Mumbai - DC to AC Conversion, February 5, 2012

Pictures taken during the historic conversion from DC to AC in WR/Mumbai (February 2012). Members can upload pictures directly to this album.

Date: 2012-02-05
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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DC rake 8321-8322 on special historic run board

Viday Ceremony board for this special run. (Amit Patel)

DC rake 8321-8322 on special historic run

After serving Mumbai for 84 years here she comes for lastever ride from Bandra to Churchgate. (Amit Patel)

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The first departure under AC traction from BCT was 12951 Mumbai Rajdhani Express headed by WCAM-2P #21877. As usual, the "coupling ceremony" attracts a crowd! (Vivek Manvi)

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The first "Pure AC" train today was WR's retrofitted AC EMU #3010. Here is its AC pantograph pictured at CCG. (Vivek Manvi)

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Here's WCAM-1 #21819 with its AC pantograph up at BCT. (Vivek Manvi)

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AC Conversion complete! WCAM-2 #21867 with its AC panto up at BCT. (Vivek Manvi)

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12996 AII/UDZ-BDTS Superfast Express was headed by BGKT WDP-4 #20080 (Vivek Manvi)

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Vatva WDG-3A #13529 brings in a Special Shuttle to BVI. The rake of the Valsad Fast Passenger was used for this shuttle. (Vivek Manvi)

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GOC WDP-3A #15524 reversing after hauling the ASR/KLK bound 12925 Paschim Express up to BVI. (Vivek Manvi)

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VLP-CCG AC conversion meant that Diesel locos had a field day in Mumbai. Here is Vatva WDM-3A #14070 with 19066 JU-BDTS Express at BVI (Vivek Manvi)

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After the conversion also the BL WCAM-2 #21865 Follows the panto up down sign boards but with AC panto only train hauled is 12472 JAT-BDTS Swaraj Express. (Raj Upadhyay)

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WR Is AC still the link is same for the KING here seen is BL WCAM-2P #21877 Hauling 12951 BCT-NDLS Rajdhani Express passes Vile Parle. (Raj Upadhyay)

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Railfans Present at Vileparle on D-Day posing for camera are Standing L-R Dhawal Poladia,Sameer Mankame,Pushkar Joshi,Karthik Kaushik,Vijay Aravamudhan,Karthik Gopalan,Shehbaaz Kadri,Yogesh Kotwadekar. Sitting L-R Mohit Tandel,Pratik Joshi,Myself. (Raj Up

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The 12 coach AC EMU inaugurated on eve on WR going fully AC proceeds towards Churchgate from Andheri on harbour slow line as CCG slow service. (Raj Upadhyay)

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DC EMU #8321-8322 about to leave for BCT carshed. This was the last time a DC EMU would ever depart from CCG. (Vivek Manvi)

Comments
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I don't think we will miss WCAM-1/2P. They're here to stay....
Posted by Deep Soni on 2012 Feb 27 10:11:16 +0000
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Totally agree with Sachin and Akshay. Indeed it feels so weird; until the day of conversion it was WCAMx with all our fav trains. And suddenly, very next day entire landscape has changed. Feels I'm away from home..

Now, even ADI bound...
Posted by Aamod on 2012 Feb 11 06:25:06 +0000
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Agree with you Sachin. The WCAM-1s and 2s will be sorely missed. I have mixed feelings regarding these AC locos. After being used to seeing these workhorses (WCAMx) for my entire life, it feels extremely weird to suddenly see the WAPs in Mumbai. Somehow...
Posted by Akshay Marathe on 2012 Feb 11 04:20:21 +0000