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On 76th Independence day, ERODE shed gave one of their WAP-7 and unique livery known as AKAM 2.0 livery. It was designed by an engineer at the ERODE Electric Shed. While I waiting for Vande Bharat Express, I got lucky with this ERODE WAP-7. Usually I miss all these unique colored locos. But this time luck favored me. In the picture, ERODE WAP- .. More |
WAP-7
Electric locomotive
| Build: | CLW |
| Top speed: | 140 km/h |
| Gauge: | 1676 mm |
| UIC axles: | Co'Co' |
| Length: | 20.56 m |
| Width: | 3.15 m |
| Weight: | 123 t |
| Electric systems: | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Power output: | 4737 kW |
| Source: | en.wikipedia.org |
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To commemorate the 75th year of Indian Independence known in Hindi as "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav", different loco sheds came with different color schemes for their locos. Hence ERODE electric shed came with beautiful color scheme to celebrate the occasion. I have been chasing this loco for the past few months but I got lucky just few days back. .. More |
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A train originating from Western India bound for Southern India, powered by a power homed in Eastern India. TATA NAGAR WAP-7 now transferred to SANTRAGACHI shed, powering Pune - Kanyakumari Express, once known as Jayanti Janata Express, towards Thiruvananthapuram Central. Once this train was sought after by many who traveled to the financial .. More |
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Surprised to see TUGLAKABAD WAP-7 with no hotel load port and carriages powered by diesel generator car for this 3000+ kms running train. Purpose of having WAP-7 with HOG port is to power the carriages from the loco rather than using the generator car and consume a huge amount of diesel for running the water pump, lighting and air-conditionin .. More |
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Indian Railways has developed its own Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System called KAVACH meaning SHIELD for enhancing safety of running trains. KAVACH has been developed indigenous by Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in association with three Indian vendors and it has been adopted as National Automatic Train Protection (AT .. More |
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Erode WAP 7 37304 is the first advertising branded loco of Erode ELS under non fare initiative of Salem Division.This is a new scheme formulated by Indian railways.Other well known brands like AMUL ,Goel TMT ,Food manufacturing brand,'Haldirams' have also participated in branding of Electric locomotives ,mainly WAP 7 and WAP 5 class .. More |
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Uthkrisht Double decker Air-conditioned Yatri a.k.a UDAY Express is a new luxury product from Indian Railways. The first UDAY Express of IR was inaugurated on June 8, 2018 from Coimbatore Jn to KSR Bengaluru city. The double decker coaches were refurbished with ample leg space and comfortable seating arrangement. It has infotainment system wit .. More |
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