Old WAP-7

Old ROYAPURAM WAP-7 with fainted colors and hotel load port placed in a very strange way, diagonally, moving towards some siding

Sunny afternoon

On a clear sky day, LALLAGUDA WAP-7 powering Chennai Mail Superfast Express with HUMSAFAR livery generator car

Nostalgia

WAP-4 with ICF carriages, once a common sight but now a rare and nostalgic sight as WAP-7 and LHB carriages take over passenger train sector

First run

First end to end electric traction run of Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express with KANPUR WAP-7 covering 3149 kms

Bye forever

After years of diesel traction, it was very emotional to spot the last run of ERNAKULAM WDP-4D with Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

Best ones

Future in balance as electric traction takes over, ERNAKULAM Diesel Shed sends the best of its locos for the final runs of this premium class train

Final days

Final days of diesel traction for this longest running Rajdhani Express, a premium class train of Indian Railways and love of diesel traction fans

Grime power

Jan Shatabdi Express with its colorful carriages powered by a grime power rushing to its final destination, Thiruvananthapuram Central

Uniform color scheme

ICF carriages have finally got uniform color scheme after blue color scheme was stopped even though the new scheme gets grimy easily

Climbing with ease

ARAKKONAM WAP-4 climbing gradient with heavy load of 24 carriages and an extra overhauled carriage easily without sanding or wheel slip

Tunneling effect

Caternary frames create a tunneling effect on the outer of Kazhkootam station as Jan Shatabdi Express rips through towards Kollam side

P-7 stenciling

Unique GHAZIABAD WAP-7 with P-7 stenciling on the sides, which denotes the last two words of WAP-7 where P means passenger class loco

Electric power

For many years this train had ALCo power of different sheds but power changed to electric locomotives as part of electrification program

Friendly gesture

Loco pilot switches on the headlamp as a friendly gesture as ARAKKONAM WAP-4 powering MALABAR Express rushes towards final destination

Vanishing WAP-4

As 3-phase electric locomotive production increased, it is a rarity to spot a WAP-4 locomotive, which were once the backbone of Indian Railways