Netravathi Express to Trivandrum arrives behind Erode WDM-3A #14140. If you look closely there seems to a lot of soot from the exhaust on the Long hood of the loco. But this is not symmetrical. Does this mean mean that this loco is always run SHF or is it that this is its first duty after POH? 2 Jan 2006, by Anu Sathyan.
Date: 2006-01-02
Photo Properties
Summary Details
| Make | Canon | Model | Canon PowerShot A80 |
| Aperture Value | f/5.6 | Color Space | sRGB |
| Exposure Bias Value | 0 EV | Flash | No Flash |
| Focal Length | 23.41 mm | Metering Mode | Multi-Segment |
| Shutter Speed Value | 1/400 sec | Digital Zoom Ratio | 1 |
| Date/Time | 2006 Jan 02 14:24:49 +0000 |
Recent comments
A gorgeous smoker, look at the carbon deposit.
Posted by Gaurav Varshney on 2006 Jan 18 19:06:09 +0000
Although the carbon deposits around the radiator may give the impression the loco is always run SHF it's unlikely to be the case! When running SHF (at speed) the engine exhaust gases trail past the (vertical) radiator outflow and are forced sideways,...
Although the carbon deposits around the radiator may give the impression the loco is always run SHF it's unlikely to be the case! When running SHF (at speed) the engine exhaust gases trail past the (vertical) radiator outflow and are forced sideways, thus blackening the side of the hood. The inflow into the radiator may also contibute to the effect. When travelling LHF the exhaust gases are only forced down in the gap between the short hood and whatever it's hauiling, hence the noticeable blackening near the top of the SH. I bet this one's a real smoker, all the same.
Posted by Dan Cross on 2006 Jan 17 15:26:34 +0000