Images from the historic event of the conversion of the Kasara-Igatpuri section from 1.5KV DC to 25KV AC traction - By Sachin Buddhisagar
a railway employee(blue shirt)informs the man in orange shirt(probably the senior most gangman)that he'll be given the honor to flag off the EMU.seen in picture are the GM(white lining shirt)along with the CEE(plain white shirt)on the right.
finally the old man flags off the EMU towards CSTM.
locopilots who will now operate the WAG5s as bankers pay their respect.
3 WAG5s being attached to the freight will climb the steep gradient of the Thull ghats for the first time under full fledged AC traction.
AC-DC/neutral section???? i don't care...ERS WDM simply leads the Mangala exp to KSR..exactly under the neutral zone.
short clip of the flagging off ceremony.
after covering the entire event Mumbai & Nasik gang pose for a photo...from (L-R) Pradeep Galgali,Rani Mukherjee & Sachin Buddhisagar.