Airavath and its pair

GOOTY WDG-4 #12258 a.k.a AIRAVATH and its pair moving towards Vasco Da Gama side on a sunny morning

A pair of WDG-4 locomotives along with a silent brother, hauls a long freight train with BCNHL type wagons through Anjani.

Waiting for sand filling

HUBBALI WDG-4 pair, helper (banker) locos for Goa Express waiting for sand to be filled in the sand box before moving to the siding

Ponmalai WDG-4 leads an empty BCNA consist towards Ernakulam

Bound for Vasco Da Gama

Empty BOXN freight powered by HUBBALI WDG-4, after climbing down Braganza ghats, on its way to Vasco Da Gama for loading coal

Konkan Railway's Roll-on/roll-off service.

Silence after hectic activity

After three hours of freight and passenger train activity as lunch hour approached, only one freight was left in Kulem

Parting shot at Kulem

Helper loco pair ready to push Goa Express up Braganza ghats was my final shot of an whole day trainspotting session at Kulem

Beauty of original cab

Initial WDG-4s had original cab design which was beautiful but later for running in long hood, cab was redesigned with more width

15 years and still strong

Built in 2003, HUBBALI shed WDG-4 still active in Braganza ghats climbing up and down with coal freights tirelessly

Loaded coal freight

Loaded coal freight bound for Thermal Power Plants of Raichur from Vasco Da Gama port, powered by HUBBALI WDG-4 pair

Providing braking support

After providing braking support to descend Braganza ghats, lead WDG-4 pair is detached from empty BOXN consist bound for Goa port

Smoking WDG-4 - A rarity

Very rarely WDG-4 can be seen smoking like ALCO and I spotted PUNE WDG-4 with BCNA freight smoking heavily while passing Suravali