Finally the Dash stepping up to International EMD standards with an All Digital setup. / Great to see that Locomotive Pilots Needs are addressed for the First time.
I bet The crew to drive this will have a Telephone directory of Trouble shootings procedures and Mandatory acknowledgments to abide with. (such is the technology upgraded)

Posted by Colin Peter on 2012 Apr 27 18:12:17 +0000

Very accurate Pressure readings as compared to Analog needles.
Helpful to the Loco Pilot especially if he has a Long Freight formation which usually takes Ages to build up Pressure across the entire formation.

Posted by Colin Peter on 2012 Apr 27 18:07:05 +0000

Wow !
Way to go DLW, Straight from BMW's premier suspension maker to Locomotives.

Posted by Colin Peter on 2012 Apr 27 18:02:21 +0000

Nice to see many changes improving the working conditions.

Posted by Lalam on 2012 Apr 27 16:57:20 +0000

Lovely image

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2012 Apr 27 05:39:27 +0000

Khalid , the Neral-Matheran railway does have air braked rolling stock but it is not in use . There is a brakeman in every coach and they to manually apply the brakes .

Posted by Aadil S on 2012 Apr 26 15:39:28 +0000

The loco has air-brake system instead of vacuum brake!!Still a rarity in narrow-gauge railways of India.Though I think the Nerul-Matheran railway also has air-braked rolling stock.Maybe those sections which have steep gradients are given priority in air-brake conversion?

Posted by Khalid Kagzi on 2012 Apr 26 14:59:34 +0000

Nice shot!!
Seems to be climbing the gradient

Posted by Anirudh Jolly on 2012 Apr 26 14:34:15 +0000

nice shot

Posted by Anirudh Jolly on 2012 Apr 26 14:33:29 +0000

nice. uniform livery looking great

Posted by Nirav Gala on 2012 Apr 26 10:12:16 +0000