Brief ride inside WCM-5 loco hauling '7031 Bombay VT to Hyderabad Express' on way to Pune (Silent)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
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The explicit use of the video is only for the purpose of providing information to Rail Fans about the good old days of Indian Railways
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1) LOCOMOTIVE:
WCM-5 is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives developed in 1956 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. It served both passenger and freight trains for over 39 years. It has output power of 3700 hp.
With the introduction of more modern types of locomotives and 25 KV AC electrification, all the WCM locos were withdrawn by the early 2000s
2) TRAIN:
'7031 Hyderabad Express' is a daily EXPRESS train between Bombay VT (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus - CSTM) and Hyderabad Decan.
It made its debut on Monday, October 1st 1962.
It became '17031' when 5 digit numbering was introduced. Currently it is upgraded to Superfast '22732'
#7031
#WCM5
#Nostalgia
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😢my childhood friend
Driver mr. MR Matapurkar &astt. Driver Mr KK Gopi