Mumbai - DC to AC Conversion, February 5, 2012

12996 AII/UDZ-BDTS Superfast Express was headed by BGKT WDP-4 #20080 (Vivek Manvi)

Vatva WDG-3A #13529 brings in a Special Shuttle to BVI. The rake of the Valsad Fast Passenger was used for this shuttle. (Vivek Manvi)

GOC WDP-3A #15524 reversing after hauling the ASR/KLK bound 12925 Paschim Express up to BVI. (Vivek Manvi)

VLP-CCG AC conversion meant that Diesel locos had a field day in Mumbai. Here is Vatva WDM-3A #14070 with 19066 JU-BDTS Express at BVI (Vivek Manvi)

After the conversion also the BL WCAM-2 #21865 Follows the panto up down sign boards but with AC panto only train hauled is 12472 JAT-BDTS Swaraj Express. (Raj Upadhyay)

WR Is AC still the link is same for the KING here seen is BL WCAM-2P #21877 Hauling 12951 BCT-NDLS Rajdhani Express passes Vile Parle. (Raj Upadhyay)

Railfans Present at Vileparle on D-Day posing for camera are Standing L-R Dhawal Poladia,Sameer Mankame,Pushkar Joshi,Karthik Kaushik,Vijay Aravamudhan,Karthik Gopalan,Shehbaaz Kadri,Yogesh Kotwadekar. Sitting L-R Mohit Tandel,Pratik Joshi,Myself. (Raj Up

The 12 coach AC EMU inaugurated on eve on WR going fully AC proceeds towards Churchgate from Andheri on harbour slow line as CCG slow service. (Raj Upadhyay)

DC EMU #8321-8322 about to leave for BCT carshed. This was the last time a DC EMU would ever depart from CCG. (Vivek Manvi)

The First Class compartment. (Vivek Manvi)

The trademark yellow-ochre coloured Second Class compartment. This is the motor coach. (Vivek Manvi)

Something that will be sorely missed. The diamond shaped DC pantograph! (Vivek Manvi)

The driving cab of the DC EMU with ancient controls and switches. (Vivek Manvi)

The Old & The New! All attention however is on the DC EMU. (Vivek Manvi)

The brightly decorated DC EMU arrives at Bandra. WR had planned a final run with a DC EMU between Bandra & Churchgate one day before the conversion of the VLP-CCG section to 25KV AC. (Vivek Manvi)

His highness the "King", Mumbai Rajdhani was the first train to leave from Mumbai after successful DC to AC conversion. Here loco is seen coupled to rake and ready to go. (Aamod)

The trial loco run was conducted by WCAM-1 #21839. Honored (shehbaaz)

Finally!!! The first run of retro AC EMU under AC wires, crossing Vile Parle. (shehbaaz)

Retrofitted pure AC rake #3010 was inducted into service today. In this pic, it can be seen at Churchgate, working on a Borivali slow service. (Akshay Marathe)

The second last train to leave Mumbai in DC - the 9215 Saurashtra express. WCAM-1 #21846 does the honours. This sight will be missed on WR now - locos with DC panto raised. (Akshay Marathe)

Early in the morning, WCAM-1 #21845 coasts through the Vile Parle NZ, hauling the Valsad - BCT fast passenger (Akshay Marathe)

And the Joy ride starts..... (Dhawal Poladia)

Mumbai Gang present to capture the DC EMU posses for the pic at CCG station. R-L Rajendra Aklekar,Nirav Gala,Amit Patel, Vivek Manvi, Akshay Marathe, Myself, Aadil sheikh, Pratik Joshi, Aamod Nerurkar, Karthik Gopalan, Kunal Khairnar (IRFCA-Nasik). (Raj

Media people covering the event. (Apoorva)

The two generations stand together.Yet the old one is in the limelight. (Apoorva)

Railfan Dhawal Poladia enjoys the DC journey. (Apoorva)

From the Eye of the Lady seen is people trying to get every capture possible of the DC EMU which will never be seen again running on WR Tracks. (Raj Upadhyay)