in India? Is there gonna be a standard gauge? Thanks and good video again my friend

@govindphadnis1760 5 жыл бұрын

These Locos are to be kept all over Indian Rail Stations as Heritage for new generations.

@DINESHGADA 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome catch

@AakashVRV 6 жыл бұрын

Incredible 👌👌

@redeemer1167 6 жыл бұрын

Sometime in her life every lady has to part her legs to accommodate, so these ladies done it too...Stretched from 3 to 5 feet something that's progress.

@Ranveer_sangha03 6 жыл бұрын

lolz

@samr6781 5 жыл бұрын

Omg this was hilarious!

@user-wd1fc1cs7j 3 жыл бұрын

Instead of scrapping them, MG locos and coaches should be kept to public display outside railway stations and in museums as tourist attractions. It will be great for railfans and for people to look back at the history of our railways :)

@SuperSahilsameer 6 жыл бұрын

So sad for these mini beasts. IR should run these meter gauge trains atleast at one place.

@prakwandutta2861 6 жыл бұрын

Agree

@rajeshdixit1972 6 жыл бұрын

This is like broad gauge trains replacing there metre gauge brother and sister

@automotiveindia5320 6 жыл бұрын

Little star...Hard worker

@Gusrikh1 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. Poignant.

@SanjeevSharma-pe6pg 6 жыл бұрын

मेरे बचपन से जवानी तक के ख़ूबसूरत सफर के साथी तुम्हारी सुनहरी यादें हम हमारी अगली पीढ़ी तक जरूर पहुंचाएंगे और हमेशा तुम्हें मिस करेंगे। 😟

@SanjeevSharma-pe6pg 3 жыл бұрын

@The Railways Fan जी भइया मैं बाज़पुर ऊधम सिंह नगर का निवासी हूँ। बचपन से ( 1969 से लेकर इस अमान परिवर्तन ब्रॉड गेज तक ) मैंने नैनीताल एक्सप्रेस, आगरा फोर्ट, गोमती एक्सप्रेस, गोंडा एक्सप्रेस और न जाने कितनी मेल व सवारी गाड़ियों से रामनगर से लखनऊ, लालकुआं से आगरा, मैलानी से गोंडा बहराइच लाइन की बेहद सुंदर व स्वप्निल यात्राओं का दिन-भर व रात-रात भर जागकर उनका भरपूर आनंद लिया है, उनको भरपूर जिया है, बस एक ही कसक बाकी रह गयी कि हमारी भावी पीढ़ी इस स्वप्निल यात्रा के आनंद से वंचित रह गयी। ❤️

@SanjeevSharma-pe6pg 3 жыл бұрын

@The Railways Fan जी आपने सही कहा बाज़पुर उत्तराखंड के जिला उधम सिंह नगर में ही स्थित है। जीवन में अवसर मिला तो आपसे जरूर मिलना चाहूंगा। 😊👍 9917077510

@sxgroups 6 жыл бұрын

End of an era.

@DBZRailfan 6 жыл бұрын

what a footage bro

@beaggyboy 6 жыл бұрын

It is my understanding, all Indian sub-continent countries have Broad-Gauge tracks of different width measurements. There shud'nt evn be complaints or sadness from the loss, to begin with. For it is the way forward from antiquated Meter-Gauge. A wise choice, if U asked me (fig).

@ashleyfernandes8552 5 жыл бұрын

Thumbnail was super😘😘😘

@MrBnsftrain 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see a long line of locmotives at this small station before they go, especially being ALCO designs, which mnay other countries scrapped by the 1980s! They have nice horns too! Even being American, It is a shame that many will be scrapped.

@SKumar-fk6tj 5 жыл бұрын

After Meter Gauge ALCO engines will be Scrapped, we will see Broad Gauge ALCO engines in these routes such as WDM-2, WDG-3A. Locos in future.

@GPTD 6 жыл бұрын

Really , Very sad to see that these Locos would turn History in the Upcoming Years

@RishiTheRailPhillic 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome !!

@shailendrajain8466 4 жыл бұрын

वे लोग जिन्होंने अपनी मंजिल तय कि होगी रेलगाड़ी इंजिन डिब्बे यात्री कि स्मृति में रहेंगे रेल विभाग को भी इन स्मृति को संजो के रखना चाहिए

@SunnyJha 6 жыл бұрын

Superb

@pranavchaware 6 жыл бұрын

Narrow/Meter-to-Broad gauge conversion & electrification of rail lines are as bad as global warming & pollution in my view :(

@ankushhait6720 6 жыл бұрын

Precisely brother. Most appropriate comment 😢

@mirzashanawaz3728 6 жыл бұрын

Ya killed the vintage lines.miss u metre and narrow gauge lines

@pranavchaware 6 жыл бұрын

When I visited this section in December 2017, The order and the number of these locos were changes, as I saw #6591 operational with a train. So not all the units are to be scrapped as of now...

@humanjoy0808 5 жыл бұрын

I met a person who was steam engine driver on manmad kacheguda rail line. He used to maintain his steam engines. Later he was ordered to salvage the same locos. Same line was operated on mg disel. Those were salvaged too. Now that line is BG!

@mohammedakhlak7598 6 жыл бұрын

sadly missed these superstars from indian railways

@jtalluridav2047 5 жыл бұрын

MG diesel was my childhood sweet heart, the it horned felt even great, will miss them, everything s got to go oneday.........

@RAHUL-re7he 4 жыл бұрын

It's not a engine it's a emotion , government should have to run at least 1 meter gauge in every state or Repair them and handover to the countries like Nepal Bangladesh srilanka to Indian Border train line , In Jayanagar Bihar Nepal a BBC documentary Nepal railway use it since 2013 .

@unseenjourney199 6 жыл бұрын

Nostalgic video. Good buy MG.

@shishirislam7562 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@vijaysrini27 6 жыл бұрын

It seems that the present WDM3A ad WDM3D Locos will also suffer the same fate five years henceforth.

@vivekmishra4678 5 жыл бұрын

Having tears in my eyes ❤❤🙏🙏

@indianrailwaysvideography 6 жыл бұрын

Shocked to see this scene! :(

@TheDieselSpotters 5 жыл бұрын

Really these beautiful small locomotives are now in helpless state, I genuinely want to have all these locomotives to me at my home. But as its said welcome the change..........

@harshtulaskar290 4 жыл бұрын

Powerful locomotive King 🔥🔥👍❤️

@shubhamrawat3801 6 жыл бұрын

Feeling bad and helpless!!😢💐

@mohitgupta7145 6 жыл бұрын

They had replaced the steam beasts.. now its their turn.. ☹️

@samuelflower 15 күн бұрын

No scrap. Old is Gold!

@sonambhattacharjee7803 6 жыл бұрын

Sad ,They will be missed always RIP YDM4 trains😔😔😔😭😭😭😘

@RameshRamesh-ef3ko 6 жыл бұрын

@MohdDanish-zt1gd 4 жыл бұрын

Same to you

@arbabcreations 3 жыл бұрын

Fortunately, these are not completely vanished yet. It is in use in our Bangladesh Railways fleet as class 2800, working from 1996 onward. Though, within some time, these will be vanished from our fleet too.

@udaykiran5130 6 жыл бұрын

Metre guage is better in curves turning point in hilly terrain