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Posted: Aug 09 2015 (10:38)
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Last Response: Aug 26 2015 (10:32)
14 Responses
Last Response: Aug 26 2015 (10:32)
Aug 09 2015 (10:38) 12168/Banaras - Mumbai LTT SF Express (PT) | KYN/Kalyan Junction (8 PFs) | ET/WAM-4/20632
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I'm not sure what made you believe that the Harda incident has anything to got to do with the loco! Plz elaborate, was it because the loco or due to the water level that the tracks were submerged which lead to the mishap
It is a request to you pls don't unnecessarily complicate different issues, No loco is given a go ahead to haul a train unless it satisfactorily clears all the tests...
It is a request to you pls don't unnecessarily complicate different issues, No loco is given a go ahead to haul a train unless it satisfactorily clears all the tests...
Harda Incident has nothing to do with this Loco Issue.
I have cited the Instance of Harda Incident for showing the maintenance standard of Railways. However, from the accident pictures a layman can guess what will be the toll of casualty whatever may be the figure furnished by Railways.
So " No loco is given a go ahead to haul a train unless it satisfactorily clears all the tests" this statement is also not beyond doubt.(Loco Performance figure of E-Loco is a TESTIMONY of recurring failures of Tap Changer Locos)
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I have cited the Instance of Harda Incident for showing the maintenance standard of Railways. However, from the accident pictures a layman can guess what will be the toll of casualty whatever may be the figure furnished by Railways.
So " No loco is given a go ahead to haul a train unless it satisfactorily clears all the tests" this statement is also not beyond doubt.(Loco Performance figure of E-Loco is a TESTIMONY of recurring failures of Tap Changer Locos)
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Hey, I don't mean to say that these locos should be used forever. I'm just saying that it's very impractical to scrap so many useful locos in a short time without the replacements getting ready.
Out of 190+ WAM4's currently operational, more than 170+ are being used for regular operations. Currently CLW's production is only at ~40 P7's per year with P4 production slowing down to ~20 per year. Add to this, the time required for testing and commissioning each loco, it'll easily take around 3 years to create good replacements for the existing fleet.
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Out of 190+ WAM4's currently operational, more than 170+ are being used for regular operations. Currently CLW's production is only at ~40 P7's per year with P4 production slowing down to ~20 per year. Add to this, the time required for testing and commissioning each loco, it'll easily take around 3 years to create good replacements for the existing fleet.
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Just a small clarification regarding the codal life, if you see the document about codal life or IR assetsyou have shared in an earlier blog post, you can notice that the title in the table was "Average life in years". It is just an average number and service periods can be more or less than the quoted number.
think is time new locos are required and old should be phased out in phases.