By the livery it looks like BIA wag5.

Posted by Mayur Shinde on 2007 Jan 13 16:12:38 +0000

WAG-4 has Bo-Bo bogies .. so this must be a WAM-4(the early ones that were used on freights) or a WAG-5

Posted by Ashwanth on 2007 Jan 13 05:15:32 +0000

A short search for this locomotive yielded a match <a href="http://images4.fotopic.net/?iid=yxzlpq&noresize=1&nostamp=1&quality=70">here</a>.

Posted by Sundar Krishnamurthy on 2007 Jan 10 20:17:07 +0000

WCAM3 #21889 seems to be the regular power for the IC. Co-incidently, this same loco had done the inaugural run of the 2128 IC from Pune. My IC of 16th December 2006 had it as well!!

Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2007 Jan 09 19:55:16 +0000

The steepest gradients are between Akathumuri (a small halt station after Kadakavur) and Varkala. A WDM3A will typically slow down to around 50 km/hr with a 22 coach load even at full throttle. I wonder what speed a WAP1 will go at in this section.

Posted by Jagadheep D on 2007 Jan 08 23:25:05 +0000

How many P-1's have been transferred to AJJ? I saw 22027 last night on the MAS Passenger.

Posted by Naren Damodaran on 2007 Jan 08 05:56:55 +0000

Not many between ERS and QLN. I dont remember the exact figures. After QLN there is one of 1 in 70 or so at Kadakkavur. The WAP 1's can easily handle the 23 coach load in this sector

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2007 Jan 08 03:10:24 +0000

Awesome shot dude! Love the angle. Try this with a WDP2/

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2007 Jan 07 21:13:57 +0000

Jimmy, how are the gradients between ERS-TVC? Can this loco manage the load?

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2007 Jan 07 21:10:25 +0000

Interesting to note she has P1 style windshields and not the newer larger P5 style shield. Even 22543 has the newer style. Wonder what happened to this loco.

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2006 Dec 30 10:32:27 +0000