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Blog Entry# 1057424
Posted: Apr 14 2014 (15:42)

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Apr 14 2014 (15:42)   MRU/Matunga Road (2 PFs)
 
Kumar R~
Kumar R~   137 blog posts
Entry# 1057424            Tags   Past Edits
Tiny WDS shunting a Parcel van outside Matunga Road stn on Western Railway in Mumbai.
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Apr 14 2014 (15:55)
Kumar R~   137 blog posts
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Its twin brother - WDS belonging to Central Railway in CR livery, coincidentally also shunting a parcel van outside Thane
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Apr 14 2014 (16:39)
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My all time favourite loco-- cute and tiny WDS-4. Missing those species in Sealdah. ;( #hitpicture
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Apr 14 2014 (16:50)
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Re# 1057424-3              
Did IR ever use these Tiny WDS with any passenger train as an engine or it was originally invented for shunting only?
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Apr 14 2014 (19:22)
Kumar R~   137 blog posts
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WDS is a dedicated shunting loco, an indigenised version of a diesel shunting loco in use in UK since 1960s. See this link - click here for the obvious similarities
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Apr 14 2014 (19:46)
Kumar R~   137 blog posts
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Privately owned WDS (of somewhat different make), used for shunting iron ore and sinter.
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