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Five locos are used to provide maximum braking efforts. This combination is never used for hauling the climbing train as the excessive power could damage the couplers.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2010 Jul 28 16:42:21 +0000

Fantastic !

Posted by Ashwanth on 2010 Jul 28 17:10:44 +0000

Apurva, So why is it that WDM2 or its derivatives are not used on the down gradient? Isn't it a waste of these technologically superior and more powerful locomotives to be used only for braking purposes and returning back light?

Posted by Harsh Vardhan on 2010 Jul 29 04:47:29 +0000

Great atmospheric capture.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2010 Jul 29 07:24:51 +0000

To Harsh - this operation is explained in message # 197184. These locos earn revenue in both trips - they are AEB equipped locos meant for ghat operation and haul as well as bank freight trains between Kulem and Castle Rock section. Apart from the superior hauling power of EMD locos, their precise dynamic brakes stop a train all the way to zero speed - DC motored locos of the earlier generation cannot match this performance.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2010 Jul 29 08:04:40 +0000

Amazing Capture !!!!

Posted by Raj Bhavsar on 2010 Jul 29 09:44:15 +0000

great capture!!!

Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2010 Jul 30 13:23:49 +0000

Nice...

Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2010 Jul 31 09:15:53 +0000

beautiful snap

Posted by Ujjwal Kashyap on 2010 Jul 31 16:33:16 +0000

In olden days 8 WDM's used to be used on upgradient.
And rake used to be in two parts on down gradients.
5 WDG4's do the same work.

Posted by Rahul Rao on 2010 Aug 05 15:38:30 +0000

superb capture... In Walayar ghats (PGT divn/SR) freight trains r moving with single or multi banker loco in rainy season.. But there is no penta head operation..this is superb...

Posted by Sreeraj Ramachandran Nair on 2010 Aug 13 06:04:39 +0000

Wowwwwwwww.... Fantastic boss !!!

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2010 Aug 13 08:25:10 +0000

Cool Shot.....

Posted by natarajanc on 2010 Aug 14 18:09:09 +0000

superb shot!!

Posted by Jyothish K on 2010 Nov 30 09:33:32 +0000