IR WDM3A 18618 19119 NUD 050318_2
Vatva WDM3A 18618 gets away from Navagadh with train 19119, the 10:40 Ahmedabad Jn - Somnath InterCity Express. Monday 5th March 2018. I was hoping for a bit more of a smoke display out of here as it's a loopless single line station, effectivley a 'Halt', but no.
It was a moderately smokey example when given a thrashing and pretty good (but nowhere near as beastly as the previous loco on the move, 18828, but loads better than the utterly pants 18730 that I had next!). i suppose in this day and age I shouldn't complain at having three 18xxx ALCos in consecutive moves, given their 1980's vintage and that contemporaries are now getting relegated to shunting duties or scrapped at an alarming rate.
IR WDM3A 18618 19119 NUD 050318_2
Vatva WDM3A 18618 gets away from Navagadh with train 19119, the 10:40 Ahmedabad Jn - Somnath InterCity Express. Monday 5th March 2018. I was hoping for a bit more of a smoke display out of here as it's a loopless single line station, effectivley a 'Halt', but no.
It was a moderately smokey example when given a thrashing and pretty good (but nowhere near as beastly as the previous loco on the move, 18828, but loads better than the utterly pants 18730 that I had next!). i suppose in this day and age I shouldn't complain at having three 18xxx ALCos in consecutive moves, given their 1980's vintage and that contemporaries are now getting relegated to shunting duties or scrapped at an alarming rate.