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The LHB liveried WAP4E from BRC at the ADI trip shed. The loco is named 'Airavat'

Date: 2007-04-22
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Make Canon Model Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Aperture Value f/8 Color Space Uncalibrated
Exposure Bias Value 0 EV Flash No Flash
Focal Length 23.2 mm Metering Mode Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value 1/2 sec Digital Zoom Ratio 1
Date/Time 2007 Apr 22 13:01:40 +0000

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Nice picture Abhijit. As a person who's stayed 25 years in Gujarat,i really appreciate your efforts to take pics in the 40+ degree heat!!Look at the time of the
pic..1 in the afternoon!! - Kunal Subnis

Posted by Gallery Administrator on 2007 Apr 27 11:38:13 +0000

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Airavat is generic name for all KSTRC Volvos (not only for Mysore - Bangalore ones). IMHO, Airavat must be a Sanskrit word. About naming this particular loco, may be because of the colour, the elephant was white (unique, normally elephants are black),...

Airavat is generic name for all KSTRC Volvos (not only for Mysore - Bangalore ones). IMHO, Airavat must be a Sanskrit word. About naming this particular loco, may be because of the colour, the elephant was white (unique, normally elephants are black), this WAP4E is LHB liveried (unique??, normally WAP4s are red) - Amruta Bhate.

Posted by Sandeep Bhate on 2007 Apr 25 15:15:11 +0000

BTW what does Airavat means. Mysore-Bangalore KSRTC Volvo buses are also named Airavat. Some locals told me that Airavat is a Kannada word and in actual "Airavata."

Posted by Samar on 2007 Apr 22 17:46:51 +0000

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