Search Forum
Blog Entry# 2016267
Posted: Oct 08 2016 (12:40)
9 Responses
Last Response: Oct 09 2016 (00:49)
9 Responses
Last Response: Oct 09 2016 (00:49)
Oct 08 2016 (12:40) 12801/Purushottam Express (PT) | GAYA/Gaya Junction (10 PFs) | AJJ/WAP-4/22765
~ 2177 blog posts
I reached late at Gaya Jn and captured this offlink as Puru was about to depart from pf1 of Gaya Jn.
Most of the coaches of rake 3 are POHed expect 1 or 2 coach.
Even the rear EOG was off that day.
4 Posts
That day I observed both Puru and Mahabodhi had their rear EOG off.
I don't know the actual technical reason behind it, but I guess one active EOG is enough for LHB trains like Puru and Mahabodhi with 5-6 AC compartments.... but Rajdhanis , Shatabdis, Garib raths, AC Express trains and AC Durontos need both the EOGs running as these are fully Air conditioned trains..
But again there is a question in my mind that why in Puri Shatabdi also the rear EOG is being turned off most of the times ??
But again there is a question in my mind that why in Puri Shatabdi also the rear EOG is being turned off most of the times ??
The newer generations of EOG's can power upto 18 AC coaches ( depending on the load), but can usually power about 12 AC coaches with a single EOG car. Most Shatabdi's and a lot of AC expresses are rather short rakes, usually have around 14-15 coaches. Other than the long rakes like the BCT Raj or the HWH Raj, which will mostly need a second EOG for support, all the other EOG-based trains can work with a single EOG. The second is used for backup or load sharing for increasing efficiency.