Classic EMD Honking on Western Railway - Sabarmati WDG-4 hauling Mumbai Thivim Ganpati Special!
2,367 views · Published 9 September 2018 · 1:18 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Rishad Ghiara · 2018 · Autos & Vehicles
For the Ganpati season in India, the railways add special trains to take people to and from the Konkan region. Western Railway has also added some special trains between Mumbai and Goa or Mangalore. Every train that leaves from Mumbai Central or Bandra Terminus on the Western Railway is hauled by an electric locomotive. However since these special trains go till Vasai and then reverse direction to go to the Konkan Railway, which is not electrified, these trains depart and arrive with diesel locomotives. So this is the rare chance to see and capture diesel engines running on the Western Railway suburban section. That's what I did last night as I went to see the departure of the 09007 Mumbai Central - Thivim Ganpati Special. I got off at Lower Parel and waited for it. The scheduled departure time from Mumbai Central was 11:50 pm, but it left 20 minutes late, at 12:10 am. At 12:17 am, it passed Lower Parel, and I got a nice video of it. The locomotive in charge of the 24 coach special was a Sabarmati shed WDG-4 (12531) and it was in LHF mode (long hood forward). I had taken my sister with me and when the locopilot saw my sister waving and me taking the video, he honked a lot even though the platform was completely empty in the middle of the night, and also waved back at us from the window as the engine passed (cannot be seen very clearly). Even though the speed of the train was not high, since it was still in the initial process of accelerating and brake testing, it was a pleasure to capture this diesel engine on the Western Railway. There are going to be more runs also and I will try to take some more videos, time permitting. I will try to get it in the daylight as well. So stay tuned! PS : I took this video exactly 12 hours back from the time I am uploading it, and this same train is still on its journey on the Konkan Railway, not yet reached its destination. Date of video: 9th September, 2018
