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Python rake

ED based WAG-7 loco -27489 in helm of a BCNA rake is coupled to another BOXN rake for forming a python rake (SER mentions it as tiger rake) from Bondamunda (BNDM) yard to release two freight rakes in the same time slot !!

 

Bondamunda (BNDM) under Chakradharpur (CKP) division of South Eastern Railway (SER) zone forms two python daily and release them towards Bhilai (BIA) yard !! The maximum permissible speed (MPS) of these python rakes (also known as tiger rakes in SER zone) is 60 kilometer per hour in both SER and SECR zone !!

 

This is the first python rake formed and released from Bondamunda (SER) freight yard towards Bhilai (BIA) under South East Central Railway (SECR) zone !! This python rake is formed with twin BNDM based WAG-7 hauled 58 BOXN rake and a caboose followed by solo ED based WAG-7 hauled 42 BCNA rake and a caboose !!

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Uploaded on September 7, 2012
Taken on February 27, 2012