Engine Failure!!! Ludhiana WAG-7 comes to the rescue of the Shatabdi Express!!!
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Channel: Rishad Ghiara · 2018 · Autos & Vehicles
Well sometimes even the best locomotives fail and that is what happened last night to the Ahmedabad Mumbai Shatabdi Express which was being hauled by a Vadodara (BRC) WAP-7 (30484). When the locomotive failed, the Western Railway got another one to rescue the train in distress. This was Ludhiana (LDH) WAG-7 (24612). It is a goods locomotive so it's top speed is lower than that of the WAP-7, but however it made a difference while accelerating and braking. The problem occurred at Bharuch and the locomotive was added there. The delay just increased till Vapi. The Shatabdi left Vapi at 8:20 pm and was delayed by almost one and a half hours. However Vapi to Mumbai was a hell of a run and the crew of the WAG-7 must have been really good. Dahanu was passed at 8:55 pm. Virar was skipped at 9:35 pm. The Shatabdi halted and left Borivali also by 10:00 pm. And it raced across Dadar at 10:20 pm, where I took the video. It passed Dadar at about 90 kmph which is very impressive considering that there is a speed restriction of 30 kmph just about one kilometer away. Really with this last minute braking and aggressive acceleration, the train made up 30 minutes of the delay, and reached Mumbai Central just about an hour late. Hats off to the loco pilots! Date of video: 5th April, 2018
