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Posted: Mar 04 2014 (16:57)
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Last Response: Mar 16 2014 (23:51)
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Mar 04 2014 (16:57) 22943/Daund - Indore SF Express (PT) | AKRD/Akurdi (2 PFs)
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Finally "WAP5 SCALES THE BHOR"
Pune welcomes the first WAP5 loco into its territory-BRC WAP5#30072
The WAP5 showed its true power and climbed one of the steepest ghat in the country with a gradient of 1:37.
These loco were earlier deemed not capable of climbing Bhor due to their low Tractive Effort and everyone was of impression that it wont come via this ghat...
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Pune welcomes the first WAP5 loco into its territory-BRC WAP5#30072
The WAP5 showed its true power and climbed one of the steepest ghat in the country with a gradient of 1:37.
These loco were earlier deemed not capable of climbing Bhor due to their low Tractive Effort and everyone was of impression that it wont come via this ghat...
more...
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The manufacturing date of this loco is 04/11/2013. Very new loco.
Well yes. Steeper the gradient is, it would become even difficult for WAP-7 to do the task by itself. But, as you might know, tractive effort of P-5 is much less when compared to P-7. Hence, to save any loss of time P-5's are usually not sent to the Ghat areas.
I didn't get it right this WAP5 must have scaled the Bhor ghats with Twin or Triple bankers so whats the special in it even a WDM2 hauled trains scaled the steepest ghat sections with double or triple bankers.