WDG-4 and WDP-4 class locomotives

Photos of the General Motors Electro Motive Division (GM EMD) design based WDG-4 and WDP-4 locomotives.

Date: 2006-04-27
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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The Power Packed duo taking the bend: KJM WDM-3a and WDP-4 , 20023. BYPL, 24 June 2005. Rohit Mohan.

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Singing in the rain....................... SC, 22-07-05. Lakshman.

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It's 1215 hrs on Feb 8' 05. 1013 LTT-CBE Exp. approaches Raichur and meets a WDG4# 12016 idlying on the sidings. The man in the frame is completely dwarfed by the collosal WDG. Just an indication of the amount of power this brute might be generating !!!!

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A side view of the WDG4# 12016 idlying on the sidings (GR end of RC). The combination of the blue sky, chrome-yellow livery and the red color of the semaphore arm renders a wonderful effect. Raichur, February 7, 2005. Nikhil Ganu.

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Twin WDP-4 rests at SBC as a KJM WDM-2 hauled passenger gets ready to depart. Banglore, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.

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Twin WDP-4's #20020 and #20008. Notice the color difference between the Indian built WDP-4 and the orignal GE. Banglore, May 2005. Sachin Balwatkar.

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The first WDP-4 20000 was in top form as it accelerated through SBC station. It had a fine whine to it. This can be seen only in 20000,20006,20008.

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After a long time got a chance to capture beautiful WDP4 20012 BAAZ, Bangalore City Jn., Oct-2005

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UBL WDP-4 #20006. SBC. May 2005

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WDP-4 #20018 has a darker shade compared to other WDP-4s.

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WDG4 12012 enjoying late evening sunshine as it comes to a halt with rake of steel coils.

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Smoking WDP4? Please note the trailing loco is the highly capable KJM WDM3a 17930R.

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WDP4 20002 attached to Hubli/Nanded Link Express as some other rake gets shunted out of Pf-9, Bangalore City Jn.

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Udyan Express led by KJM WDP4 20025 passes through Neral Jn. Though we expected to see trains including the Udyan at high speed, a caution order had reduced speeds of all trains, much to our dissapointment.

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This was taken at Birur Jn on the SBC-UBL section of SWR. This WDG4 was to take charge of a Box N rake (obscured by the Shimoga Town - Bangalore passr seen in the pic). The caboose for that rake is seen in the pic. The passr itself was awaiting the arriva