Kaushal Aditya
The Big Blue Monster Storms Through The Steel Cage.
Surprise Catch , On a Short Family Trip I Get To See My Favorite Loco and That too the Favorite Livery and on top of that Long Hood Forward , SGUJ WDP4 20012 Rushes Past The Beautiful Ganga River Bridge with 15909 Avadh Assam Express India's Longest Daily Running Train , BrijGhat , Uttar Pradesh.
The 15909 / 10 New Tinsukia Lalgarh Junction Awadh Assam Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between New Tinsukia and Lalgarh Junction in India. At present it currently holds the unique record of being the longest daily running train in India covering 3073 km in 67 hours and 15 minutes ( ~3 days)
It operates as train number 15909 from New Tinsukia to Lalgarh Junction and as train number 15910 in the reverse direction serving the 9 states of Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
The 15909 / 10 New Tinsukia Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express runs from New Tinsukia Junction via Dimapur, Limding Junction, Guwahati, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri, Barauni Junction, Chhapra, Gorakhpur Junction, Lucknow NR, Bareilly, Delhi Junction, Rohtak Junction, Bhatinda Junction, Suratgarh Junction to Lalgarh Junction.
It reverses direction of travel at Bhatinda Junction.
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Variants -
There are three variants of this loco - the original WDP-4 which is a 4,000 hp (2,980 kW) loco, the WDP-4B which is a 4,500 hp (3,360 kW)126 t (124 long tons; 139 short tons) weighted loco with a single cab and the newest WDP-4D which is a 4,500 hp (3,360 kW) loco with dual cabs.
Performance -
The WDP-4 is capable of hauling 24 coach trains at 110–130 km/hour. It has also been used for speed trials where it has hauled 8 coach trains at 160 km/hour.
The locomotives can be used in either direction, and frequently haul trains long hood forward, as in the picture. Newer editions with 4500 hp have been produced which have been named with the sub class WDP-4B /WDP-4D which have different traction control with six traction motors and are Co-Co bogie equipped (more similar to WDG-4), unlike the original which has a Bo-1-1-Bo arrangement with four traction motors. Due to some controversies regarding visibility hindrances faced by loco pilots in driving long hood front, the basic WDP-4B model has been modified to dual cab to eliminate any such possibility. Other features of WDP-4B and WDP-4D are same. The cabs have a slightly wider profiles, to improve visibility.
Some of the WDP-4B/WDP-4D are spotted having provision for an inverter-driven head-end power unit, allowing running trains without a generating car (EOG) for hotel power.
The loco is very fuel efficient and has minimal exhaust emissions unlike ALCO based locomotives, thanks to its 2 stroke high efficiency diesel engine. It is characterized by its loud horn, which can be heard for large distances around, and aircraft-like sound of its running engine.
The Big Blue Monster Storms Through The Steel Cage.
Surprise Catch , On a Short Family Trip I Get To See My Favorite Loco and That too the Favorite Livery and on top of that Long Hood Forward , SGUJ WDP4 20012 Rushes Past The Beautiful Ganga River Bridge with 15909 Avadh Assam Express India's Longest Daily Running Train , BrijGhat , Uttar Pradesh.
The 15909 / 10 New Tinsukia Lalgarh Junction Awadh Assam Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between New Tinsukia and Lalgarh Junction in India. At present it currently holds the unique record of being the longest daily running train in India covering 3073 km in 67 hours and 15 minutes ( ~3 days)
It operates as train number 15909 from New Tinsukia to Lalgarh Junction and as train number 15910 in the reverse direction serving the 9 states of Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
The 15909 / 10 New Tinsukia Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express runs from New Tinsukia Junction via Dimapur, Limding Junction, Guwahati, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri, Barauni Junction, Chhapra, Gorakhpur Junction, Lucknow NR, Bareilly, Delhi Junction, Rohtak Junction, Bhatinda Junction, Suratgarh Junction to Lalgarh Junction.
It reverses direction of travel at Bhatinda Junction.
Now Some Info on EMDGT46PAC : -
Variants -
There are three variants of this loco - the original WDP-4 which is a 4,000 hp (2,980 kW) loco, the WDP-4B which is a 4,500 hp (3,360 kW)126 t (124 long tons; 139 short tons) weighted loco with a single cab and the newest WDP-4D which is a 4,500 hp (3,360 kW) loco with dual cabs.
Performance -
The WDP-4 is capable of hauling 24 coach trains at 110–130 km/hour. It has also been used for speed trials where it has hauled 8 coach trains at 160 km/hour.
The locomotives can be used in either direction, and frequently haul trains long hood forward, as in the picture. Newer editions with 4500 hp have been produced which have been named with the sub class WDP-4B /WDP-4D which have different traction control with six traction motors and are Co-Co bogie equipped (more similar to WDG-4), unlike the original which has a Bo-1-1-Bo arrangement with four traction motors. Due to some controversies regarding visibility hindrances faced by loco pilots in driving long hood front, the basic WDP-4B model has been modified to dual cab to eliminate any such possibility. Other features of WDP-4B and WDP-4D are same. The cabs have a slightly wider profiles, to improve visibility.
Some of the WDP-4B/WDP-4D are spotted having provision for an inverter-driven head-end power unit, allowing running trains without a generating car (EOG) for hotel power.
The loco is very fuel efficient and has minimal exhaust emissions unlike ALCO based locomotives, thanks to its 2 stroke high efficiency diesel engine. It is characterized by its loud horn, which can be heard for large distances around, and aircraft-like sound of its running engine.