Hubli's WDP-4 #20009, one of the earliest "Original EMDs", gets ready to haul the Rani Chenamma Express from Bangalore City Junction. The paintwork and finishing of this loco is much better than the newer ones made at DLW. (Karan Desai)

Date: 2009-01-26
Owner: Karan Desai
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@Ranjeet,

AFAIK, the DLW staff committed the same mistake as you did in number estimation. They were informed that GM would supply 10 locomotives, hence assumed that the last loco would be #20010, and therefore numbered their first loco as ...
Posted by Manish on 2009 Jan 31 09:27:14 +0000
Why was there a goof-up in numbering? Recently I spotted WDP-4 #20068. The was a metal plate sticked to it which told it was the 58th loco manufactured by DLW. SO does the numbering for DLW starts from 20011?
Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2009 Jan 31 02:35:12 +0000
@ Akshay,

This is THE last "Original EMD". #20010 does not exist due to a goof-up in numbering at DLW.

@Krupa,

This is one of the dedicated locos for RC Express/MYS-MAS Shatabdi combine.
Posted by Manish on 2009 Jan 30 11:13:32 +0000
Incidentally, this was the loco which hauled 2008, MYS-MAS Shatabdi Exp to MAS on 23.01.2009 and returned with 2639 MAS-SBC Brindavan Superfast passenger on 24.01.2009.
Posted by Vimalakar N C on 2009 Jan 29 07:01:23 +0000
When I traveled in Rani Chinamma exp in May 2008, it was the same loco as power. Is this loco dedicated to RC exp?
Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2009 Jan 28 06:23:00 +0000
Isn't this one of the last "Original EMDs"? I believe locos from 20011 onwards are DLW manufactured.
Posted by Akshay Marathe on 2009 Jan 27 18:29:20 +0000
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