Airavat is generic name for all KSTRC Volvos (not only for Mysore - Bangalore ones). IMHO, Airavat must be a Sanskrit word. About naming this particular loco, may be because of the colour, the elephant was white (unique, normally elephants are black), this WAP4E is LHB liveried (unique??, normally WAP4s are red) - Amruta Bhate.

Posted by Sandeep Bhate on 2007 Apr 25 15:15:11 +0000

Brilliant.....great composition.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Apr 23 15:01:23 +0000

Awesome....!!!

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Apr 23 15:00:17 +0000

Lovely photograph! Somehow very serene despite the presence of catenary and the rushing train.

Posted by Gautam on 2007 Apr 23 14:32:47 +0000

super !

Posted by Ashwanth on 2007 Apr 23 14:20:51 +0000

Good Pic.

Posted by Bhanu on 2007 Apr 23 13:49:02 +0000

Right on! WAP-4 is a beauty, somehow IMHO the Great Whites are no match, looks wise, for the Reds! Very very elegant, gives us the impression of being a graceful beast!

Posted by Naren Damodaran on 2007 Apr 23 07:36:26 +0000

Superb photograph. Nothing, not even the WAP5/7 can match the elegance of a WAP4...also, surprised to see so much greenery in Chennai in Summer!

Posted by S Ashwin on 2007 Apr 23 06:25:45 +0000

BTW what does Airavat means. Mysore-Bangalore KSRTC Volvo buses are also named Airavat. Some locals told me that Airavat is a Kannada word and in actual "Airavata."

Posted by Samar on 2007 Apr 22 17:46:51 +0000

hope "Airavat" doesn't turn out to be white elephant for the shed ;-)

Posted by Aseem Johri on 2007 Apr 22 16:04:29 +0000