Looks have improved with the large windshield, it would look better if the head lamps were moved to the head.

Posted by Jainand Narayanan on 2008 Jul 07 15:52:02 +0000

This loco was christened 'JAWAHAR', and initially classified WAP1 FM II later WAP3. She hauled the Bhopal Shatabdi on its inaugural run circa 1983, and was standard haulage for that train for a while. The loco now seems a shadow of her formal glory. This was one of the first WAPs retrofitted with large windshields.

Posted by S Shankar on 2008 Jul 07 11:48:36 +0000

Note that the front side is not a typical ED. The font (& position) of loco number, 'dha re', grill, extended grey paint at the top borders... all indicate that this is not a full ED product!

Posted by Aravind S on 2008 Jul 04 15:47:05 +0000

The YDM4 really looks amazing in the RTM WDM3A livery. Nice picture Apurva.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2008 Jul 04 15:31:51 +0000

Lovely shot Apurva! Lots of human interest.

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2008 Jul 04 10:42:04 +0000

I remember having seen this photo sometime back in the uploads section

Posted by Krishnakumar Kannan on 2008 Jul 04 05:14:50 +0000

So nice to see 15505 in her early days. I think this photo was shot sometime in 2001 or so. Just a few months into our marriage, I used to go to Egmore with my wife for loco spotting, I used to explain to my wife that this loco is different than the ones found elsewhere. Later WDP 3A's had the Diesel Shakti livery.

On a sad note, I feel sorry for this loco since it has been scrapped. Thanks a million, Anand for this priceless picture

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2008 Jul 03 17:18:24 +0000

i can see a lonely cow racing with the train..:)

Posted by Deepak Murali on 2008 Jul 03 12:28:44 +0000

Really cute!

Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2008 Jul 03 05:10:57 +0000

Wow! This is the smokiest ALCO picture I have seen so far.

Posted by Mani Vijay on 2008 Jul 02 20:22:58 +0000