24032007 KYN DLS: Shakti

The Shakti (a WDG3A) is said to be the longest diesel loco with the Indian Railways. Its actually a redesign by the DLW Varanasi engineers. On the day we were at the DLS, there was only one Shakti - the microprocessor controlled 13307. From what we were told, there are Shaktis that are not microprocessor controlled.

The Shakti's front-view (a WDM2 peers from inside the shed):







A group of students peer into the heart of the Shakti as the DLS guys explain the working of the generator.