Monsoon Train Journey Behind ALCO WDM-3A Locomotive Chugging , Smoking & LHB Track Sounds

Monsoon Train Journey Behind ALCO WDM-3A Locomotive Chugging , Smoking & LHB Track Sounds : Konkan Railways

10105/Sindhudurg Express
Other Names: KR-5, Diva Gaadi
सिंधुदुर्ग एक्स्प्रेस सिंधुदुर्ग एक्स्प्रेस
DIVA/Diva Junction -- SWV/Sawantwadi Road

10105 DIVA SWV Express is a Mail Express train run by Indian railways between Diva (DIVA) and Sawantwadi Road (SWV) stations. It uniquely identifies itself with train number 10105. At the top of the page, one can find the 10105 train route and the 10105 train time table. It departs from the source station Diva (DIVA) at 06:25 on day 1 and reaches its destination station Sawantwadi Road (SWV) at 17:40 on day 1. It runs DAILY from the source station and covers a total journey of 469 kilometre. 10105 train route includes travel journey through 32 stations, and it has stoppages on Diva, Kalamboli Goods, Panvel, Apta, Jite, Mangaon, Goregaon Road Halt, Veer, Sape Wamne, Karanjadi, Vinhere, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Aravali Road, Sangmeshwar, Ratnagiri, Nivasar, Adavali, Veravali Halt, Vilavade, Saundal, Rajapur Road, Kharepatan Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Achirne, Nandgaon Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road.

The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer of locomotives, diesel generators, steel, and tanks that operated from 1901 to 1969. The company was formed by the merger of seven smaller locomotive manufacturers and Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory of Schenectady, New York. A subsidiary, American Locomotive Automobile Company, designed and manufactured automobiles under the Alco brand from 1905 to 1913. ALCO also produced nuclear reactors from 1954 to 1962.

The Indian locomotive class WDM-3A is a class of diesel–electric locomotive that was developed in 1993 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engine, with 3300 horsepower (3A). The WDM-3A is a later classification of earlier WDM-2C. They entered service in 1994. A total of 143+ were built at ALCO and Banaras Locomotive Works between 1994 and 2003 with rest of the 1246 units being rebuild from WDM-2 which made them the most numerous class of mainline diesel locomotive until the WDG-4.
WDM-3A carrying a freight train in Ghaziabad Junction
The WDM-3A is one of the most successful locomotives of Indian Railways serving both passenger and freight trains for over 26 years. A few WDM-3A units were exported to neighboring countries like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Despite the introduction of more modern types of locomotives like WDG-4 and electrification, a significant number are still in use, both in mainline and departmental duties. As of April 2022, 769 locomotives still retain "operational status" on the mainline as WDM-3A, with further examples having been converted back to WDM-2 or WDM-2S. The loco is now widely used across India for long-distance passenger trains due to its ruggedness and high tractive loads and acceleration.
The WDM-3C were just upgraded and more powerful WDM-3As with the ALCO engine gain rebuilt to output 3300 hp. It was the first follow-up experiment after the WDM-3A to squeeze more power out of the ALCO engine, an intermediary that would later lead to the development of the WDM-3D. Not many were produced, all of which were rebuilds of the WDM-2 or WDM-3A and were identical to the previous variants in every aspect. They can no longer be found over the railway network as all of them have been rebuilt into the WDM-3A or WDM-2 type.

The Konkan Railway (सादर सेवा; abbreviated KR) is a railway operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation, with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and Mangalore. During its initial years of operation in the mountainous Konkan region, a number of accidents prompted Konkan Railway to implement new technology. Anti-collision devices, the Sky Bus and roll-on/roll-off are several of the railway's innovations. The 756.25 km (469.91 mi) long railway line connects the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The first train on the completed track was sent off on 26 January 1998.
The foundation stone laying for electrification of the Konkan railway line was done in November 2015. The entire 741 kilometer route stretching from Roha, Maharashtra to Thokur, Karnataka has been electrified in March 2022. Inspection of the entire stretch was completed in six phases starting in March 2020. The last stretch between Ratnagiri and Thivim was inspected on March 24 and authorisation was obtained on March 28.
The railway was scheduled to have new crossing stations at Indapur, Goregaon Road, Sape Wamne, Kalambani Budruk, Kadavai, Veravali, Kharepatan Road, Achirne, Mirjan and Innanje by December 2019. Most of these stations are operational now.