Arakkonam's beautiful WAP 1 22026 hauls the 23 coach Kerala Express on the newly electrified Ernskulam Jn - Thiruvananthapuram section

Date: 2007-01-07
Owner: Jimmy Jose
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Make Canon Model Canon PowerShot A95
Aperture Value f/4.5 Color Space sRGB
Flash No Flash Metering Mode Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value 1/1240 sec Digital Zoom Ratio 1
Date/Time 2007 Jan 07 11:13:03 +0000
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The steepest gradients are between Akathumuri (a small halt station after Kadakavur) and Varkala. A WDM3A will typically slow down to around 50 km/hr with a 22 coach load even at full throttle. I wonder what speed a WAP1 will go at in this section.
Posted by Jagadheep D on 2007 Jan 08 23:25:05 +0000
How many P-1's have been transferred to AJJ? I saw 22027 last night on the MAS Passenger.
Posted by Naren Damodaran on 2007 Jan 08 05:56:55 +0000
Not many between ERS and QLN. I dont remember the exact figures. After QLN there is one of 1 in 70 or so at Kadakkavur. The WAP 1's can easily handle the 23 coach load in this sector
Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2007 Jan 08 03:10:24 +0000
Jimmy, how are the gradients between ERS-TVC? Can this loco manage the load?
Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2007 Jan 07 21:10:25 +0000
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