hi maheedhar...nice pics mate..especially wdm hauling the passenger train..how far is makalidurg from anantpur?

Whoa Dude!! If I were you I wont be sitting where you are if I knew where the human excess goes out of the trains!

now I really know you all!!

As pointed out, nicely by Gowri shanker from our Madras Gang, the lovely reflection of the WAM-4 can be seen from the puddle of water, nice shot jimmy, from Gowri and myself

Thanks Vrij, now i can tell the difference, a welcome addition for the IRFCA Carrage picture library

Well, the body isn't wider. It is standard ICF size. The carrying capacity was increased by reinforcing the coach insides. Something as big as an ICF coach should ordinarily be able to carry much more. But I suppose the bogie and the frame have their limitations.

Don't think there is much difference in the capacities of the vans. The first coach is an ICF/RCF make while the second is a BEML make coach. Hence the change in appearence.

CR train with WR SLR !!!

Are the high capacity coaches wider than their standard counterparts, as the picture implies?

I wasn't even 3 months old when this image was recorded! Evokes childhood memories of awe and respect of the loco at BBVT, and tears as my parents sensibly refused to return to CHTS by the DQ.