TRAIN JOURNEY AS A KID - 218

TRAIN JOURNEY WHEN YOU             WERE  STILL A KID 

One of the most fascinating experiences as one grew up , will undoubtedly be the Train Journey that you as a kid made in the company of your parents  . 
As for myself , with my father being in the Railways and working for a large part of his career at Kharagpur in W Bengal ,  meant  frequent and long travels to be with our relatives during my school vacations .

Being pretty late born to my parents ,  my sister and brother were more like  a guardian to me during  my growing up years  . Save for the odd occasions when my Niece or Nephew came in to the picture , i had a free run with the prized seat by the window in a train or the lions share of anything edible that made their way during the long Journey . 
Most of my maternal side uncles were at Bombay and the Paternal side down South in and around Ravanasamudram near Tirunelveli .

With 6 First Classes passes to which my father was entitled , frequent 2 Nights travel by train from Kharagpur to these far off places was a regular  affair . The half Yearly Vacation at Mumbai , and the Annual Vacation down South was the routine  but they often changed places depending upon the Cousin's Marriage on either side .

I chanced upon a few pictures in WhatsApp which carries the sum and essence of these unforgettable train journeys and I thought it only fit to share the same .
















DID YOU ENJOY THE RIDE ?





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  1. Murthy31 July 2020 at 03:50

    Oh, the joy we have had traveling by train to Tirunellveli with parents and several cousins to our villages in Pattamadai, Taruvai and Munnirpallam can never be forgotten. We went every year. My father was also in Central Railway

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