High horse power diesel electric multiple unit
train
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The nine coach HHPDEMU rake at Samy
Nagar pit line facility. The rake is here to be
refueled. |
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The HHP rake at the Royapuram
yard. |
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The HHP has pneumatic suspension! |
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Details of the 250 Watt
headlamp and the halogen lamped flashed unit. |
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HHP 7 rake out of ICF
Perambur the first time. This is waiting on the gauntleted track
(BG and MG on the same permanent way) at Villivakkam. The
rake would go for a road trials in the afternoon, maybe Chennai -
Tirupati and back. Pic shot from the 6012 Up, on which I was
returning to Pune |
Royapuram yard pictures
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Itarsi WAG 5 # 24443 waits at Royapuram
platform. The loco has 'Itarsi' written in large letters on each of
the front ends. One side has the name in English while the other
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The east end of Royapuram
yard. The track turns sharply towards south (towards right), goes
through Chennai Beach station and further towards Egmore. Note the
BOXN rake visible after the overhead bridge. This track is a part
of the Chennai Port Trust and this train is being hauled by the
BHEL made diesel electrics with low hoods on either side of a
high central cab. Pics of these unique industrial powers on
ISA's site. |
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A map of the area in the
Royapuram yard master's office. Note the main line from
Washermanpet on the west which turns south towards Chennai Beach
station. The gray platform is visible on the main line as is the
thinner red pit line. |
Maintenance equipment
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Two views of the long 'Kershaw'
machine, looks like a mechanized ballast cleaner. |
Views from the rear cab of the HHP rake out on
a trial run
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Views of the Basin Bridge (BBQ) running
shed for AC electric powers. Pics taken from the rear cab of the
HHPDEMU which was on a trial to Gummidipundi. |
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Electric freight powers get
loving attention of the Tondiarpet (TDP) shed some distance
downstream of BBQ. |
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Mangalore - Chennai West
Coast express waits at Basin Bridge to be allowed into the Chennai
Central. Note the Chennai home signal with the dot matrix platform
indicator, the pf 1 in this case. |
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The HHP rake overtakes a
Vijaywada WAG 5 with BCX rake near Ennore. |
