WCAM-1 series

The first multivoltage AC/DC locomotive class on IR.

Date: 2006-04-30
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 40 items
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Consecutive numbered WCAM 1's 21812 and 21813 wait at Mumbai Central. This is my first sighting of locos with consecutive numbers together. Jimmy Jose.

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The Bhavnagar express had an ancient WCAM1 in charge. Check the peeling paint and the dust covered exteriors. Vangaon, 2005-07-29. Abhijit.

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Valsad WCAM-1 #21828 lying dead at Nandurbar station on the Bhusawal-Surat section. August 2005. Khalid Kagzi.

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A pile up of electric locos. A WCAM1, WCAM2P and a WAP4E wait for the signal to proceed to the ELS after bringing in their trains in the morning. Ahmedabad, 2005-08-20. Abhijit Lokre.

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Condemned WCAM 1 Loco lying at the south yard of the Electric Loco Shed Valsad.This is only an empty shell,the internal equipment has all been removed for refitment in other locos.-Sep.2005

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Mumbai Central - New Bhuj Kutch Express flies through Ville Parle behind a WCAM 1 21822. The train was just a 13 coach affair that day

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Old workhorse 21814 gets ready to haul the Flying Ranee to Mumbai. Surat

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The elusive WCAM-1 at Pune. Lakshman and Vijay spent an hour admiring the beauty. Pic by Vijay Vadrevou

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More overtakes at Vangaon...The Gandhidham-Mumbai Central special gets a chance to go one up on the Bhavnagar-Bandra express. WCAM1 21823 does the honours.

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A live WCAM-1 resembles to be dead with it's head and marker lamps switching off. Vasai Rd

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The First WCAM 1 # 21800 "Vallabh" enter Pune with late running 1095 Ahimsa Exp -- by Hrishikesh Moghe

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A beautiful looking WCAM-1 #21811 crosses over to the mainline with the passenger to ADI. Taken at Borivali. (Akshay Marathe)

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WCAM-1 #21816 hauls the long rake of Ajmer/Udaipur - BDTS Express into BVI. This rake had a 08xxx AC 2 Tier coach. On the adjoining line, a BCNA rake proceeds northwards. 2008-06-20. (Akshay Marathe)

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BL WCAM-1 # 21825 bathing in the rain takes the 9312 Pune-INDB Express towards Indore. Location is just outisde ghorawadi. (Chaitanya)

Temperature Monitoring panel-WCAM-1 loco

Valsad shed had fitted this WCAM-1 with a temperature monitoring system for the Traction Motor Suspension Bearings.The yellow buttons are used to select the feed from the thermal sensor fitted on the bearing.Pressing it gives an indication on the readout.