A Looongg Way from home! (GZB 22047)

Posted by Colin Peter on 2009 Apr 19 19:23:31 +0000

I wish they don't scrap the WAM4's. Instead why don't they get it at Igatpuri - Bhusaval section. It will certainly add colours to the section.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Apr 18 06:50:31 +0000

OMG!!nice livery...but the MU Connectors looks awkward for this person!!

Posted by Deepak Murali on 2009 Apr 17 15:12:24 +0000

A wild guess - this livery looks quite similar to that of the coaches of Garib Rath.
Perhaps the South Railway is thinking of to deploy this loco to GR.

Posted by Dhiraj Deshmukh on 2009 Apr 17 14:18:04 +0000

Oh, God! Is this the end of the Sapthagiri-liveried WAM4?

Posted by Mani Vijay on 2009 Apr 17 13:31:40 +0000

I am glad to see my favourite loco given a different paint job. It looks far better in this livery than the present looking GZB & AJJ WAP1 and equally gorgeous like the dark grey WAP1 Jawahar of the 80's and 90's.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Apr 17 12:48:23 +0000

Manish, it's MPS is 130kph but it has hauled 9 coach Bhopal Shatabdi at 140kph too. Railfans have footplated it and have experienced the 140kph run.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Apr 17 12:41:29 +0000

Nice colour scheme. The red at the bottom adds the perfect finish.

@Arzan : Is this loco capable of 140 kmph?

Posted by Manish on 2009 Apr 17 12:31:48 +0000

Looks so much like the WAP-3 locomotive but in a different colour. (http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Locos/Electric/wap1_3_6/WAP3_22005KanpurCentral28-2-92.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1)

Posted by R Viswa Chandra on 2009 Apr 17 11:20:32 +0000

Thanks for the WAP1 coverage Poochi. It looks simply looks gorgeous and this loco should be assigned to 2001A/2002A Bhopal Shatabdi Express. How lovely it will look zipping pasts stations at 140kph.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2009 Apr 17 10:53:54 +0000