Miscellaneous

Date: 2004-06-18
Owner: Shashanka Nanda
Size: 199 items
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Mughalsarai WAG-7 #27073 banks a 58 car BOBRN rake full of coal. The lead loco was an Ajni WAG7 #27329. Bhubaneshwar station, 2003-12. By Shanx.

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Gooty WDM3A #18886R in DCW livery starts with the Secundrabad Rajkot Express. Even under heavy acceleration, these rebuilt beasts emit very little smoke much to the disappointment of my camera. Begumpet Station, Hyderabad, 2004-06-05. By Shanx.

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Guntakal based WDM-2 #17460 is badly in need of a fresh coat of paint as it hauls the TPTY/KOP bound Rayalseema/Haripriya combo. The peeling paint reveals a different livery below suggesting that this loco might have been homed elsewhere before. Fatehnaga

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Another DCW Patiala rebuilt WDM-3A tries its hand at smoking but fails miserably. This time it is Gooty's #18793R with the shed's distinct livery glowing wonderfully in the fading sun. Begumpet station, Hyderabad, 2004-06-05. By Shanx.

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DLW built WDG-4 #12040 hauls an enormous rake of coal filled BOXNs destined for Raichur Thermal power station. Borabanda, Hyderabad, 5/2004. By Shashanka.

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#14781 is part of a WDG-3A MU which has just brought in a loaded BOXN rake from Hyderabad side. The locos have detached and are reversing for a probable return to Sanathnagar yard for further duties. Chittapur SCR/CR Limit, SC-WADI line, 5/2004. By Shasha

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The loco on the ramp is GY WDM3A #14042. SCR has a serious shortage of shunting locos and has to employ mainline locomotives for shunting duties. The rake being shunted as that of the '85 Bangalore Express. Later, this loco took the Venkatadri Exp to Chit

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WAM4P-6PD #21223 from BZA shed arrives with a passenger train at Godavari station after crossing the massive bowstring bridge. The D suffix denoted dual brake capabilities for the loco. Rajahmundry, 19/06/04. By Shashanka.

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Gooty's WDG3A #14971 heads a BOXN rake along with another loco of its class. The mistimed shot fails to show the 'Garuda' moniker under the shed logo which is a generic name given to micro-processor governed WDG3As. Also note the EMD style reflective stic

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At the very next station, the original Garuda #14951 was hauling a BCNA rake as part of a WDG3A MU. The livery of this loco is an absolute classic. GTl-DMM sector, 7/2003. By Shashanka.

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800x600 wallpaper of a scene at secundrabad station showing a WDM2, WAM4, WAP4 & WDP4. By Shashanka.

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1024X768 wallpaper of a WAG7 hauled container rake on the third line between Delhi & Palwal. By Shashanka.

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1024X768 wallpaper of a WDG4 hurtling light through Dharur. By Shashanka.

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WAP5 #30000 heading the Secundrabad - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani has to make an unscheduled halt due to a faulty signal. Kindly ignore the gentleman on the footplate. KZJ-BPQ section, 2004. By Shashanka.

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A close up of the front end reveals damage caused to the loco by a stray bull on the track while it was doing duty on the Mumbai Rajdhani. Also note the extensive weld joints between the white & black portions indicating heavy repair on the loco. KZJ-