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WHEEL SLIP & Slip Resistance experience..
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Pricy spotting for me on my last unscheduled RF in India before I fly to US for 3 months s I was rushing to make all of my last minute arrangements.
Seen in this video is, GTL WDM3D twins working very hard to pull a heavily loaded BCNA/M rake towards Yesvantpur.
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can observe in the very first frame with the leading loco that some kind of a white coloured SLIP RESISTANCE MIXTURE is being sprayed beneath the wheels, on the track to increase friction and to resist wheel slipping, while you can observe for the trailing loco's WHEEL SLIPPING even after Slip Resistance Mixture is being applied.
The locos spent more than 5 minutes on gentle throttle, to get the initial movement after getting a starter. To let these Elephants move forward, we are all let to wait for close to 30 minutes at the LC 152 of the YPR-SA section near Lottegollahalli.
#wheelslip