Usually, most of my trips are unplanned and happen all of a sudden. This trip was no different, and after weighing in certain options and stuff the previous night, I decided to go!
GJ18 AV 3517, VRL`s iShift Sleeper was the ride, Piloted by none other than Mr,Shrishail and Mr.Fakirappa, There was no doubt about this trip being boring.
I huffed and puffed to reach VRL`s Terminal at Anand Rao circle at 8 am. The bus left the terminal at around 8:30 am, and glided towards the highway by 9:15 am. Mr.Shrishail was on the controls, so it was a delight watching him rip the 340HP Monster, from my usual Seat #0 in the cabin! :P
His skills are appreciable, but with the iShift Gbox, he just got better!
We reached the VRL Tumkur checkpoint at around 10 am and had a fufilling breakfast. Departed at around 10:45 am and glided towards Ranibennur for Lunch Where GJ18AV 3545, another iShift sleeper, Joined us along with two other SRS Multiaxles. Did a quick photoshoot and we departed towards Hubli. Driver change took place here and i too went to have a quick nap ( saw the movie being played actually! the interiors are so comfy and the individual TV are worth a delight!) :P
Reached Hubli at Around 2:45 pm. But We had some issues with the engine so quickly ran inside the Varur Workshop to get it rectified. All said and done, we again continued our journey. Entered Belagavi and picked up passengers.Mr Fakirappa was on the wheel, and maintained excellent speeds of around 95-100 km/h all the way along till Kolhapur with a 20 min Break for Paying the monthly taxes for the state of Maharashtra.Such third class roads and I wonder why do they even collect taxes to roll on them!
We Stopped at a place for dinner after Kolhapur , where we were joined by NWKRTC Airavat Club Class Working Belagavi-Nashik and departed at 08:45 pm.
Too Lazy to stay up, i went towards my berth and dozed off! I Had switched the GPS Speed recorder on my phone and slept. Woke up in the morning near Manor for the breakfast and saw a top speed of 126 km/h ! Hats off to the crew, The traffic was a bit on a higher side from here. A 40 minute pile up at Barauch and another 20 minutes near Baroda made the crew a bit restless and were making the most of the time left. all huffing and puffing led us to Ahmedabad at around 11:15 am!
Not bad taking in all the time wasted at traffic jams and at Hubli, where we had slight issues with the engine.
Return Leg: Ahemdabad-Bangalore, GJ18AV 3517, VRL iShift Sleeper!
The Bus had just turned 2 years old and had been to to the Gandhinagar RTO For FC renewal and HSRP Plates installation. The Departure was at around 05:20pm, but we had to wait for a few passengers so the bus left Vishala office at around 06:05 pm.
Since it was evening and stuff, we made our way across the traffic filled roads of Abad, honking and flashing lights! Took the Ring road and made our way to the Expressway to Baroda, The Expressway is a delight, for both the drivers and the people who use it! Such a clean expressway! Mr.Srishail was on wheel and he was at his best as usual, keeping constant speeds of 95-100 km/h and with his trademark overtakes! Watching him drive is a absolute delight, and I was lucky to watch him do that.
Picked up passengers from Baroda and we made our way towards Barauch. Stopped at Hotel Ronak for dinner, where we had a GSRTC Volvo 9400 working Abad-Surat(Not sure of the route) and a SRS Multi axle from Jalore. Both Departed as soon as we pulled in. We left after a while and here was the best point of the journey. Mr,Shrishail was at his most apprecible driving here! Constant 100-110 km/h, the overtakes, the lane changes, all were too excellent to describe beyond the words int he dictionary. Recorded a video while we were on our way towards Surat, and it surely was the best video recorded!
Reached Surat At around 10:30pm and waited for passengers to board the bus. In the meanwhile, I Ran off to click a few SVLL Scanias which were not registered and were just parked idle, Surprisingly, the DC designed Scania was also resting there. Wasted no time and clicked them all. Departed Surat at around 11:20 pm, and i went to doze,( Kind of a heavy sleeper :P) After the customary switching the GPS on the phone. Woke Up at around 05:26 am at Khopoli Where the bus had its fill. Mr Fakirappa was on controls, and was keeping the vehicle at around 110 km/h, hitting a top speed of 121 km/h. We Stopped for breakfast after Pune, and spotted SRS Scania,a SRS Multi axle and a VRL multiaxle parked for breakfast nearby. Spotted a lot of Volvos rushing in and out of Pune. A Lot of daytime traffic made me go back and occupy my berth and just watch the bus glide on the highway, which included watching movies and sleeping! :P
The bus stopped at Kamat Upachar, Dharwad, for lunch. The Food quality at Kamat Upachars are not so good nowadays, and wished they could stop at some other place other then them. Left Dharwad, Dropped passengers at Hubli-Dharwad Bypass and continued our Journey. Stopped at VRL`s Checkpoint at Chitradurga for tea. VRL has restarted Refilling at their Checkpoints from 30th September, Ensuring Quick Journeys for Passenengers and staying true to their core value of Time being important. They had stopped this because of a notification that made buying diesels costiler for bulk buyers, and the buses were asked to fill up from private IOC outelets.
Traffic All the way, we made our way inside Bangalore at around 8 pm. I got down and bid adieu to the crew at Yeshwantpura and made my way towards home! The Journey was fulfilling, and each and everything on the journey was just excellent.
Hats off to the Crew for their driving! Coz thats what makes them for who they are! Keep it up guys! Hope to see more of it, Often! :P
GJ18 AV 3517, VRL`s iShift Sleeper was the ride, Piloted by none other than Mr,Shrishail and Mr.Fakirappa, There was no doubt about this trip being boring.
I huffed and puffed to reach VRL`s Terminal at Anand Rao circle at 8 am. The bus left the terminal at around 8:30 am, and glided towards the highway by 9:15 am. Mr.Shrishail was on the controls, so it was a delight watching him rip the 340HP Monster, from my usual Seat #0 in the cabin! :P
His skills are appreciable, but with the iShift Gbox, he just got better!
We reached the VRL Tumkur checkpoint at around 10 am and had a fufilling breakfast. Departed at around 10:45 am and glided towards Ranibennur for Lunch Where GJ18AV 3545, another iShift sleeper, Joined us along with two other SRS Multiaxles. Did a quick photoshoot and we departed towards Hubli. Driver change took place here and i too went to have a quick nap ( saw the movie being played actually! the interiors are so comfy and the individual TV are worth a delight!) :P
Reached Hubli at Around 2:45 pm. But We had some issues with the engine so quickly ran inside the Varur Workshop to get it rectified. All said and done, we again continued our journey. Entered Belagavi and picked up passengers.Mr Fakirappa was on the wheel, and maintained excellent speeds of around 95-100 km/h all the way along till Kolhapur with a 20 min Break for Paying the monthly taxes for the state of Maharashtra.Such third class roads and I wonder why do they even collect taxes to roll on them!
We Stopped at a place for dinner after Kolhapur , where we were joined by NWKRTC Airavat Club Class Working Belagavi-Nashik and departed at 08:45 pm.
Too Lazy to stay up, i went towards my berth and dozed off! I Had switched the GPS Speed recorder on my phone and slept. Woke up in the morning near Manor for the breakfast and saw a top speed of 126 km/h ! Hats off to the crew, The traffic was a bit on a higher side from here. A 40 minute pile up at Barauch and another 20 minutes near Baroda made the crew a bit restless and were making the most of the time left. all huffing and puffing led us to Ahmedabad at around 11:15 am!
Not bad taking in all the time wasted at traffic jams and at Hubli, where we had slight issues with the engine.
Return Leg: Ahemdabad-Bangalore, GJ18AV 3517, VRL iShift Sleeper!
The Bus had just turned 2 years old and had been to to the Gandhinagar RTO For FC renewal and HSRP Plates installation. The Departure was at around 05:20pm, but we had to wait for a few passengers so the bus left Vishala office at around 06:05 pm.
Since it was evening and stuff, we made our way across the traffic filled roads of Abad, honking and flashing lights! Took the Ring road and made our way to the Expressway to Baroda, The Expressway is a delight, for both the drivers and the people who use it! Such a clean expressway! Mr.Srishail was on wheel and he was at his best as usual, keeping constant speeds of 95-100 km/h and with his trademark overtakes! Watching him drive is a absolute delight, and I was lucky to watch him do that.
Picked up passengers from Baroda and we made our way towards Barauch. Stopped at Hotel Ronak for dinner, where we had a GSRTC Volvo 9400 working Abad-Surat(Not sure of the route) and a SRS Multi axle from Jalore. Both Departed as soon as we pulled in. We left after a while and here was the best point of the journey. Mr,Shrishail was at his most apprecible driving here! Constant 100-110 km/h, the overtakes, the lane changes, all were too excellent to describe beyond the words int he dictionary. Recorded a video while we were on our way towards Surat, and it surely was the best video recorded!
Reached Surat At around 10:30pm and waited for passengers to board the bus. In the meanwhile, I Ran off to click a few SVLL Scanias which were not registered and were just parked idle, Surprisingly, the DC designed Scania was also resting there. Wasted no time and clicked them all. Departed Surat at around 11:20 pm, and i went to doze,( Kind of a heavy sleeper :P) After the customary switching the GPS on the phone. Woke Up at around 05:26 am at Khopoli Where the bus had its fill. Mr Fakirappa was on controls, and was keeping the vehicle at around 110 km/h, hitting a top speed of 121 km/h. We Stopped for breakfast after Pune, and spotted SRS Scania,a SRS Multi axle and a VRL multiaxle parked for breakfast nearby. Spotted a lot of Volvos rushing in and out of Pune. A Lot of daytime traffic made me go back and occupy my berth and just watch the bus glide on the highway, which included watching movies and sleeping! :P
The bus stopped at Kamat Upachar, Dharwad, for lunch. The Food quality at Kamat Upachars are not so good nowadays, and wished they could stop at some other place other then them. Left Dharwad, Dropped passengers at Hubli-Dharwad Bypass and continued our Journey. Stopped at VRL`s Checkpoint at Chitradurga for tea. VRL has restarted Refilling at their Checkpoints from 30th September, Ensuring Quick Journeys for Passenengers and staying true to their core value of Time being important. They had stopped this because of a notification that made buying diesels costiler for bulk buyers, and the buses were asked to fill up from private IOC outelets.
Traffic All the way, we made our way inside Bangalore at around 8 pm. I got down and bid adieu to the crew at Yeshwantpura and made my way towards home! The Journey was fulfilling, and each and everything on the journey was just excellent.
Hats off to the Crew for their driving! Coz thats what makes them for who they are! Keep it up guys! Hope to see more of it, Often! :P
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