Summary of Day 1 run :
1)Beyond expectations arrived Vijayawada 10 minutes before time with an avg speed of 87.5 KM/HR.Great run between VSKP-RJY-BZA.
2)Platform 1 to Warangal main line crawling at BZA + ahead frieght traffic caused 40 Minutes delay to reach Khammam station.
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3) Good pickup of speed and slack ensured only 15 minutes delay.
RETURN JOURNEY
1) Started 05 minutes late and maintained ON time till Khammam. BZA N West ,BZA bulb cabin crawling caused 10 minutes delay to reach BZA PF1. Departed 19.25
2) Crawling continued till Gunadala and maintained good run later. RJY crawling continued till Kesavaram might be due to frieght traffic ahead.
3) Burning of track started from there till Duvvada.
Reached VSKP 5 minutes early.
Covering BZA-VSKP in 4.05 hours. (Had Dep from BZA is around 18.30 VSKP arrival 22.45 it would have been a flight killer).