IR WDM3A 16841+(16811) WKR 22951 020318_1
WDM3As in the back platform of the Morbi road at Wankaner Junction on Friday 2nd March 2018. Vatva 16841 dragging a dead Ratlam 16811 in their newish livery but with unique additional mural embelishments. Train 22951, the 23:55 Thursdays only Bandra Terminus - Gandhidham Jn Weekly SuperFast Express.
One of only a couple of loco hauled trains to go via Morbi, this was a whopping 23-coacher (with seven AC bogies included) weighing in at aorund 1500 tonnes. 16841 was a strong sounding engine but had to be worked very hard with such a load and a dead engine in tow - it was flat out for 25-minutes from Surendranagar to Vagdiya, although only a modest climb of 1 in 500 (average).
IR WDM3A 16841+(16811) WKR 22951 020318_1
WDM3As in the back platform of the Morbi road at Wankaner Junction on Friday 2nd March 2018. Vatva 16841 dragging a dead Ratlam 16811 in their newish livery but with unique additional mural embelishments. Train 22951, the 23:55 Thursdays only Bandra Terminus - Gandhidham Jn Weekly SuperFast Express.
One of only a couple of loco hauled trains to go via Morbi, this was a whopping 23-coacher (with seven AC bogies included) weighing in at aorund 1500 tonnes. 16841 was a strong sounding engine but had to be worked very hard with such a load and a dead engine in tow - it was flat out for 25-minutes from Surendranagar to Vagdiya, although only a modest climb of 1 in 500 (average).