Twin BKSC WDM-2 "Jumbo" pulled into Hirakud station with a BTAP rake used for carrying alumina (enriched bauxite). The rake is owned by Vedanta Aluminium Ltd for transportation of alumina from its refinery at Lanjigarh to the smelter at Jharusuguda. Taken at Hirakud (near Sambalpur), Orrisa, India. (Ankit Bharaj)

Date: 2011-09-11
Owner: Ankit Bharaj
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Photo Properties
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Make Canon Model Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Aperture Value f/4.3 Color Space sRGB
Flash No Flash ISO 100
Metering Mode Multi-Segment Shutter Speed Value 1/400 sec
Digital Zoom Ratio 1 Date/Time 2011 Sep 11 15:40:43 +0100
Comments
A pirate indeed!! One hell of a capture Ankit. Lovely!
Posted by Pawan Koppa on 2011 Dec 12 13:12:47 +0000
Master class!!!!!! Too good image!!!
Posted by Abhishek Waykole on 2011 Dec 03 09:40:47 +0000
BKSC = Bokaro Steel City
Posted by Karan Desai on 2011 Dec 02 19:06:56 +0000
Great Shot!! What is the full form of BKSC?
Posted by Sriram SN on 2011 Dec 02 15:29:12 +0000
Catch of the lifetime!.....the other JUMBO # 17867 is having both patched-windscreens, it can be seen here http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Locos/Diesel/wdm2x/Surprise_+Surprise_.jpg.html
Posted by Ujjwal Kashyap on 2011 Dec 02 12:40:10 +0000
Shaandaar!!
Posted by Smit Thaker on 2011 Dec 02 12:38:16 +0000
For a short time, Pune too had a Jumbo with regular windscreen glasses patched onto steel sheets - on both sides! Looked hideous, I suppose the shed located the relevant spares and got the power back to the original look.
Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2011 Dec 01 04:04:38 +0000
Wow, amazing. Must be the rarest of modifications. And the LP looks stunning :-) Seems to be enjoying his ride
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2011 Nov 30 03:30:47 +0000
Lovely catch...
Posted by Gowri Sankar R on 2011 Nov 29 08:49:26 +0000
Amazing capture with three rare sightings
the Rake, the Loco and the LP in traditional uniform :)
Posted by Shehbaaz Kadri on 2011 Nov 29 08:23:53 +0000
On a funny note, the loco can be called as 'Otrai Kan Sivarasan" in Tamil (in english - single eyed Sivarasan). Are the locos straightway coming from war base? Long live Jumbos.
Posted by Ramesh on 2011 Nov 29 06:03:15 +0000
Rare catch, but looks lovely
Posted by Anuj Misra on 2011 Nov 29 04:28:19 +0000
Is the LP only clad in a vest?
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Nov 29 02:53:02 +0000
Hey - Where all have you been last month - Ankit. To be able to catch this very rare "Winking Eye" monster ?? Just lovely.
Posted by S. Srinivas on 2011 Nov 29 00:56:11 +0000
looks like a pirate's eye patch :)
Posted by Sandeep Marzara on 2011 Nov 28 22:58:26 +0000
Such a rare catch - two Jumbos, with exotic liveries, including one with the patched windscreen. Amazing.
Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2011 Nov 28 18:37:08 +0000
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