Offlink Day - TATA WAM4 Comes In To Serve Aranyak From Shalimar

WAM4 loco of TATA shed coming in | © Soumo's Railways

TATA-Tatanagar WAM4 locomotive (no. 21397) comes and takes out Aranyak Express for it's day's journey to Bhojudih from Shalimar Railway station.

TATA WAM4 is not a regular loco  link to this train so it is naturally an offlink, but then also Tatanagar falls under SER (ie. Same zone), so it might not qualify as offlink to some. Still, it was cool to find this loco at SRC - SHM section.

My YouTube follower Mr. Rabin Saha comments "....only 8 WAM 4 are at TATA ELS and they will take retirement next year". Mr. Saha always pass on some great info. I am lucky to have such a great follower in him. But that retirement issue will make these locos very special as they will be extinct by next year!!

BTW, I spot the Aranyak Express, outgoing Shalimar, quite regularly, since it is a regular one from my home station SHM-PDPK. You can read all my past posts and even follow future posts about spotting the Aranyak Express here.

Watch the video of the TATA WAM4 loco coming in then later hauling out the 12885 Aranyak Express out of Shalimar Railway Station, here:

Here is the RF Data: Date: January 19, 2018 Place: SHM-Shalimar Railway Station, Zone (Spotting location): SER - South Eastern Railway Loco: TATA Tatanagar WAM4 (no. 21397) Loco Shed: TATA - Tatanagar Loco Zone: SER - South Eastern Railway Train: 12885 Aranyak Express.

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