WDG-4 and WDP-4 class locomotives

Photos of the General Motors Electro Motive Division (GM EMD) design based WDG-4 and WDP-4 locomotives.

Date: 2006-04-27
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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The evening passenger train from Yesvantpur to Salem passes overhead while the WDP4 # 20036 moves from the KJM shed towards Bangalore City station. The pic is shot from the 1014 CBE-LTT express which is visible on the left. Byappanahalli. 4th March 2007.

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0630 hours in the morning and the Jan Shatabdi to UBL passes thru the Soldevanahalli station with a WDP-4 20019 - 09th Nov, 2007 - Vivek (Old Man)

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Just as I finished opening my mouth saying that we won't see freight action, there comes a long LPG rake led by twin WDG-4s led by 12080. These guys made a helluva noise which woke up the neighbourhood 09th Nov, 2007 - Vivek (Old Man)

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The WDG 4s have taken over much of the freight hauls in Goa - here the WDG 4 pair 12082 and 12130 haul a southbound BOXN rake through Surawali halt. Many of the freighters were seen with the brake van attached immediately after the locos.

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One more freighter with the brake van located behind the locos - WDG 4s 12103 and 12001 (from 1997 - still has the marking GT46-MAC)roar out of Cansualim towards Majorda Jn.

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Railway Mail Service employees scuttle out of the way of WDG 4s 12003 and 12086 crawling into Madgaon with a BOXN rake from the south. 13th Nov 2007

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KJM's WDP4 # 20036 hauls freight! No, it is worst that that - the 20036 is the designated shunting engine at Madgaon during the daytime as it waits to pick up the return link of the 0112 Konkan Kanya for Mumbai. The loco coupled to the brake van of a just

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The UBl-SBC Intercity heads towards its destination with WDP4 20006.Malleswaram (SBC)

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WDG4 #12056 waits at Matmari with a BOXN rake as we overtake her through the loop line

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Two faces of the WDG4 together! They are WDG4 #12058 (SHF) and #12121 (LHF)

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Running SHF WDP4 #20044 looks elegant , while powering the Udyan Express to Bangalore, near Kamshet. Picture taken using Jay's camera, Nikon D30.

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A sunday afternoon visit to MAS will not be complete without a meet-up with the only diesel link of the day. Here the catenary poles look helpless as KJM WDP-4 #20031 snakes out with the 7313 Chennai-Hubli express

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A UBL WDG4#12085 marching towards Pune with BCNA rake at around 70kmph.Picture taken at Kanhe outer.Apoorva

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The(first!)WDP4 hauling Darjeeling Mail near Baranagar.Btw,can anyone plz tell me what white balance to use in the moring/afternoon,to capture golden colors nicely? Any help is greatly appreciated.-Anurag Ghosh

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A livery with a change!... WDG4 12141. spotted this loco today at KJM mued to 12116, this pair was being towed by WDM3D 11128. Dont the WDG4's on the LHF have a buffer ? :: Vibin Andrews :: railtraction@gmail.com