And...The Winner is...GOC WDM2 17711! At the Southern-Beauty Contest today at MAS. IRFCAians Sriram Karthik and PoochiVenkat pose with the resplendent Beast and staff of GOC Loco Shed. Feb. 15, 2010. More images and Info will be uploaded shortly. (poochivenkat)

Date: 2010-02-15
Owner: Poochivenkat
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The positioning of the horn looks interesting. Of late i have seen many locos of GOC and ED sporting this change. I think the extra light must be for shunting purposes.
Posted by Vimalakar N C on 2010 Feb 16 05:30:29 +0000
Great are the people who were involved in overhauling this loco and making it fit for mainline operation and also GREAT IS THE INDIAN RAILWAY.
Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2010 Feb 16 04:45:06 +0000
This loco was working for TNEB last year as a shunter. It was working as an inferior loco shunting in ERS, CHTS etc. I think GOC completely overhauled it. Looks stunning now. Is that extra lamp in front a decoration?
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2010 Feb 16 03:36:13 +0000
Poochi and Sriram Karthik are there too. Pity I could not stay on till the head honchos arrived for an inspection to announce the winners :-( And yes, more pics coming your way in a day or two.
Posted by Sridhar Joshi on 2010 Feb 16 03:25:16 +0000
In a loco contest, exterior beauty is only a factor. They check its performance, how the gadgets work etc. This one must be a real performer. Do you have pics of the other locos that took place?
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2010 Feb 15 17:42:41 +0000
Can't find anything greatly different about the loco. exterior except for the fresh coat of paint. Any strong reason for this loco.'s victory?
Posted by S Ashwin on 2010 Feb 15 16:28:59 +0000
Can a P7 beat the charm of diesel WDM-2? I have serious doubts about that. Nothing except a steam loco can beat the charm of a GOC WDM-2.
Posted by Ramdev Gowda on 2010 Feb 15 15:53:11 +0000
was a contest needed in the first place :-)....they've should have sent a P-7 from GZB, just to contrast.
Posted by Aseem Johri on 2010 Feb 15 15:02:18 +0000
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