AC/DC
As previously mentioned, the Thull Ghats until 2007 were electrified with DC traction. This required specialized electric locomotives captive to service on the lines out of Mumbai. In the early 1990s the Indian Railways was faced with a shortage of DC traction locomotives. It was decided to commission a new series of dual voltage locomotives to replace the aging DC fleet. A total of 53 WCAM-3 six axle locomotives were built, and became a mainstay of passenger trains on the Thull and Bhor ghats. Even with the conversion to AC, the locomotives continue to be mainstays on the Ghat segments. Here a pair in the distinctive blue and yellow scheme shove a passenger train over the Bhima viaduct. Another change since my last visit to India is the passenger coaches, the two tone blue is almost gone, replaced either by new LHB rakes or repainted in the decidedly unphotogenic Ushkrit scheme which blends in with the dry landscape.
AC/DC
As previously mentioned, the Thull Ghats until 2007 were electrified with DC traction. This required specialized electric locomotives captive to service on the lines out of Mumbai. In the early 1990s the Indian Railways was faced with a shortage of DC traction locomotives. It was decided to commission a new series of dual voltage locomotives to replace the aging DC fleet. A total of 53 WCAM-3 six axle locomotives were built, and became a mainstay of passenger trains on the Thull and Bhor ghats. Even with the conversion to AC, the locomotives continue to be mainstays on the Ghat segments. Here a pair in the distinctive blue and yellow scheme shove a passenger train over the Bhima viaduct. Another change since my last visit to India is the passenger coaches, the two tone blue is almost gone, replaced either by new LHB rakes or repainted in the decidedly unphotogenic Ushkrit scheme which blends in with the dry landscape.