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As the incoming 2627 Down Bangalore - New Delhi Karnataka Exp.
crawls in Daund, the man waits with a oil can. This contains 2
litres of oil for replenishing the 'heavily leaking' governor of
the WDM2 powering the 1604 Up Nanded Daund Passenger stranded at
Ahmednagar. The outgoing Karnataka Express driver is supposed to
ferry this oil can to the 1604 Up loco waiting 90 Kms away.The
plume of smoke from the arriving locos may be due to the
application of the dynamic brakes which speeds the engine to the
4th notch RPM. This cools the traction motors (now working as
generators) by the engine driven blower. |
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I love WDM2s, so does a crow who sits on the coupler of the
locos. The Hindi text surrounding the 'CR' on the nose of the loco
reads 'Diesel Shed - Itarsi'. After a change of crew and serving of
lunch, the Karnataka express continues towards Manmad. There is no
fueling of the Karnataka express locos at Daund any more. |
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Smoky start for the 'KK' express. I request the driver to
create smoke during start and he obliges. |
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As the locos accelerate, the rich black boiling smoke cloud can
be seen at the exhaust stack. |
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The train jets forward, thanks to the full throttle treatment.
Junta in the general compartment begins to settle down on the door
steps with their lunch for the long haul towards Manmad. The driver
shuts the throttle so as not to overspeed out of the platform. Note
the manually pushed trolley of the permanent way inspector. |
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The driver sees the flash of my camera and remembers his
promise to make smoke, thus opening his throttle once again. |
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The tail end of the train, note the 'LV' board. This is the
'Last Vehicle' indicator and the proof of the completeness of the
rake. The station staff looks for this board when a train passes
through their station. If the board is found missing, it is assumed
that the rake has 'parted' and emergency action is required to
clear the tracks of the missing coach or worse, to stop a
runaway. |
