Sad to see these locomotives rotting away when some of their foreign counterparts with 1C+C1 bogies are still going strong on heritage lines. Please see
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=248769&nseq=1

Posted by R Viswa Chandra on 2010 Nov 05 08:26:40 +0000

Hey Vijay! Thanks for sharing this photo.

Posted by Deep Soni on 2010 Nov 05 10:18:35 +0000

This Locomotive was so unique on whole of IR network such that it had its unique wheel arrangement and the use of white metal bearings in the power transmission rods, thank you for sharing this pic.........:-):-):-)

Posted by Kaushik Dharwadkar on 2010 Nov 06 01:59:26 +0000

Whats the future of this loco? Will it be preserved? I never knew any of these existed today

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2010 Nov 06 03:39:58 +0000

Jimmy, This is already in so-called "Preserved Condition" by CR. Thye just repainted it. Thats all.

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2010 Nov 06 03:56:23 +0000

Thanks Vijay for sharing this photo. Sad to see it in this state. Wish you and also all railfans and their families a Very Happy Diwali.

Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2010 Nov 06 04:54:35 +0000

Very nice diwali gift. Thanx for Uploading

Posted by Shehbaaz Kadri on 2010 Nov 06 14:21:28 +0000