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The nine-coach HHPDEMU rake at Samy Nagar pit line facility. The rake is here to be refueled. |
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The HHP rake at the Royapuram yard. |
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The HHP has pneumatic suspension! |
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Details of the 250 Watt headlamp and the halogen-lamped flasher unit. | |
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HHP 7 rake out of ICF Perambur the first time. This is waiting on the gauntleted track (BG and MG on the same permanent way) at Villivakkam. The rake would go for a road trial in the afternoon, maybe Chennai - Tirupati and back. Pic shot from the 6012 Up, on which I was returning to Pune. | |
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Itarsi WAG5 # 24443 waits at Royapuram platform. The loco has 'Itarsi' written in large letters on each of the front ends. One side has the name in English while the other end is in Hindi. |
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The east end of Royapuram yard. The track turns sharply towards south (towards right), goes through Chennai Beach station and further towards Egmore. Note the BOXN rake visible after the overhead bridge. This track is a part of the Chennai Port Trust and this train is being hauled by the BHEL-made diesel electrics with low hoods on either side of a high central cab. Pics of these unique industrial powers on ISA's site. | |
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A map of the area in the Royapuram yard master's office. Note the main line from Washermanpet on the west which turns south towards Chennai Beach station. The gray platform is visible on the main line as is the thinner red pit line. | |
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Two views of the long 'Kershaw' machine, looks like a mechanised ballast cleaner. |
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Views of the Basin Bridge (BBQ) running shed for AC electric powers. Pics taken from the rear cab of the HHPDEMU which was on a trial to Gummidipundi. |
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Electric freight powers get loving attention of the Tondiarpet (TDP) shed some distance downstream of BBQ. | |
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Mangalore - Chennai West Coast express waits at Basin Bridge to be allowed into the Chennai Central. Note the Chennai home signal with the dot matrix platform indicator, pf 1 in this case. | |
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The HHP rake overtakes a Vijaywada WAG5 with BCX rake near Ennore. | |
