Lonavala-Pune

Date: 2004-08-31
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 27 items
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A view of the Bankers which were going towards Karjat while i was raining very heavily and was very very cold which made Alok and myself shiver... Though Alok was enjoying to get wet in the rain. Lonavala, 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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Pune end view showing the extra heavy rain and also the cloudy due to which visibility ahead becomes poor. Lonavala, 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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I took this shot from a standing EMU of a mountain which is not visible at all due to clouds. The rain drops can be seen clearly here. Lonavala, 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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It was still raining while i took this shot of the Mumbai--Hyderabad exp which Alok n myself Footplated. Lonavala, 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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A shot taken while incab the wcam3 #21934 doing 105 kph. It was raining heavily while the entire FP. (Between Kamshet--Kanhe), 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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The Speedometer showing 106 kph while the overspeeding alarm starts on with the red light blinking. The max we overspeeded was 108 kph. The MPS was 105. 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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A view at the Notch indicator reading at the 39th notch. 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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Took this shot while we got of the loco at Pune completing our FP... Pune, 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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I bent down to the max i could and took a pic of this wcam1 #21848. This loco was standing dead near the Electric trip shed. Later i opened the Cab door and hopped in to take pix of the cab... Pune, 12-08-2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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A view of the Controls of the wcam1. A very horrible loco considering the comfort for Drivers. Just look at the Seating provided for the Driver which is just like a stool with no back rest. Pune, 12-08-2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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The Amp meters and the volt meter reading all zero as the loco was dead. I was alone incab taking pix as much as i wanted. Pune, 12-08-2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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View of the Pune Electric loco trip shed towards the right in this pic taken from incab wcam1 showing a few wcam3's. Pune, 12-08-2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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A beautiful scene of the tracks ahead taken by me peeping out of the window from the cab. 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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Dam!!! This time on the 40th Notch with 4 shunts... This is the max a wcam3 can do. The load was merely 17 coaches. 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.

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This is the Max permitted Amps u can take on a wcam3... 8/2004. By |||Swaran|||.