AC Locos at Vasai Road

Sign of changing times: A Ludhiana WAG-7 # 27625 at the Vasai Road yard. Vasai Road, June 2004-06. By Vivek Manvi.

Front view of the LDH WAG-7. This loco has been transferred to LDH from CNB. If you notice carefully, you can see "Kanpur" written on the buffer beam in Hindi. Part of an envious WCAM-1 can be seen. Vasai Road, 2004-06. By Vivek Manvi.

The new AC-DC neutral zone just next to Virar station, which can be seen in the background. The raise DC panto sign can be seen at the top of the picture. The line on the extreme left is 25 KV AC, the middle two lines are 1.5 KV DC upto this point and the

The high adhesion bogie of the WAG-7. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

A Feast of Electric Beasts: Kalyan WCAG-1 #21976, Ludhiana WAG-7 #27625 & Valsad WCAM-1 #21803. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

Checking the headlight of the TKD WAG-5A #23285. The loco still has the old style headlamp. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

Face-to-face with the TKD WAG-5A #23285. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

The side view of the TKD WAG-5A #23285. This loco sports the quintessential WAG-5 & WAM-4 look. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

The cast tri-mount bogie of the TKD WAG-5A #23285. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

A TKD WAG-5A # 21107 with a container load. This TKD livery looks cool. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

Testing the headlight of the WAG-5A. This loco is fitted with a Static Convertor. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

BL WCAM-2 # 21867, ASN WAG-5A # 23189 and a BL WCAM-1 # 21802 with their respective loads at. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

The ASN WAG-5A # 23189 with the container load. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

The front view of the ASN WAG-5A # 23189. Note the sign \"Not Fit for Multi..\" meaning this loco cannot be MUed. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

TKD WAG-5 # 23972 with a container rake. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

A spanking new Ludhiana WAG-7 # 27685 with a container rake. The effects of a cattle run-over are evident on the cattle-guard. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

This Ludhiana loco looked really clean and tidy. Vasai Road, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

Ajni WAG-7 # 27220 with a container load on a rain soaked afternoon. The loco has its markers on. Kalamboli, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

A container rake headed by LDH WAG-7 # 27685 waiting at the Kalamboli siding to let an express train pass. Kalamboli, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

What a double header!!! A CNB WAG-7 #27445 coupled with a KYN WCAG-1 # 21971 with a long BTPN tanker rake. Both locos were live and manned but not Mued. This happens only in Mumbai!!. Panvel, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

Four locos at Panvel: A CNB WAG-7, KYN WCAG-1, Pune WDG-3A and a LDH WAG-7. Panvel, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

Side view of the LDH WAG-7 #27685. Panvel, June 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

A container rake led by a blue TKD WAG-7 # 27637 on a curve. Vasai Road, July 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

A container rake hauled by a MGS WAG-7 # 27057 at good speed. Vasai-Diva, July 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

A Jhansi WAG-5 # 23853 leading a container rake on an up-gradient. Look at the dark rainy clouds in the background. Vasai-Diva, July 2004. By Vivek Manvi.

Erode WAG-7 # 27471with a container rake at Vasai Road. Only one marker lamp is on. Vasai Road, 2004-08. By Vivek Manvi.

The ConRaj headed by ED WAG-7 # 27471 snaking out of Vasai Road. A WCAG-1 headed container rake can be seen in the background. Vasai Road, 2004-08. By Vivek Manvi.