Doesn't look like it's crashed....any idea why it's scrapped?

Posted by Bizzy Mishra on 2006 Apr 13 00:56:42 +0000

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This loco had caught fire and was apparently burnt beyond repair. The way the paint has peeled off confirms the fact that it must have been a major fire!

The curse of number 8!!

Posted by Vivek Manvi on 2006 Apr 13 01:06:39 +0000

I only hope the crew got out in time. It seems pretty badly burnt

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2006 Apr 13 11:24:58 +0000

Fantastic captures. I have heard that this loco caught fire while being transported, I am not sure though. I have also heard that it never ran on Indian rails. Look, it does not have it's fluted shels, though it is an ABB product.

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Apr 13 11:37:15 +0000

Hmmmm so its 30008 and 31008 which are the unlucky demons.

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2006 Apr 13 11:57:33 +0000

Sorry I was talking of 31008

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Apr 13 14:38:43 +0000

Why were the doors removed? If they were salvaged, why were they replaced with sheet metal?

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2006 Apr 13 20:47:51 +0000