The Sapthagiri livery looks really good on WAP1.It will be nice to see the MAS TPTY Sapthagiri Express being hauled by WAP1 after being hauled by WAM4 for so many years. Thanks for sharing the photographs.

Posted by Ashwin Rao on 2009 Apr 16 18:32:50 +0000

Looks incomplete without the lightning strikes. Thanks Poochi for giving them the reminder!

Posted by Aravind S on 2009 Apr 17 03:21:14 +0000

It is welcome :) but feel sorry for WAM-4, it must be hurt. Sob!!! :(

Posted by Krupa Ratnam on 2009 Apr 17 04:55:53 +0000

Welcome change! YES,
But Sob! i will surely miss the Elite WAM4's> 20613,21374,20508! etc

Posted by Colin Peter on 2009 Apr 17 06:03:41 +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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This beast should maatch with GR also!! perhaps MAS GR.... will be great to see it storm past the stations..

Posted by Abhishek Gopal on 2009 Apr 24 16:27:48 +0000

Hi,

Recnetly Sapthagiri express livery is changed to standard blue.
I saw the train pulling grom platform no.8 with engines in front and rear

Posted by Bharath (guest) on 2009 May 02 21:28:13 +0000

Where will you add the lighting Strokes?? Where is the place ??? On the head lights may be???

Posted by NAREN (guest) on 2009 May 06 02:24:58 +0000