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WCG-1 and WCG-2

Banking and freight specialist DC locomotives of CR. seen more often on passenger trains now.

Date: 2006-05-01
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 62 items (81 items total)
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Workhorses of the Bhore Ghats

Album: Workhorses of the Bhore Ghats

This album contains pictures taken near Monkey Hill

Date: 2007-10-05
Owner: Ashish Kuvelkar
Size: 19 items
Views: 1225
Comments: 1
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Kalyan WCG-2 #20147 at Pune Jn hauling an empty BCCN (bulk cement) rake towards Daund. Photo by Apurva Bahadur, April 2002.

Date: 2003-06-06
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1592
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Another view of Kalyan WCG-2 #20147 at Pune Jn. Note the DC OHE isolator on the adjacent line. The triangular plates over the wheels (above the pinstripe) are the covers to the sandboxes. Photo by Apurva Bahadur, April 2002.

Date: 2003-06-06
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1359
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Kalyan WCG-2 #20150 waits in the pouring rain at Lonavala. This loco (and the two others MUed to it), had just banked the 1081 express through the ghats. Photo by Apurva Bahadur, 29th June 2003.

Date: 2003-07-01
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1173
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The compound catenary is seen in the
background. This seems to be found only
in the ghat sections.

Photo by Alok Patel, 21 Oct. 2001, between Kasara and Igatpuri.

Date: 2003-07-14
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1344
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A pair of WCG-2 bankers at Lonavla. Photo by Vivek Manvi, Nov 2003.

Date: 2003-11-06
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1194
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A pair of descending Karjat bound WCG-2s patiently wait while completing the mandatory brake testing halt at the MHC yard. Monkey Hill, 13th Dec 2003. By Apurva (iti@vsnl.com).

Date: 2003-12-17
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1161
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GIP's Sir Leslie Wilson, India's first generation Electric locomotive. Later reclasiffied as WCG-1. By From Indian Railway Magazine, Uploaded By Jimmy Jose (jimmy@southernelectromag.com), From The Private Collections Of Mr. Prakash, SM, Cochin Terminus.

Date: 2004-05-05
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1110
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Sir Leslie Wilson in it's hey days. By From Indian Railway Magazine, Uploaded By Jimmy Jose (jimmy@southernelectromag.com), From The Private Collections Of Mr. Prakash, SM, Cochin Terminus.

Date: 2004-05-05
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 913
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Original swiss Krokodil locomotive. By From Indian Railway Magazine, Uploaded By Jimmy Jose (jimmy@southernelectromag.com), From The Private Collections Of Mr. Prakash, SM, Cochin Terminus.

Date: 2004-05-05
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 960
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A WCG-1 loco, rumbles past Parel Workshops. By From The Private Collections Of Mr. Prakash, SM, Cochin Terminus. Uploaded By Jimmy Jose.

Date: 2004-05-11
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 927
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Captured in the terminus WCG-1 #20057 awaits its next duty. Bombay Victoria Terminus, 1984-07-21. By Malcolm Peakman.

Date: 2004-05-26
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 1359
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The WDM2 gave way to WCG2 #20106. It will haul the Sahyadri express between Pune and Mumbai CST. Notice the ON (lit) markers. A curious by-stander observes the loco keenly. Pune Jn., August 2001. By Nikhil Ganu.

Date: 2004-09-04
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 947
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WCG 2 # 20138 and two others work a BCN rake on the 3rd Bhore ghat line. Monkey Hill, 2005-02-12. By .asHIsh.

Date: 2005-02-13
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 768
Comments: 3
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Triple WCG2 Bankers emerge out of tunnel on UP (3rd) line. MHC, 2005-03-06. By .asHIsh.

Date: 2005-03-09
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 846
Comments: 3
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Dual WCG2 bankers stop for first brake testing halt on UP (3rd) line at Khandala. The person on the PF talked to the Loco Pilot before hopping on the buffers. Khandala, 2005-03-06. By .asHIsh.

Date: 2005-03-09
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 576
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WCG2 #20131 is part of a twin loco consist doing banking duties on the Bhor Ghat. This pair has just come off an inspection at the Lonavla trip shed. Lonavla, 6/3/05.

Date: 2005-03-09
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 636
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Another shot of the Banker Trip Shed. Lonavla, 27 Mar 05. Jai Narayanan.

Date: 2005-03-27
Owner: Guest
Views: 579
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Line of Bankers, WCG-2's await the call of duty. Karjat, 27 Mar 05. Jai Narayanan.

Date: 2005-03-27
Owner: Guest
Views: 600
Comments: 2
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The "Triple Lash up" of WCG-2's awaiting 6011 dn Bombay-Madras Exp, to assume Banking Duties. Karjat, 27 Mar 05. Jai Narayanan.

Date: 2005-03-27
Owner: Guest
Views: 718
Comments: 1
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Another view of the same WCG2 20118. The container freight that you see on the left was hauled by twin manually controlled Kalyan WDS6 shunters from the freight yard that can be seen far behind. This is the last photograph of our trip to Igatpuri. Igatpuri Station, 03 July 2005. Pradeep Galgali (uploaded by Sandeep Mohan)

Date: 2005-08-21
Owner: Sandeep Mohan
Views: 589
Comments: 3
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A man clings hitches a free ride as a pair of WCG2s head downhill to Karjat after succesfully helping a train climb the famed Bhor Ghats. Lonavla

Date: 2005-10-23
Owner: Shashanka Nanda
Views: 474
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The blowers of triple set of WCG2s create a heat haze as they haul a colorful rake of container cars towards the JNPT / Nhava Sheva ports. Lonavla

Date: 2005-10-23
Owner: Shashanka Nanda
Views: 533
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WCG-1. This dinosaur was still used for shunting duties at Mumbai VT (CSTM) station in January 1994. Alexandre Gillieron.

Date: 2006-01-14
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 987
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Stars of CR! A WCG-2 and a WCAM-3 pose next to each other at Kalyan

Date: 2006-02-12
Owner: Vivek Manvi
Views: 714
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A Dead WCG-2. - M Senthil Kumar

Date: 2006-03-24
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Views: 509
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A ground view of the wcg2 with an express train rolling down the Bhore ghats

Date: 2006-05-28
Owner: Swaran Udasi
Views: 397
Comments: 2
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