WAP-1, WAP-3, WAP-6 and Variants

The previous generation of Passenger class locomotives - still in service on IR.

Date: 2006-04-30
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 70 items
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CAPE bound, SBC -CAPE Express leaving Kazhakootam lead by Saptagiri liveried WAP-1 # 22001 (Jayasankar Madhavadas)

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Arakkonam WAP-1 22001 leads the on time running Nagercoil Shalimar Gurudev express in tow. (Karthik Abbilash)

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Royapuram's WAP1 # 22004 rests at SRR. The loco is rebuilt with WAP7 styled windshields and headlights shifted to top. (deepak)

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(For Loco Database)Ghaziabad WAP-1#22028 and its Shed mate Ghaziabad WAP-4#22569 in their usual shoddy condition awaiting their duties at the Kharagpur loco trip shed (Trayambak Ojha)

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(For Loco Database)GZB WAP1 #22038 comes to take charge of Bangalore Patna Sangamitra Express( not in picture) at Bangalore city Junction (Natarajan C). (Natarajan C)

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The good old "Jawahar" (WAP 1 22005) has been repainted in Saptagiri livery. The livery doesn't look all that great from the front, without the lightning stripes. Compare the profile of Jawahar with that of WAP 4 22389!! (Jimmy Jose)

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New member of the Sapthagiri Family !! AJJ WAP-1 # 22001 in its new avatar hauls the 6116 PDY-MS express near Saidapet. (Ramki)

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WAP1 #22047 of Ghaziabad belts through Baiyappanahalli with the Mysore bound 2007 Shatabdi Express in tow. This ICF Rake is in its last few weeks of service. ()

One of the nine dedicated painters giving final touches to this gleaming old brute for its "inauguration" on 17-4-2009

One of the nine dedicated painters giving final touches to this gleaming old brute for its "inauguration" on 17-4-2009. Note those extended metal brackets for MU connectors. (poochivenkat)

Paint scheme on the sides. I've requested the engineers at AJJ to paint those lightning strokes in yhr front also. (poochivenkat

Paint scheme on the sides. I've requested the engineers at AJJ to paint those lightning strokes in yhr front also. (poochivenkat)

Close-up of the connectors on Sapthagiri WAP1 22001 AJJ. On the left are the MU-cables and on the right, Hotel-Load cables. (poo

Close-up of the connectors on Sapthagiri WAP1 22001 AJJ. On the left are the MU-cables and on the right, Hotel-Load cables. (poochivenkat)

Sneak Peek: The new boss of Sapthagiri Express getting ready inside AJJ Shed. AJJ Lightning Strokes not painted yet. (poochivenk

Sneak Peek: The new boss of Sapthagiri Express getting ready inside AJJ Shed. AJJ Lightning Strokes not painted yet. (poochivenkat)

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GZB WAP-1 # 22058 "VIDYA SAGAR" @ NDLS trip shed. ()

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AJJ WAP-1 #22015 with the Chennai bound Lalbagh express. Between Korattur and Chennai. An ex-GZB its livery has undergon some changes since as seen here:http://tinyurl.com/5lnzrg (Manohar Natarajan)

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WAP1 - 22005 of AJJ waits for starter, to allow our train-2164 UP MAS-DR Superfast to proceed... (Vijay Aravamudhan)