SBC-UBL Siddaganga Intercity Express gets a WDG-4 12067 for the very first time! It is seen here pulling out of Arsikere. Trials are being conducted to increase the max speed to 105kmph for this train. Also better acceleration of WDG-4 is being studied to determine if better timekeeping can be achieved for this train.

Date: 2008-01-15
Owner: Jay Balakrishna
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No Karan,Its a thought being rethinked again and again via trial runs coz Ranichennama and UBL intercity as seen above are running late almost everyday by 30-45mins.Thereby WDG4 link for long rakes especially might make sense as well as makeup time lost!
Posted by Colin Peter on 2008 Jan 16 15:29:00 +0000
Is it that DLW has manufactured WDG4s in excess or the shortage of WDP4s that is making IR take such decisions? If this tredn continues it would be better to name both classes of these locoas as WDM4!
Posted by Karan Desai on 2008 Jan 16 14:15:21 +0000
Soemtime in Aug'07, the UBL passenger was running with a DG-4 link, I'm not too sure if it was just a link issue or a trial, but I saw it twice that month on that route.
Interesting to note that a DG-4 is now inline for a promotion!
Posted by Naren Damodaran on 2008 Jan 16 03:54:20 +0000
Even the Rani Chennamma exp is in line for a WDG4 link,Test runs are on its way.
Posted by Colin Peter on 2008 Jan 15 13:33:18 +0000
Not many WDG4 hauled passenger rake photos on the server. Nice catch.
Posted by Mayur Shinde on 2008 Jan 15 11:24:54 +0000
The aquamarine WDG 4 looks so nice with the blue rake. What an amazing clarity!!
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2008 Jan 15 09:03:21 +0000
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