Nice to see it working on load for which it is made for. It was there at Tambaram, near MS for many days, taking charge of Tambaram-Villupuram-Tambaram passenger.

Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2009 Jul 17 11:10:30 +0000

Taj exp's CR-day-train-livery is completely gone... So sad to see this !!

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2009 Jul 17 11:08:59 +0000

Wowwww !!!! Fantastic compostion !!!! Both are new Variant / Version of the existing stock !!! Moreover rare to see a Freighter overtaking a freighter!!! Defintely a 1st class deserve !! Was the WAG9 freightalso moving or stationary??

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2009 Jul 17 11:08:15 +0000

Both CLW products are unique in terms of design & functionality!! Very good capture !!

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2009 Jul 17 11:07:42 +0000

Very pleasant to see such clean tracks.

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2009 Jul 17 10:58:05 +0000

Very nice set of Pics. thank you for sharing.

Posted by Harish Kulkarni on 2009 Jul 17 10:45:12 +0000

Its actually WAP-1 shell and livery.

Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2009 Jul 17 10:39:17 +0000

really good photograph of WCM-5.

Posted by ab.menon (guest) on 2009 Jul 17 08:03:54 +0000

Yes DJ stands for "DisJuncteour" or whatever it is in french.This term probably appears because our electric locos have European origins and inspite of the older design ABCB(Air Blast Circuit Breaker)having been replaced by a simpler and more rugged VCB,the term continues to avoid confusion for drivers.
VCB has only one set of one mobile and one fixed contacts which are designed to interrupt short-circuit level currents easily.Another feature of the VCB is that it can go through repeated duty cycles without any problems.This is especially important in traction duty where the DJ must be closed and opened frequently.
In older design ABCB(which can still be found on the WCAM-1 locos)the circuit breaker opens in two stages.There is a primary contact and a secondary contact in series with each other.The primary contact has a ball and socket arrangement.They are kept in firm contact with each other by a spring.When the circuit-breaker needs to be opened compressed air is allowed into the primary...

Yes DJ stands for "DisJuncteour" or whatever it is in french.This term probably appears because our electric locos have European origins and inspite of the older design ABCB(Air Blast Circuit Breaker)having been replaced by a simpler and more rugged VCB,the term continues to avoid confusion for drivers.
VCB has only one set of one mobile and one fixed contacts which are designed to interrupt short-circuit level currents easily.Another feature of the VCB is that it can go through repeated duty cycles without any problems.This is especially important in traction duty where the DJ must be closed and opened frequently.
In older design ABCB(which can still be found on the WCAM-1 locos)the circuit breaker opens in two stages.There is a primary contact and a secondary contact in series with each other.The primary contact has a ball and socket arrangement.They are kept in firm contact with each other by a spring.When the circuit-breaker needs to be opened compressed air is allowed into the primary contact chamber which serves two purposes-it pushes the moving ball contact away from the fixed socket contact and at the same time the compressed air also blows away the arc drawn between the contacts.As soon as these contacts seperate,the secondary contact opens.Once the secondary contact has opened,the primary contacts are allowed to close again.While closing the circuit-breaker,only the secondary contact needs to be closed without touching the primary contacts.
DS is used only in DC line working and it does not have load-break features--that is it can't interrupt load currents and must be opened only in off-load conditions.Load-break functions are handled internally in DC line by heavy contactors called LDC.The WCAM-1 has 4 such contactors and the WCAM-2 has 6 such contactors.

Posted by Khalid Kagzi on 2009 Jul 16 15:05:34 +0000

DJ is Disc Joint.It is also called as VCB. This is the terminology used under AC operating conditions.While in case of DC we have DS that is Disconnecting Switch. The basic difference between DS and DJ is that DS can be set manually but not DJ.The main contact is a fixed contact.The auxiliary contact is a controlled by the air pressure from the panto reservoir used to make and brake the circuit.Both the Main and Auxiliary contacts are placed in a vacuum housing to avoid the arc when the DJ is closed.

Posted by Ashwin Rao on 2009 Jul 16 12:26:15 +0000