WDM2 17116 at Wardha Jn.
One of the original batch of WDM2 built by the Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi "in collaboration with Alco Products Inc, USA", WDM2 17116 (built in 1968), raises the dust as it races through Wardha Jn. with the Delhi to Bangalore broad-gauge 'KK Express' on 1978.12.11

Date: 2012-05-15
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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For the actual livery, please check out this song from Coolie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYrxx1rSHgA . In the 80s, even the Ganga Kaveri had the exact same livery.
Posted by Mani Vijay on 2012 Jun 04 02:01:13 +0100
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Yes, brilliant snap!
And the KK did have a beautiful livery back then...I remember seeing this livery as late as 1986-87. I'd been to SBC to receive my aunt, who returned from Dharamshala. It was an evening arrival. Then, the KK fell off a bridge...
Posted by Dr. Himagirish Rao on 2012 May 24 12:39:06 +0100
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one of the best liveries i've seen: yellow and green, and the loco matched it as well. it was replicated in the inaugural Udyan Express too. the 9 coach Karnataka Exp and the Brindavan (also in dark green/yellow stripes livery) passing through Cox Town...
Posted by John Mani on 2012 May 23 05:04:34 +0100
wasnt this karnataka kerala express at that point of time?
Posted by Deepak Murali on 2012 May 22 03:54:37 +0100
great legend...do Banglore-delhi also had MG links??
Posted by Abhishek Kashyap trainman on 2012 May 21 19:27:09 +0100
What a rare capture! KK in its glory days!
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2012 May 21 19:12:58 +0100
notice the livery of the coaches!
Posted by Aseem Johri on 2012 May 21 12:04:22 +0100
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