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Posted: Sep 22 2019 (22:14)
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Last Response: Sep 26 2019 (00:16)
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Last Response: Sep 26 2019 (00:16)
Sep 22 2019 (22:14) 12883/Rupasi Bangla Express | PRR/Purulia Junction (4 PFs) | GZB/WAP-5/30164
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India's fastest locomotive - Wap5 #30164 of Ghaziabad ELS with 12883 Santragachi - Purulia Rupashi Bangla Sf Exp.
Aerodynamic Wap5 is a dream capture for me.
We all Purulian railfans waiting for Aerodynamic Wap5 with Anvt - Hlz Exp & Purushottam, but surprisingly it came with Rupashi Bangla Exp as out of syllabus.
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Aerodynamic Wap5 is a dream capture for me.
We all Purulian railfans waiting for Aerodynamic Wap5 with Anvt - Hlz Exp & Purushottam, but surprisingly it came with Rupashi Bangla Exp as out of syllabus.
Pic 1 to 5 - Aerodynamic...
more...
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I don't know the reason, but may be some technical difficulties was there & then this loco has been send to Santragachi with Habibganj Santragachi Humsafar & then Aranyak & Rupashi Bangla
Sabhi govt. jobs walo ko ek baar tour milta hai to ye v tour p nikla hai . 😂😂
This was just a half-hearted effort by IR. There isn't really any difference compared to a regular WAP5, other than an ergonomic cab, and a sharper cab-face.
A true high speed locomotive would need much more streamlining - a conical face, instead of a flat one. Also, the empty space under the loco (with all the underslung equipment) has to be reduced (essentially, reduce the ground clearance). All the equipment above the loco (panto, insulators etc) should also be embedded into the top. This loco does not have any of those features. It's just a regular WAP5 with a sharper cab-face, that slightly improves the aerodynamics.
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A true high speed locomotive would need much more streamlining - a conical face, instead of a flat one. Also, the empty space under the loco (with all the underslung equipment) has to be reduced (essentially, reduce the ground clearance). All the equipment above the loco (panto, insulators etc) should also be embedded into the top. This loco does not have any of those features. It's just a regular WAP5 with a sharper cab-face, that slightly improves the aerodynamics.
It's...
more...