Yeah man but this is a GZB WAP 1.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Oct 01 21:16:57 +0000

Seems HWH is the only WAP-4 holding shed to paint "Bharathiya rail" on the side panels..Others settle for the serial number alone.

Posted by Ashwanth on 2006 Oct 01 21:13:14 +0000

Certainly it would have been a great picture if Giridhar was fortunate enough to position himself. Nevertheless, a good shot of Mued WAG-6Cs having a Co-Co bogie arrangement. As for the sanders, if I remember the two middle ones serve two wheels whereas the two extreme ones serve one wheel each. Jimmy, did you notice how closely WAG-6C bogie is related to WAG-7 and WDG-2/3 series? Did RDSO use this bogie design?

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2006 Oct 01 08:15:16 +0000

The bogies look strange. Doesn't all WAG6 a/b/c series have Bo-Bo-Bo bogies? This one looks like Co-Co. And 4 sanders per bogie. Why?

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Oct 01 06:55:50 +0000

Yes Ashish. There are a few WAG-7's with this arnd. I am sure Alok,Apu,Shanx,Rohit,etc will be able to give you more details.

Posted by Naren Damodaran on 2006 Sep 29 23:51:30 +0000

No, this is not a trend. The panto of the rear loco is raised (or lowered) depending upon the gradient and load hauled. There are specific instructions to drivers about how to operate mued locos in various sections.

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2006 Sep 29 07:34:20 +0000

Trailing WAG-7 is dead. In one of the other Nagari snaps also the trailing WAG-5 was dead. Trend?

Posted by Gautam on 2006 Sep 29 02:37:49 +0000

Beautiful! This is Ekambarakuppam-Vepagunta section(of AJJ-RU line).The signal is positioned in such a way so that the pilot can view its aspect without the ROB's interference.

Posted by Ashwanth on 2006 Sep 28 22:52:27 +0000

guess its the same rake full of tractors which i spotted at Chandigarh on 26th Sep night..

Posted by Thakur Nishant Pundir on 2006 Sep 28 20:41:38 +0000

I suspect that "AJJ" and "DaRe" in Hindi was painted in BSL before it was transferred to AJJ shed. Nearly all the AJJ locos that I have come across have very poor Hindi writing. Also missing is the mention of the gear ratio.

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2006 Sep 28 13:37:29 +0000