"SHATASHV" - The Celebrity Locomotive With Shatabdi Express | INDIAN RAILWAYS

"SHATASHV", the celebrity locomotive of Lallaguda Electric Loco Shed, finally entered Coimbatore hauling the premier train, SHATABDI EXPRESS.

Shatashv is the hundredth WAP7 of Lallaguda ELS and is hence named thus. Shatashv translates to Hundredth Horse in Sanskrit.


The WAP 7 (Wide/broad Gauge AC Electric Passenger, Class 7) is a three-phase AC electric passenger locomotive developed by the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. It is the most powerful passenger locomotive in the Indian Railways' fleet. 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 capable of hauling 24 coach trains at speeds ranging 110–140 km/h (68–87 mph), depending on the MPS (Maximum Permissible Speed) of the sector, and is now largely used by Northern Railways (NR), South Central Railways (SCR), Central Railways (CR), South East Central Railway Zone (SECR), Southern Railways (SR), South Eastern Railways (SER), West Central Railways (WCR), Eastern Railways (ER), Western Railway zone (WR) & North Central Railway zone (NCR) among other zones. As of June 2019, there are 716 locomotives in service, all of which are fitted with tightlock couplers (for central buffer coupling) and chain link couplers. In February 2017, Diesel Locomotive Works built their first WAP 7 class locomotive.


A main feature of some locomotives of this class is that they eliminate the need to have separate End on Generation (EOG) sets or DG (Diesel Generator) sets for supplying power to the train resulting in significant savings on maintenance and running costs. This technology, called HOG or "Head On Generation", transfers electric power from the loco's pantograph to the coaches instead of EOG where a power car equipped with diesel generator capable of generating adequate power of 3-phase 50 Hz 415 V / 750 V AC (called 'head-end power') is provided at either end of the train rake to supply power.

Named WAP7 locomotives.
WAP-7 30201 Navkiran (GZB)
WAP-7 30202 Navbharti (BIA)
WAP-7 30209 Navchetak (GZB)
WAP-7 30215 Navgati (GZB)
WAP-7 30227 Champalal (GZB)
WAP-7 30295 Navjyoti (HWH)
WAP-7 30479 Thangam (RPM)
WAP-7 30509 Varun (GZB)
WAP-7 30521 Varun (GZB)
WAP-7 30543 Ojas (Ajni)
WAP-7 30573 Cauvery (ED)
WAP-7 37073 Shatak (ET)
WAP-7 37025 Aswamedh (HWH)
WAP-7 37085 Shatashv (LGD)

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