WCG-1 and WCG-2

Banking and freight specialist DC locomotives of CR. seen more often on passenger trains now.

Date: 2006-05-01
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 128 items (147 items total)
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Dual WCG2 bankers stop for first brake testing halt on UP (3rd) line at Khandala. The person on the PF talked to the Loco Pilot before hopping on the buffers. Khandala, 2005-03-06. By .asHIsh.

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WCG2 #20131 is part of a twin loco consist doing banking duties on the Bhor Ghat. This pair has just come off an inspection at the Lonavla trip shed. Lonavla, 6/3/05.

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Another shot of the Banker Trip Shed. Lonavla, 27 Mar 05. Jai Narayanan.

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Line of Bankers, WCG-2's await the call of duty. Karjat, 27 Mar 05. Jai Narayanan.

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The "Triple Lash up" of WCG-2's awaiting 6011 dn Bombay-Madras Exp, to assume Banking Duties. Karjat, 27 Mar 05. Jai Narayanan.

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Another view of the same WCG2 20118. The container freight that you see on the left was hauled by twin manually controlled Kalyan WDS6 shunters from the freight yard that can be seen far behind. This is the last photograph of our trip to Igatpuri. Igatpur

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A man clings hitches a free ride as a pair of WCG2s head downhill to Karjat after succesfully helping a train climb the famed Bhor Ghats. Lonavla

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The blowers of triple set of WCG2s create a heat haze as they haul a colorful rake of container cars towards the JNPT / Nhava Sheva ports. Lonavla

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WCG-1. This dinosaur was still used for shunting duties at Mumbai VT (CSTM) station in January 1994. Alexandre Gillieron.

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Stars of CR! A WCG-2 and a WCAM-3 pose next to each other at Kalyan

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A Dead WCG-2. - M Senthil Kumar

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A ground view of the wcg2 with an express train rolling down the Bhore ghats