GZB Shed WAP1 #22060 with 12057 New Delhi - Una Himachal JanShatabdi Express ( ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ - ਊਨਾ ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਜਨ ਸ਼ਤਾਬਦੀ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ -نئی دہلی ؤنا جنشتابدي ایکسپریس - नई दिल्ली - ऊना हिमाचल जनशताब्दी एक्सप्रेस ) Captured With Great Speed at Harsana Kalan



Few Info About WAP1 Loco :-

The WAP 1 was India’s first dedicated electric passenger service locomotive. It was also the first one to not look like a 1950s French locomotive. It had a twin-cab design like all other electric locos but featured revolutionary new looks with a larger, much more solid looking shell with aerodynamic tapered ends, all mighty, muscular and brawny with sharp edges and a super-aggressive stance, a first in India and a sea change from the WAM1-inspired boxy designs. But underneath it was (is) only the same old WAM4 geared at 58:21 instead of 62:15 that was originally even classified as WAM4R. Interestingly, WAM4-6P (passenger) variants were also geared at 62:15! However, it was different from a WAM4 on many counts. Since the intention of its creation was speed rather than pulling power, the WAP1 wasn’t given the WAM4’s ALCO asymmetric trimount bogies but was fitted with Flexicoil cast steel bogies, completely designed and developed in India, with twin springs and bolster support, and also had different specifications for transformers and rectifiers. However, it still had the same six Alstom TAO 659 traction motors of the WAM4. It was deemed that those would be enough, but that was not so.

A single WAP1 was enough to haul up to 19 coaches, though that would prove not good enough because it still produced only 50 hp more than the WAM4 and had a very low starting tractive effort of only 22.4 tons. This made them exceptional for hauling short rakes, but our express trains started to get longer and longer, making them not still not good enough for our growing needs. Also, they could not handle gradients without the help of bankers. All this resulted in performance problems and they ending up underpowered in the long run.

WAP1s were first developed to be dedicated links to prestigious trains like the Howrah Rajdhani and various Shatabdis. #22000 to #22004 were meant exclusively for the Howrah Rajdhani and were painted in orange-yellow-orange Rajdhani livery while #22005 to #22009 were meant to be for various Shatabdis (including #22008, the once-dedicated link for the Taj Express), and were painted in blue and cream Shatabdi livery. #22048, #22049 and #22052, the inaugural link of the Chennai – Bangalore – Mysore Shatabdi, also once sported the now-extinct Shatabdi livery. But these arrangements (and liveries) were to be short-lived. #22005 “Jawahar” is probably the most iconic WAP1, apparently, the inaugural link of the Bhopal (then Jhansi) “King” Shatabdi and later the first WAP3. After being converted back to WAP1 it was then again made famous for its green-yellow Sapthagiri livery. #22001 is another Sapthgiri WAP1. Then we have “beauty queen” #22021 with her white livery. Earlier all sported the old orange-cream-orange Rajdhani livery while today many have a dark orange-dark blue livery with a yellow band, while the later ones are painted in full-WAP4 livery.

The WAP1 was the first attempt by IR at developing a high-speed passenger locomotive and it’s 120 kph top speed was actually a big deal back then. Still, IR was not satisfied and wanted more power and speed, resulting in many experiments on it, which after the failed WAP3 would result in the hugely successful WAP4. In the process, six WAP1s have ended up as WAP4s. The last WAP1 produced was #22076 “Aastha”, rolled out in 1996. Today all are homed at either Ghaziabad/NR or Arakkonam/SR. These granddaddies have been in service for the past 25 years now, and all of them are still going strong and are exceptional performers as well!

Few Info About Una Jan-Shatabdi :-

The New Delhi Una Janshatabdi Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway Division that runs between Una and New Delhi in India.
It operates as train number 12057 from New Delhi to Una and as train number 12058 in the reverse direction.
It serves the states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi. Initially it ran up to Chandigarh being extended to Nangaldam & finally on 14 December 2008 was extended to Una.
The 12057/58 New Delhi Una Janshatabdi Express presently has 4 AC Chair Car & 8 Second Class Jan Shatabdi seating coaches.

The 12057/58 New Delhi Una Janshatabdi Express runs from Una via Chandigarh, Ambala Cantonment Junction, Panipat Junction to New Delhi.
As the route is fully electrified, a Ghaziabad based WAP 4 / WAP 5 / WAP 7 powers the train for its entire run.

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