Electric Multiple Units
Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) from IR's suburban services
A good looking modified cab of the #955 AC-DC EMU. Notice the metro style display board in the middle of the two windows. Churchgate, Mumbai, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.
The modified cab AC-DC EMU #955 gets ready to depart from the Kandivli carshed. This cab had a roof-mouned AC earlier which has now been removed. Refer to this earlier pic: ...
A view of the Kandivli EMU carshed. WR's AC-DC EMUs are homed here. You can see three different types of AC-DC EMUs parked inside the carshed. Kandivli, 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.
A modified cab AC-DC EMU #955 gets ready to leave the carshed for its run to Churchgate. The driving cab earlier had an AC-unit which has been now removed. Refer to this earlier picture: http://www.irfca.org/photos/EMU/AC_Cab_EMU. Kandivli, 2005-05. Vivek
A view of the Kandivli EMU carshed. WR's AC-DC EMUs are housed here. You can see three different types of AC-DC EMUs parked in the carshed. Kandivli, 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.
Driving cab of MRVC emu. Notice the roof mounted aircon and the destination display board in the cab. Dadar, Mumbai, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.
Ladies second class coach. MRVC emu coaches have much wider windows than the normal emu coaches. Dadar, Mumbai, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.
MRVC emu's second class coach. Notice the roof mounted DBR. Dadar, Mumbai, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.
The Present & The Future: A 3xx series AC-DC EMU stands next to an MRVC EMU inside the Kandivli carshed. Note the Carrier-built roof-mounted AC unit on the MRVC EMU. Kandivli carshed, 2005-05. Vivek Manvi.
The afternoon service of the MMTS begins with this run towards Hyderabad. As mentioned before on the forum, the MMTS would not stop at the Sanat Nagar station but would use the Bharat Nagar station in the background instead. Sanatnagar, Hyderabad., 2005-0
2 locals standing on the same line. First one is going to Hyderabad Station and the second one is going to Falaknama station. Lingampally Station, 2005-05-11. Venkata Satish.
Sneak preview of the EMU CarShed, being a sunday, not much movement of staff.I did get warned by RPF not to click photos and promptly stopped. Tambaram EMU Car Shed, 24Arp2004. Raghuram C G.
It's 1435hrs. Mumbai-Pune Sinhagad Exp. departs CSTM negotiating the numerous turnouts. A Central-harbor line EMU snakes into CST (far right) while another, Asangaon bound Main-line one, makes its way onto the slow track. CST (Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Gimme some work!!!! A CR suburban rake #703-701 awaiting duties outside CSTM. Mumbai CST, 17/04/2005. Binai.K.Sankar.
A Mumbai CST bound harbour line Local coming from Panvel. Belapur-BEPR, 17/04/2005. Binai.K.Sankar.
Three CR Suburban rakes parked at the sidings of Belapur CBD station. They would now be pressed into duties only in the evening. Belapur CBD, 17/04/2005. Binai.K.Sankar.
A totally zany EMU cab.... this one has been doing duty around Delhi for the last few months but had eluded my camera till now. I guess these would be largest windscreens on any rolling stock on IR !!. Shivaji Bridge, 03/04/2005. By Shashanka.
This EMU # 859-860 was again spotted going towards Churchgate. I have spotted two EMU's in this livery. This one is a 9 coach rake and the other one is a 12 coach rake. Borivali, 2005-03. By Sachin Balwatkar.
Another EMU # 860 with the cool new livery. Borivali, 2005-03. By Sachin Balwatkar.
A cool new livery of the EMU # 836. Notice that there are no grills to protect the windscreen. Borivali, 2005-03. By Sachin Balwatkar.
M/man Datta Phadke posing for ceremonial picture at Virar on January 31, 2005. This was his last working dat after 43 years of spotless record. He was a guest in driving cab during this run. Virar, January 31, 2005. By Prakash Tendulkar.
A ghostly look the the EMU as it waits for a signal en route to Howrah. The station wasnt well lit, as is evident. Domjur, WB, 2005-02-20. By Samit Roychoudhury.
Nine car EMU of the SER parked at Amta station. This is about to leave for Howrah, as is indicated by the destination board at the rear. Amta, WB, 2005-02-20. By Samit Roychoudhury.