WCG-1 and WCG-2

Banking and freight specialist DC locomotives of CR. seen more often on passenger trains now.

Date: 2006-05-01
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 128 items (147 items total)
P1060054a

Bankers line up at Karjat, with the right pantographs for their banking duties, up. Seen from far end are, 20144+119, 20125+129, 20150+157 and 20145+128+160 Good to see Kalyan Electric Shed taking good care of WCG2s even at the fag end of their 'career'.

P1060048a

Triple WCG2s with 20138 with loaded BCNA rake takes a breather on UP line at Monkey Hill to allow Pune-Karjat Shuttle about to arrive on MID line to move over to UP line. ()

P1060004a

Triple WCG2 bankers 20127+147+146 move from MID line to UP line after exiting Khadala towards Karjat ()

P1070159a

Not just IRFCA members, but those who took care of the WCG-2s also felt bad when they 'retired'. A note stuck on the 'de-commissioned' WCG-2s standing in the Lonavla trip shed. The note reads - Thanks to Locomotive WCG-2 for succesfully serving LNL-KJT se

Photo016

Presenting You a Precious Diwali Gift !!! Wishing You and Your Family a Very Happy Diwali.. Sir Leslie Wilson Loco aka WCG1 aka Crocodile aka Kekda Engine seen inside KYN ELS. Clicked on Oct-24,2010 - day of AC conversion. (Vijay Aravamudhan)

Photo013

Graveyard of WCG2 / Pic-2: Next in line is WCG2 units - 20112, 20139, 20140. Clicked on Oct-24,2010 - day of AC conversion. (Vijay Aravamudhan)

Photo015

Graveyard of WCG2 / Pic-1: Grim remains of what was once a very mighty beast which ruled Central Railway Mumbai Territory of 1500V DC, now reduced to mere Iron and Steel scraps, thanks to invasion of 25000V AC. Seen next to a TO-BE-SCRAPPED WCG2 unit, is

Photo014

Graveyard of WCG2 / Pic-3: WCG2 20140 patiently awaits its turn of axe. Loco is rusted a lot. And its among the lot of around 8-9 WCG2 present at KYN ELS, on that day, waiting to be scrapped. Clicked on Oct-24,2010 - day of AC conversion (Vijay Aravamudha