The WAP-7 is a high-speed passenger version of the WAG-9, with a service speed of 130km/h. At the time (summer of 2000) it was undergoing trials on the Faridabad-Mathura section in 2000. Photo by Sujeet Mishra, 2000.

Sujeet Mishra of CLW with WAP-7 #30201 just before driving it on its first line trials. Photo by Sujeet Mishra, 2000.

A bogie of the WAP-5 loco. Photo by Sujeet Mishra, 2000.

One of the first runs with a WAP-5 for the Howrah Rajdhani. Photo by Vijay Balasubramanian.

NZM - Chennai Rajdhani at BZA: WAP-5 #30010. BZA, 2003-10-25. By Wp7713.

WAP-5 #30010 with Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express. Agra Cantt station, 2004-02-21. By Paul Molyneux-Berry.

WAP-7 #30218 at the head of 2303 Poorva Exp at Asansol Jn. Asansol Jn, 05.11.2004. By Samit Roychoudhury.

The Mumbai bound 2952 Rajdhani is hauled by a fresh off POH WAP5 #30002 from Ghaziabad. The Agfa livery of these locos is begining to be a bit too long in the tooth. I suppose IR could have changed it to something more refreshing during the POH. Okhla (Delhi), 13/1/05. By Shashanka.

A rare shot of Three Generations of locomotives line up one behind the other with a GZB wap5 30011 leading the pack behind it is a LGD wap4 and behind that a BZA wam4 loco. SC, 18-01-2005. By LakshmanT.

Good to see a old friend after a long time no 30011 of GZB shed which brings in the SC rajdhani sits idle at SC station watching it older cousins perform duties around it. SC, 18-01-2005. By Lakshman T.

A loco undergoing electronic component test. Cittaranjan Loco Works, February 2005. By Prakash Tendulkar.

The first WAP-5 GZB's 30000 departing with the SDAH Rajdhani. NDLS - 24/3/2005. Akshay.

wap7 30204 at Howrah station. It has just hauled in the coalfield exp. February 8, 2005. Bharath Narayan.

WAP-7 30215 "NAVGATI" with the SDAH Rajdhani. NDLS, 22nd March 05. Akshay.

Gleaming 30013 back in SC after a long summer vaction. SC, 03-07-05. Lakshman.

The WAP5 by night. SC, 03-07-05. Lakshman.

GZB WAP 7 #30203. NDLS, 07-08-2005. Siddhartha Ganesh.

CLW built WAP5 #30013 proceeds light towards New Delhi coming in from home base Ghaziabad. The loco's bodyshell originally belonged to the ABB built WAP5 #30008 which was rendered useless after a fire. Shivaji Bridge, New Delhi, 2005-09-11. Shashanka Nanda.

WAP 5 30015 "Vijay Utkarsh" is the power for our Prayag Raj" express. New Delhi, 2005-10-12. Abhijit Lokre.

The onward run to New Delhi will be taken care by WAP5 #30011 'Navodit' from Ghaziabad. Vadodara

Early morning sunlight reflects off WAP5 30009 which has just brought in the Prayag Raj express to Allahabad

The WAP 5 has detached from the train and is now on the way to the trip shed.

WAP7 30211 Ghaziabad shed leaves from platform 5 at New Delhi with the Sealdah Raj. Surprisingly, the name boards proclaimed it to be the Kolkata raj. The train left 15 minutes late at 1700.

The WAP-7 30219 hauling the Sealdah Rajdhani passing Dum Dum Jn. at about 30 Km/h due to a speed restriction, as it has to cross over to the Dankuni line to join the main HWH-NDLS line. May, 2005 -- Pulastya Parekh.

An Erode WAP-4 and a Ghaziabad WAP-5 at rest after a long haul. Chennai, Sep 2005. By Karthik N.

WAP7 #30207 from Ghziabad backs up to attach itself to the Sealdah Rajdhani Express. Note the freshly POH-ed IR20 coaches of the Swarna Shatabdi next to the loco. New Delhi Station 2005-11-18

The #30207 makes an appearance again with the Sealdah Rajdhani. The loco took the train on Friday night to Sealdah, started back on Saturday night to reach Delhi on Sunday morning, and returns the same evening again !! That goes to show the lung power of these beasts !! Kanpur Station 2005-11-20