CR Thane CSTM DC AC Conversion June 2015

Images from DC to AC Conversion of CR main lines

Date: 2015-06-08
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 41 items
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"FINALLY MUMBAI CST - THANE section of CENTRAL RAILWAY GOES 25000 VOLTS AC!!!WITH THIS CONVERSION, THANE - KURLA - DADAR - CHATTHRPATHI SHIVAJI TERMINUS (ERSTWHILE VICTORIA TERMINUS) - MUMBAI SECTION OF CENTRAL RAILWAY GETS CONNECTED TO THE REST

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Jun 7-15: Just one more day when new 325 would take over the old 325. Old DC EMU 76325 decorated for its final run between Thane and CSTM, a day before AC Conversion.
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

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June6-15: Banner stuck on the decorated DC EMU Buffer, which was planned to be run between Thane and CSTM on June 6, 2015 but got cancelled due to non sanctioning of the mega block for AC conversion. (Vijay Aravamudhan)

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June6-15: Banner stuck on the decorated DC EMU, which was planned to be run between Thane and CSTM on June 6, 2015 but got cancelled due to non sanctioning of the mega block for AC conversion. (Vijay Aravamudhan)

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Jun7-15: Last special DC EMU arrived on mainline platform 3 at CSTM, for one last time. This went as empty service to CSTM
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

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Jun7-15: Destination changed for this Last special DC EMU that arrived on mainline platform 3 at CSTM. This went as empty service to CSTM
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

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Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 was already brought dead and decorated on June 6, 2015 evening since conversion was planned for Early hours of June 7, 2015, however the block did not get sanctioned and hence the last run of DC EMU was also postponed. Subseq

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Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 was already brought dead and decorated on June 6, 2015 . This wap7 will be used to power the first M/E under newly coverted AC Traction at CSTM, to depart CSTM
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

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Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 will now be decorated on front. Evening was fille with rains, after the Last DC EMU run was over
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

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Jun 7, 2015 - Ajni WAP7 30264 being decorated at CSTM ETS
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

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Deserted view of TNA station on midnight, of June 7, 2015 and early hours of June 8,2015 Monday
(Harshad Joshi (Dombivali))

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Jun 7, 2015 - WAP5 GZB 30023 has been brought dead and stabled at CST ETS, just a day before conversion. Conversion happened on early morning hours of June 8, 2015 Monday which was start of the week, and CR did it successfully by 5:40am and started servic

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Jun 8, 2015 - All M/E trains arriving at early morning hours had lots of passengers waiting to go to their destinations, at Thane station at 5:40am. Announcements were continuously made that trains shall start running from 6am, owing to DC AC Conversion w

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Jun8-15: Siemens EMU 2193C 15car of CR was the first EMU to test and taste the new AC Conversion at thane-CST on Up Fast Line.
(Vijay Aravamudhan)

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Jun8-15: The first ever retrofitted DC to AC Converted 12Car EMU 4501-4504 from Sanpada, which was outturned in July 2013, meant to ply for Mainline, and subsequently plied in Pune, finally got to ply on the mainline section of CSTM - Thane. This was the