Aggressive Acceleration and Superb Show by 6350 hp WAP-7 with 15 coach Firozpur Janta Express
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Channel: Rishad Ghiara · 2017 · Autos & Vehicles
I had done a run on the Firozpur Janta Express with Arzan Kotval from Mumbai Central to Bhilad in April 2017. The 15 coach train was nothing for the 6350 horsepower Tughlakabad (TKD) WAP-7 locomotive (30373) which was the power of our train. As we came onto the mainline at Mahalaxmi itself I realised that the crew was very aggressive in acceleration and picked up speed in no time. Thus I took a video of the departure from Dadar. We had reached 80 km/hr even before Matunga Road. Unfortunately he did not accelerate beyond that so I stopped the video then. Also I have added 3 minutes of non stop coverage of the train speeding at maximum speed from Bhayandar to Naigaon stations across the creek bridge. And lastly, is the video of the departure from Umargam Road, along with the speedometer reading. From 0 to 100 km/hr it took 2 minutes and then attained a maximum speed of 109 km/hr. It was really quick acceleration by the 6350 hp engine! Arzan Kotval and I truly enjoyed the run. Date of video: 8th April, 2017
