Great catch Chaitanya.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2010 Apr 11 18:03:47 +0000

are these Brakers used on the Freight traffic also. Many of the freights are more than 22 on the bhor ghats??

Posted by Ritesh Jokhakar on 2010 Apr 11 15:11:42 +0000

Bhor ka Raja kaun? WCG-2 :-)

Posted by Vivek Pillay (Oldman) on 2010 Apr 11 10:20:23 +0000

The ones that you see in the picture are actually standard for FIAT bogies.

Posted by Alok Patel on 2010 Apr 11 08:30:54 +0000

And the limit of bogies allowed in the Thull ghats is also not 18 coaches but is 23 coaches. 23 coach trains do not need brakers down the ghats. It is hauled by single WCAM-3 down the ghats quiet comfortably.

Posted by Chaitanya Gokhale on 2010 Apr 11 05:48:40 +0000

@Jainand: The threshold for passenger trains is 21 coaches, not 18. Bhor Ghat didn't see any 21+ coach passenger trains and hence no brakers were employed, but on this particular day, 1014 came up with 22 coaches, and hence this need.

Posted by Karan Desai on 2010 Apr 10 23:58:07 +0000

I guess the same rule of heavy rake's (18 or more Coaches)would be accompanied by Pilot's applies here as in the Thull.

Posted by Jainand Narayanan on 2010 Apr 10 20:37:36 +0000

A rare scene indeed, good catch, Chaitanya.

Posted by Jainand Narayanan on 2010 Apr 10 20:14:50 +0000

Actually, the correct terminology would be "Pilot's". Assisting Loco's ahead of the main power would be a pilot, the same at the other end would be "Banker's. In this perticular situation the term "Braker's" would also be appropriate

Posted by Jainand Narayanan on 2010 Apr 10 20:12:35 +0000

Wonderful! WCG-2's working as brakers too on passenger trains before retirement. Nice photo! :-)

Posted by Aamod on 2010 Apr 10 18:46:00 +0000