My First Spotting of 2023: UNEXPECTED SURPRISE !!!
Spotting one of the originally imported Electromotive Diesel (EMD) Passenger-hauling WDP-4 series Locomotives of Indian Railways !!!
Original Liveried, Old Generation (OG) cabbed Hubballi (UBL)...
more... WDP-4 #20005 in Short Hood Front (SHF mode) hauling ...
Train No: 06299
Nanjangud Town (NTW) -- Mysuru (MYS) Special
{ Continuation of Dharwad Express 17302 }
...entering Mysuru city limits, passing near Srinagara Layout area in Mysuru South. With its upcoming halt at Ashokapuram (AP).
Date: 31st January 2022
Time: 11:38 AM
Camera: Vivo T1 5G
Background Story: I first spotted 06300 MYS-NTW Special at around 9 AM from my house at a far distance, I observed that the loco was in original livery and had only a single cab (in LHF). I then immediately informed my Local RFs and train friends about it and planned to set out and spot it when the same train returns back at around 11:30 AM. I set out at 11:15 and finally waited for it. In my mind, it was fixed that it could be a Dual cab WDP-4D. When the train came into the scene, I was surprised, shocked, and tremendously happy. It was an OFF-LINK UBL Original imported EMD #20005 loco in SHF. The train passed very slowly, and slowly accelerated after crossing me. I felt that the train probably slowed down due to some obstacle OR other thing.
But YES !! My long-pending desire to spot a UBL WDP-4 with OG cab was fulfilled !!! That too at a time when some of the good original locomotives of Hubballi have been transferred to Tughlakabad DLS (TKD).
Hope you guys liked this off-link surprise !!!
Thank you ALL !!!