Mumbai ACfication - DC to AC conversion of Borivali - Vile Parle Section

Top view of light WCAM-1 #21832 with its DC panto raised. This sight is now a thing of the past. The loco was waiting on platform 6A at BVI. This was one of the last few electric loco movements at Borivali under DC. (Akshay Marathe)

Neutral zone on up harbour line at Vile parle. (Apoorva Karlekar)

RTM WDM-3A #16160 hauls the Kutch express towards BDTS. (Apoorva Karlekar)

VTA WDG-3A #13527 hauls the rake of Valsad Fast Passenger that was being used as Vasai-Mumbai Central Shuttle towards Mumbai Central. Location: Borivali (Aadil Shaikh)

An MRVC EMU was stabled dead at pf 7 of BVI. The overhead wires were de-energized. (Aadil Shaikh)

An OHE inspection van heads towards Kandivali . The same van was seen during the conversion of VR-BVI slow lines at the Dahisar NZ. Location: Borivali. (Aadil Shaikh)

VTA WDG-3A #13460 brings in the rake of BKN-DDR along with the dead WCAM-1. Location: Borivali (Aadil Shaikh)

WDP-4 #20098 ready to depart from Andheri with the AII/UDZ-BDTS express in tow. (Pratik Joshi)

A prized catch! BGKT WDP-4 #20098 approaches Vile Parle hauling the 2996 AII/UDZ-BDTS express. (Aadil Shaikh)

At 2.40 pm, WCAM-1 #21839, the trial loco for down fast line passes through Vile Parle. (Akshay Marathe)

A view of the spot which has all the neutral zones at Vile Parle (Vivek Manvi)

Yet another unexpected spotting - GOC WDP-3A #15535 brings in late running Sayaji nagari express. Good old Vallabh is piggybacking the DP-3A. (Vivek Manvi)

A few minutes after the WCAM-1, its time for another trial movement. Its rake #2113 working as the down slow line trial. (Akshay Marathe)

EMU trial run on up harbour line, caught at the NZ. Rake number 1175 does the honours. (Aadil Shaikh)

WCAM-2 #21869 approaches Vile parle. It was the trial loco for STA (suburban traffic avoiding) line. (Akshay Marathe)

Closer look at the BSR bound special. This is a very very rare photo of double decker coaches being hauled by a diesel loco! The rake of Valsad fast passenger was used for this service. (Vivek Manvi)

WDG-3A #13527 from Vatva sends up a plume of smoke as it starts from Vile parle with a special stopping at all DDR-BSR shuttle service. (Aadil Shaikh)

Karnavati express negotiates a curve before Andheri, hauled by VTA WDG-3A #13461. (Pratik Joshi)

ABR WDM-2 #18708 departs from Andheri with a special shuttle service in tow. (Pratik Joshi)

Trial EMU on down harbour line approaches the NZ at Vile parle. (Aadil Shaikh)

The neutral zones for fast lines. The NZ nearer to camera is of down fast line, and the farther one is of up fast line. (Akshay Marathe)

Up fast trial run 1/3: WCAM-1 #21832 lowers its AC panto (Akshay Marathe)

Rake #1153, working as the up slow line trial. (Vivek Manvi)

Face off! The up trial EMU and Sayaji Nagari express about to cross each other near the neutral zone! WDM-3A #16160 hauls the Sayaji Nagari express. (Vivek Manvi)

Up fast trial run 2/3: It coasts through the NZ... (Akshay Marathe)

Up fast trial run 3/3: ...And finally raises DC panto. (Akshay Marathe)

Neutral zone? I don't care! This is what WDM-3A #16160 seems to be saying as it passes below the raise panto board least bothered about what the board says. It was in charge of the Sayaji nagari express. (Akshay Marathe)