IR WDM3A 16662 18102 GSP 130318

My little evening run out on Tuesday 13th March 2018 was a trip down the Pathankot - Amritsar line involving two Ludhiana WDM3A wrecks, 16662 and 16099. Here the former smokes it up leaving Gurdaspur with train(s) 18102/18310, the 14:20 Jammu Tawi - Sambalpur/Tatanagar "Muri" Express(es).

 

16662 was a bit odd sounding (although good): hunting (rythmic rise and fall of the engine rpm, usually at idle) a lot for a rebuilt example and violently in the first couple of notches, accompanied with clouds of black smoke. In fact, it was very much like one of the old E-Type controlled engines and not like a microprocessor fitted one - characterful might be an apt description.

 

16099 sounded quite similar and also smoked like hell in the lower notches, before the turbo got fully spooled up. Although it was comparitively disappointing, however I can't decide if it was the loco or the driver or both who where at fault.

 

Other workings for Tuesday 13/03/2018:

11131 (VTA WDM3D) 19415/19416

16396 (TKD WDM3A) 04401 (170 late)

14775 (SPJ WDG3A) 18101 (150 late)

16099 (LDH WDM3A) 22429

16304 (LDH WDM3A) 54616

15514 (TKD WDP3A) 14036 (assumed)

225 (PTK ZDM4A) 52461

Done