Nice to see many changes improving the working conditions.

Posted by Lalam on 2012 Apr 27 16:57:20 +0000

Finally the Dash stepping up to International EMD standards with an All Digital setup. / Great to see that Locomotive Pilots Needs are addressed for the First time.
I bet The crew to drive this will have a Telephone directory of Trouble shootings procedures and Mandatory acknowledgments to abide with. (such is the technology upgraded)

Posted by Colin Peter on 2012 Apr 27 18:12:17 +0000

Thank you very Subhabrata Chatterjee!!!
Thanks for sharing such valuable photos.
It isa great gift to all the IRFCA community!!!

Posted by Abhinav Phangcho Choudhury on 2012 Apr 28 04:14:31 +0000

So finally "THE NOT SO CHOTA BHEEM" is ready to hit the tracks. Its heartening to learn that LP comfort and ergonomics are given due importance. Eagerly waiting for the specifications of the loco.
& Any ideas which shed will be the first to house these monsters.

Posted by Anant K Singh on 2012 Apr 28 05:58:28 +0000

thanks for this bful pic and information of upcoming most pwrful loco...bheem is nice name..

Posted by Abhishek Kashyap trainman on 2012 Apr 28 08:09:36 +0000

True to its name "BHEEM" will soon be a boon for freight trains and crew! Nice covergae- Thanks!

Posted by Kunal Doddanavar on 2012 Apr 28 14:48:54 +0000

Good job, Subhabrata. A great step forward for IR ... even though this loco cab reminds me of Shanx's "Elec Bill Counter" ... maybe this is the "Elec Company HQ" albeit diesel-powered! :-)

Posted by Gautam on 2012 Apr 29 20:29:03 +0000

Fantastic job Subho Da!!! Any idea when will it sent for test run? And when we can see this loco hauling a goods train?

Posted by Avishek Basu on 2012 Apr 30 04:33:48 +0000

Thanks Subho for taking all the trouble for us. This loco is HUGE and I pity the LPs driving LHF. Do they have CCTV in the Long hood?

Posted by Anamitra Ghatak on 2012 Apr 30 15:32:11 +0000

I must thank Apurva for his extreme efforts to find technical meaning of my meaningless pictures.

Posted by Subhabrata Chatterjee on 2012 May 01 04:43:58 +0000

@Anamitra , I did not find any cctv in LHF. Regarding LHF driving, this loco has better visibility than WDG4. The LPs are not that much uncomfortable in driving WDG4/WDP4 LHF mode. In fact few driver takes LHF as their life saver in some past unfortunate incident.

Posted by Subhabrata Chatterjee on 2012 May 01 05:14:59 +0000

Thanks for sharing...

Posted by Chitrarth Parghi on 2012 May 02 04:55:34 +0000