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Posted: Jun 11 2009 (09:06)
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Last Response: Jan 01 2010 (22:20)
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Last Response: Jan 01 2010 (22:20)
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WAP7 has greater horse power but max speed of 140kmph and usually runs trains @120-130
WAP5 has lesser horse power but greater max speed of 160kmph.
WAP5 are usually given to short trains and trains that don't have to climb up gradients. It is for this reason that Howrah/Sealdah Rajdhanis (crossing Chotanagpur hills) and both Kalka Shatabdis (going uphill from Chandigarh to Kalka) are usually given WAP7. Although some days you may find these trains with a WAP5, yet WAP7 gives better performance on these routes.
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WAP5 has lesser horse power but greater max speed of 160kmph.
WAP5 are usually given to short trains and trains that don't have to climb up gradients. It is for this reason that Howrah/Sealdah Rajdhanis (crossing Chotanagpur hills) and both Kalka Shatabdis (going uphill from Chandigarh to Kalka) are usually given WAP7. Although some days you may find these trains with a WAP5, yet WAP7 gives better performance on these routes.
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