Sacchit R's video: WAP7 Turns 21 The White Stallion Of Indian Railways Aggressive TKD WAP7 With Karnataka Express

First of all I'd like to say that I think IR is incomplete without a WAP7. I am not a big fan of this loco, I love diesels way more...but it's not like I hate it! So, the WAP7 locomotive i.e the strongest passenger locomotive of IR, with 6350HP, turns 21 years old today. In this video, you can see what it usually does - accelerating excellently. Tuglakabad WAP7 honks continuously and accelerates superbly with the LHB rake of the 06527 KSR Bengaluru - New Delhi Karnataka Express. This video was captured on 30th January, 2021. The time was 8:13PM. I was expecting Sealdah WAP7 to come but this loco played spoilsport. Some interesting facts about WAP7: The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. They entered service in 2000. A total of 1351 WAP7s have been built, with more units being built at CLW, BLW, and DLMW. The WAP-7 is one of the most successful locomotives of Indian Railways serving passenger trains for over 20 years. It is a passenger variant of the WAG 9 freight locomotive with a modified gear ratio to pull lighter loads at higher speeds. It is the most powerful passenger locomotive in the Indian Railways fleet, capable of hauling 24 coach trains at speeds 110–140 km/h. In February 2017, Banaras Locomotive Works built their first WAP7 class locomotive. As of June 2020, all of which are fitted with H-type transition couplers which are compatible with both screw coupling and centre-buffer coupling. It is now largely used by Northern Railways (NR), South Central Railways (SCR), Central Railways (CR), South East Central Railways (SECR), South Eastern Railways (SER), West Central Railways (WCR), Eastern Railways (ER), Western Railways (WR), North Central Railways (NCR), South Western Railways (SWR), Southern Railways (SR), East Central Railways (ECR), East Coast Railways (ECoR) etc among other zones. With a maximum speed rating of 140 km/h (87 mph) the WAP7 has the highest acceleration figures while hauling mail/express trains. The WAP7 can also haul loads of 24 - 26 passenger coaches. It is the second most successful passenger locomotive roster in Indian Railways, after the WAP4. It is soon to be the most commonly used passenger locomotive. Upgrades are underway to increase power output and maximum speed. The First High Speed version WAP7 HS loco * * was launched on 28 February, 2019 capable of attaining 180 km/h with overall reduction in weight by 14 tons. These are the sheds that hold the WAP7: Ajni!! Kalyan!! Lallaguda!! Vijayawada!! Royapuram!! Erode!! Krishnarajapuram!! Bhilai!! Gonda!! Visakhapatnam!! Howrah!! Ghaziabad!! Tuglakabad! Kanpur!! Tatanagar! Gomoh!! Vadodara!! Itarsi!! Santragachi!! Bondamunda!! Sealdah!! These are the named WAP7 locomotives & the respective sheds they belong to: WAP7 Navkiran (GZB) WAP7 Varun (GZB) WAP7 Varun (GZB) WAP7 Navchetak (GZB) WAP7 Navgati (GZB) WAP7 Champalal (GZB) WAP7 Aurobindo (SDAH) WAP7 Mangal (SDAH) WAP7 Thangam (RPM) WAP7 Ojas (AJNI) WAP7 Chamundi (KJM) WAP7 Sharavathi (KJM) WAP7 Kabini (KJM) WAP7 Hemavathi (KJM) WAP7 Tunga (KJM) WAP7 Rani Chennamma (KJM) WAP7 Shimsha (KJM) WAP7 Ashwamedh (HWH) WAP7 Navjyoti (HWH) WAP7 Platinum (HWH) WAP7 Shatak (ET) WAP7 Shatashv (LGD) WAP7 Bhavani (ED) WAP7 Cauvery (ED WAP7 Deepshakti (KYN) WAP7 Akashdeep (BRC) WAP7 Ashakiran (BIA) WAP7 Navbharti (BIA) WAP7 Dhara (GD) The WAP7's common livery is White, Black & single Red band. Few sheds have advertisement locos and they are: Bhilai - For the GOEL TMT livery * advertisement * Tatanagar - For the 100 years of Tata Steel sticker Erode - for the SKC Ghee livery * advertisement * Erode - for the Anuj Tiles livery * advertisement * Erode - for the Besten Pumps livery * advertisement * Erode - for the NGA TMT livery * advertisement * Erode - for the Porna Chicken livery * advertisement * Erode - for the Porna Oils livery * advertisement * Ajni - for the Haldiram's Sweets & Namkeens livery - advertisement Vadodara - for the Fortune Chakki Fresh Atta advertisement livery Ghaziabad - for the P\7 font on the side of the loco. This is not exactly a different livery but this addition to the loco makes it a one of a kind thing. Build date: 10th May, 2000 - present Total produced: 1351 as of May 2021 Gauge: 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Loco weight: 123 tons - 121 long tons; 136 short tons Thanks for watching everyone. Some info has been taken from Wiki & I have added the info that I am aware of as well. Also, follow me on Instagram if you're interested. I post all my pictures here. Link - https://www.instagram.com/sacchit1947/. Hope you enjoyed reading these facts. Hope you were enlightened more than you thought you were about WAP7!!!! Device used: Samsung S20.