25 KV AC Electric Multiple Units
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AC EMUs 25 KV AC Electric Multiple Units |
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Local trains in New Delhi are relatively underutilised when compared to their Mumbai brethren. As a result, you don't need a course in crowd combat behavior to board these trains ;) This local pulls out of Pragati Maidan halt on its way to the next stop - Tilak Bridge. |
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The Broad Gauge invasion over Chennai is complete in early '98 with this local making a point at Meter-Gauge-Mecca, Tambaram. This station has the privilege of having the only MG Electric Shed in India. These locals make their way on complex routes to Chennai Beach, Central and Arrakkonam. |
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An evening service to Gummidipundi calls in at Basin Bridge Junction (BBQ) - the first stop after Chennai Central. This route has prestige trains, freight services and locals hammering it all day. A few stations after BBQ lies Ennore - with a massive creek bridge and a power station on the east. |
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An empty Arrakkonam local enters Korattur between Villivakkam and Ambattur on an election day in early '98. The AC EMUs need lots of space for the step-down transformers and rectifiers, hence the motor coach does away with the center doors on one side of the train |
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A close-up of the underside markings of a newly-built EMU trainset at Villivakkam yard near Chennai Central. The advantage of this yard is its proximity to the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur. The markings denote that the coach is a part of an an AC EMU set to be dispatched north. |
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An irritable trait among IR staff is the callous treatment of aesthetics. The functional aspects merit attention and you often have multicolored trainsets with each coach in its own personality. This has now manifested on local trains, as can be seen on a Chennai Beach local near Perambur with annoying colors. |
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