Why were the doors removed? If they were salvaged, why were they replaced with sheet metal?

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2006 Apr 13 20:47:51 +0000

From the picture, only the cabin (and the associated controls/electronics) seems damaged which should be easy to repair and replace. Why is it being condemned? May be we could have had first single cab WAP4!

Posted by Gaurav Varshney on 2006 Apr 13 15:40:43 +0000

So how is it that the buffers and the coupler are all intact?

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Apr 13 14:58:05 +0000

Sorry I was talking of 31008

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Apr 13 14:38:43 +0000

This loco had made a trip to ndls too. Have seen it quiet a few times.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Apr 13 12:00:20 +0000

Hmmmm so its 30008 and 31008 which are the unlucky demons.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Apr 13 11:57:33 +0000

Was it hit by another loco? Had this been a diesel, GOC would have defenitely put it back to it's original orm. GOC specialises in repair of such heavily damaged locos

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Apr 13 11:39:02 +0000

Fantastic captures. I have heard that this loco caught fire while being transported, I am not sure though. I have also heard that it never ran on Indian rails. Look, it does not have it's fluted shels, though it is an ABB product.

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Apr 13 11:37:15 +0000

I only hope the crew got out in time. It seems pretty badly burnt

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2006 Apr 13 11:24:58 +0000

It appears that the loco was hit by a horizontal beam or something, like a vertical clearance issue, Interesting, indeed?

Posted by Saqib Karori on 2006 Apr 13 03:26:26 +0000