WAP-4 and Variants

Photos of the crack train specialist of IR. Included are photos of WAP-4E and other variants.

Date: 2006-04-27
Owner: Gallery Administrator
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WAP4 22516 with Jaipur Bilaspur Express - only the board on the loco says its the AP Sampark Kranti! This loco must have been used for flagging off the AP Sampark Kranti earlier. Nagpur, 29th March 2005. By Alok Patel.

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Everyone at attention! The mighty WAP4 has its front pantograph up and is heading the Bangalore Rajdhani as it arrives from Delhi with a special passenger. The then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar is onboard the train. Naturally, it arrived on time. You can

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LGD WAP-4 22597 proceeding to lead 2724 to Hyderabad. New Delhi, 16th March. By Akshay.

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The festival of gaudy colours continues... WAP4 22329 from Santragachi shed waiting on Pf No. 7 one fine Sunday evening. It was to take the Super Deluxe to LTT. Nagpur, 2002. By Alok Patel.

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ED WAP-4 brothers stand idle at the trip shed. Note the difference in the headlights for the locos, 22555 of the older generation and 22543 of the newer generation of the WAP-4 class. Bangalore Trip Shed.

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WAP-4 #22586 resting at Santragachhi Station. (for Samar). Santragachhi, WB, 2005-02-20. Samit Roychoudhury.

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BRC WAP 4 22562 with single windshield at Katni. Katni, 2005-02-20. By Abhijit.

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Arrakkonam's latest sensation, WAP-4 22603 hauls the Shatabdi on its return to Madras. This loco always works the Shatabdi both ways, unlike the other locos that the Shatabdi gets. The lightning strikes are reminiscent of an age gone by, the AJJ WAP-1's.

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BRC WAP-4 22561 with a single piece windscreen has just brought the 2953 August Kranti Rajdhani into Hazrat Nizamuddin. Somehow I think the single large windscreen gives the WAP-4 its best look . Apologies for the bad scan quality!. Delhi, 2005/01/22. By

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A pair of ED WAP-4s rest and await their call to duty. Note the difference in paint shades and grill spacing on their windshields. Basin Bridge, Jan 2005. By Gautam.

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On January 4, I photographed the Jabalpur bound Gondwana Express at Mathura with Kanpur's WAP4 #22544. Here is the same train with the same loco 9 days later !!. Okhla (Delhi), 13/1/05. By Shashanka.

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A photo of the panto assembly of the WAP-4 22500. I was caught by the Deputy SS of NGP asking me why I was taking photos ;-). I received some timely support from a driver which saved me. Nagpur, 2002. By Alok Patel.

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A stern WAP-4 22264 from Lallaguda waits at Teegaon ot the foot of the ghat section between Nagpur and Itarsi with the AP Express. This is the place where bankers are attached to all 18+ coach trains. Teegaon (NGP - ET), September 2004. By Alok Patel.

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BRC WAP4 'Rajhans' glides past pf1 of BRC station to take charge of the Valsad bound I/C Exp. Vadodara, 19/09/04. By Bharat Vohra.