WAP-5 and WAP-7

IR's high speed, hi-tech, 3 Phase Passenger class locomotives.

Date: 2006-04-30
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 108 items (152 items total)
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WAP-7 30215 "NAVGATI" with the SDAH Rajdhani. NDLS, 22nd March 05. Akshay.

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Gleaming 30013 back in SC after a long summer vaction. SC, 03-07-05. Lakshman.

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The WAP5 by night. SC, 03-07-05. Lakshman.

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GZB WAP 7 #30203. NDLS, 07-08-2005. Siddhartha Ganesh.

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CLW built WAP5 #30013 proceeds light towards New Delhi coming in from home base Ghaziabad. The loco's bodyshell originally belonged to the ABB built WAP5 #30008 which was rendered useless after a fire. Shivaji Bridge, New Delhi, 2005-09-11. Shashanka Nand

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WAP 5 30015 "Vijay Utkarsh" is the power for our Prayag Raj" express. New Delhi, 2005-10-12. Abhijit Lokre.

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The onward run to New Delhi will be taken care by WAP5 #30011 'Navodit' from Ghaziabad. Vadodara

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Early morning sunlight reflects off WAP5 30009 which has just brought in the Prayag Raj express to Allahabad

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The WAP 5 has detached from the train and is now on the way to the trip shed.

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WAP7 30211 Ghaziabad shed leaves from platform 5 at New Delhi with the Sealdah Raj. Surprisingly, the name boards proclaimed it to be the Kolkata raj. The train left 15 minutes late at 1700.

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The WAP-7 30219 hauling the Sealdah Rajdhani passing Dum Dum Jn. at about 30 Km/h due to a speed restriction, as it has to cross over to the Dankuni line to join the main HWH-NDLS line. May, 2005 -- Pulastya Parekh.

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An Erode WAP-4 and a Ghaziabad WAP-5 at rest after a long haul. Chennai, Sep 2005. By Karthik N.

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WAP7 #30207 from Ghziabad backs up to attach itself to the Sealdah Rajdhani Express. Note the freshly POH-ed IR20 coaches of the Swarna Shatabdi next to the loco. New Delhi Station 2005-11-18

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The #30207 makes an appearance again with the Sealdah Rajdhani. The loco took the train on Friday night to Sealdah, started back on Saturday night to reach Delhi on Sunday morning, and returns the same evening again !! That goes to show the lung power of

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WAP7 #30206 from Gomoh takes a breather while the crew hauling the Howrah Rajdhani from Delhi handover the train to a new pair onwards to Mughalsarai. The Howrah Raj these days has shifted from a GZB link to a GMO link. Kanpur Station 2005-11-20