Amaravathi Express at Dudhsagar Falls Station on the Braganza Ghat Section.

[AndreiTupolev]

What's that, 25 coaches?? How steep is that gradient?

[kiran62103]

dil tere naam kardia hai par kyun after all ek train toh hai tu...

[indiagrow]

I could feel the gradient! Superb shoot. Well done, buddy.

[MyLocomotiv]

nice ALCOs :-)

[ARUNAJIPILLAI]

WHAT IS THAT LOCO PILOT SAYING TO U ????????

[dedasdude]

finally a video of good quality!

[akshaybjp]

Indian railway is as incredible as india ...

[hbruins85]

Wow - that's a heavy train going up a steep grade (or should I say "gradient?"). And I hear it is very difficult to find any Alcos in the US (where I used to live), especially three Alcos fighting at full throttle like this. Thanks for sharing!

- from Yokohama, Japan

[Ruchir5]

Nice video...

[Gulliver0813]

Beautiful perspective. Liked seeing the slope... And the monkeys... they are smart and know the dangers, Beautiful video. Thank you

[Gulliver0813]

Beautiful perspective. Liked seeing the slope... And the monkeys... they are smart and know the dangers

[nutboy38]

Superb triple action video.

[bengos152]

Where did you film ? pls GPS data , for google earth?

[kittus5850]

monkeys starring the vid

[12moshpit]

Is this is the Deccan Traps or Himalayas??

[shriv55]

@12moshpit It is Western Ghats, a part of deccan plateau. More precisely the Western Ghat section bordering the states of Goa & Karnataka.

[kostas903]

Beautiful locomotives,video and funny monkeys!!!:)

[dheerajrao]

Brilliant capture :) btw the bankers are DG3As..DM3As are not used as bankers here :)

[rainbow30000]

@dheerajrao I think a single WDP4B is capable of hauling 24 coaches on such a gradient.

[dheerajrao]

@rainbow30000 I don't think so. It MAY do it but there will be a lot of strain on the rake. Use of bankers reduces strain on the rake.

[sabya11377]

Thats a gr8 capture.

But need to know couple of things??

Do this train gets banking on both directions with the same combination(1 in front and 2 at back)??

Where is this Briganza ghat section i.e exactly how far from Vasco/Madgaon??

[boweandrew3]

what the percent grade of this line? wow 15 to 25 cars and one wow 2.7% grade wow thats steep they should have had 2 WDM3 or more up front but why use one and have wdm3a's pushing at least the train didn't seprate and have a run away down the grade

[cpdraw]

Alcos really have a way of stirring up the foamer-railfans; especially the ones with fur coats and tails! Great video and fun too!

[Sameer7678]

That's a superb capture!!!

Thanks a lot for sharing :)

[ABN397]

There seem to be more monkeys here than on Monkey Hill

[ahirwan]

This is a classic Diesel-Action video capturing a full clip from front to back of a Western Ghat journey. Congratulations and thanks for sharing this with all Rail fans around the world. My next wish list would be, Goods train action from Kulem to Castle Rock. That would an awesome sight with five or six WDP4's!!!!

[cheersabhishek]

i'm planning to travel in this train from madgaon to hwh is this a good train?

is there a pantry car?

n very nice capture.

[MegaZsolti]

lol 1:20 monkeyz

[JuanManuelGrijalvo]

I like this video no end. Are the bankers sanding as they climb?

[bodiramdev]

@JuanManuelGrijalvo , they bankers do sand if there is a wheel slip. In the WDG-3A class locos there is no automatic sanding. A buzzer sounds if there is a wheel slip and the assistant loco pilot or the loco pilot can then release the sand by pressing the sander button.

[JuanManuelGrijalvo]

@bodiramdev  Thank you

[MegatKirana]

simply awesome vid taken with 2 units banking a long rake uphill

[saravin2]

Amazing clarity - keep it up!

[manager7680]

awesome video simply awesome......

hats off 2 u.....

thnx Ramdev many many thnx...

[sabya11377]

Extra-Ordinary and Awesome Video.

[rohith19850821]

super. *****

[cghgrn123]

loaded in the cars like cattle

[ABQ2009NM]

pretty nice clip and the monkeys too :))

keep it up

[cheersabhishek]

awesome simply outstanding !!

[bhushan80]

By any chance, does any one know, when does a train get banker duplets / triplets? On a lot of sections, may it be Karjat Lonavla section (DC WCG series) on Mumbai-Pune route, Kasara Igatpuri section (AC WAM series) on Mumbai Nasik route, Brigenza ghat Section (WDM series) on Miraj Londa route, etc. What is the basis of decision as to how many bankers to provide 1,2,3? although 1 is rare, I have seen it. Does it simply depend on size of train? I have seen 20 bogie trains get 2 or 3 on...

[ahirwan]

Awesome Diesel action!

[bekkinkannu]

Awesome video, towards the end (2:40) you can see the sand from the Loco sanders on the track as they climb the gradient.

[bhushan80]

Oh is that the sand from the sand boxes? I did not know that. I thought that it was just the dust due to the release of pressurized air that lead to the eruption of dust on tracks. Do you know the purpose of these sand boxes by any means? Are these sand boxes specific to the bankers? Please let me know.

[bekkinkannu]

@bhushan80

The sand is used to provide extra traction when the gradient

is too steep for just adhesion to work. All

locomotives have sand boxes.

[p9920800403j]

superb

[TheIndianRailways]

Awesome video !!! So beautiful location..

[rajeesidh]

Fantastic location and good capture!

[sudiptababi]

excellent video

[JuanManuelGrijalvo]

Exceedingly interesting video, and the fearless monkeys are like a topping in a cake. Do passengers feed them?

[rajnikantsharma]

Some passengers do feed them but then the little brats can be persistent AND aggressive!

[JuanManuelGrijalvo]

Are the bars in the windows meant to keep them out of trains?

[rajnikantsharma]

In this case, the bars serve to stop the monkeys from coming in. But if you have seen enough vidoes of Indian trains/buses, you will have realized that they actually stop passengers from moving in AND out through the windows!

[JuanManuelGrijalvo]

Would it be easy to remove the bars in case of accident?

[rajnikantsharma]

Great video (quality)!

I had the pleasure of traveling this section at the door of the 2nd class on the Goa Express and it remians one of my most memorable rail journeys.

THANX!

PS: Were the monkeys after your food?

[indianrailways]

You made the bored pilot happy and he waved at you. Good job.

[indianrailways]

Amazing

[mansees]

Very nice location. Love it.

[ankittheace]

Excellent Video at a fantastic location

[rajendrasaxena]

beautiful video

[aamodnerurkar]

Uber Cool video! On my way to YPR on-board Chalukya Exp, had spotted this train headed by twin GY baldies! Was fantastic experience.. :-)

[andy25biotech]

Excellent video man!!!!

[Jlingoa]

Great video.....Definitely a MUST GO TO location. 

Thank you for sharing

[2sk21]

Great video - Wonderful to watch them restart the train after the stop. Sanders are used full blast!

[shyleshj]

GOOD ONE