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Elephant & WAG-5HA

ERODE WAG-5HA built in 1992 powering old ICF carriages crossing the river as an elephant enjoys his bath

Climbing gradient

Old freight workhorse with a light load climbing a small gradient towards Thiruvananthapuram Central

Old is gold

It is exciting to see an old freight workhorse of WAG-5 class on passenger train duty as they have retired from active freight duties

At sunrise

Old workhorse, RATLAM WAG-5HA with its shed mate rolling into Sharavati river B bridge with BCNA freight in morning light

Surprise spotting

Surprising to spot an old freight loco with 30 years of service, ERODE DLS WAG-5HA, powering a passenger train

Old workhorses

32 years of service, ARAKKONAM WAG-5HA with its shed mate powering cement freight towards Thrissur side on a sunny afternoon

Petrol freight

Empty BTPN consist returning to yard powered by VALSAD WAG-5HA pair with one loco shutdown as the wagons are empty, crossing river Nila

Old freight loco

31 years of service, ARAKKONAM WAG-5HA moving light towards ENNORE, now mostly into shunting duty

Evening light!

Arakkonam WAG 5 twins with a loaded BCNA consist towards Triissur

An old freight workhorse

Shining old ARAKKONAM WAG-5HA waiting for shunt signal to move into the freight yard for rearranging wagons and take them to yard

Cute looking WAG-5

Recently overhauled WAG-5 locomotive MUs slowly crossing Nemilichery with a BOXN wagons heavily loaded with coal bound to Nettur Thermal Power Station.

Testing after Overhaul

Two locomotives of Arakkonam loco shed, a WAG-5HA and a WAP-4, undergoes test runs after getting overhauled from Perambur locomotive works.