It was a sheer luck for Rail-fans at Vadodara , for us rail-lovers today our night ended with maelstrom . In morning ,  as Panto of one loco failed near Palej ( 45 Kms form Vadodara towards Surat Section ) . All trains coming from Surat were tremendously delayed , because it has also damaged the Over-head wires .

We reached at station 10-00 AM, several  announcement  were on air , informing the list of delayed trains . We were known to this fact , that once repair work is done , it will chockablock at every platform with heavily delayed trains .

Following the avidity ,  our first demand was Pune Durunto { 12298 } , but at platform no.-6 we saw a BRC WAP-4E sauntering . Our Guess was Puri-Ahmedbad express { 18405 } .

& Yes it Puri express ....

Just Puri express has ceased his motion , our sixth sense got activated & signaled that some Rajdhani , Shatabdi or Duronto is coming ....

Chill Guys , just kidding . It was not our sixth sense , but it was the roaring sound of Generator car , Stressing out the funda of Doppler effect form my empty brain . We were totally dumb until we have got a glimpse of WCAM-2P # 21872 .

Ex -Valsad & now with Kalyan Family WCAM-2 # 21872 with Pune - ADI Durunto { 12298 } was the main culprit was this delay  

A crop portion of Panto can be seen here 

All of Sudden , we saw that the rear panto of this loco was tied up with a rope . So we got the idea that some thing went this loco only .There were 4 to 6 persons in the Cab .

Mr Bond WDP-4B # 40007 16531 with Garib Nawaz Express 

Believe me folks , after getting a double yellow signal , this train went with such a speed , that in my three years career in Vadodara . i haven't seen such speed in this platform no.-2 of Vadodara railway Station .

After Departure of this Train Mumbai - Indore Duranto Came on Platform no - 4 .



  Today , it was not a lucky day , it was  lucky night too , the most prestigious train of Western railway - Mumbai - New Delhi Rajdhani { 12951 }  was got in a off link . Regular link was GZB WAP-5 or WAP-7 , But , today everyone witnessed this train  with BRC WAP-4 E # 22057 fit ror 130 Km/hr . Perhaps , we can say this a harbinger of change - from GZB Loco's to BRC locos's .

In next couple of years, We can see BRC Locos with this train .

The Silver Strip Like structure shows that this Loco class has been converted from his previous class WAP-1 , So the very first question strikes in  my mind is .

Is this a transferred loco - yes Boss , Its transferred from GZB to BRC .
Although  , WAP-4 wields enomorous power in this party too . 
 

A Night View of Vadodara Railway Station 

Here is History of Vadodara in Indian Railway 

( Note- This matter has been taken from -  http://www.irfca.org  )

• 1855
• Bombay Baroda &Central Indian Railway ( BB&CI)   incorporated, and begins work on a Surat-Baroda line.

• 1862
• Feb. 8: Jamalpur Loco Works established.
• Khanderao, the Gaekwar of Baroda, opens 8 miles of an NG railway line from Dabhoi towards Miyagam. Oxen were used as the motive power!

• 1863
• BB&CI Railway completes Surat-Baroda-Ahmedabad line.

• 1869
• Governor-General Lord Lawrence suggests that the Government of India itself undertake all future construction of railway lines. But GIPR's guarantees and leases are extended, and also those of the Bombay, Baroda, and Madras Railway Companies. Still, this year marks a turning point in government policy away from the guarantee system.

                             Relation of  Gaekwar  dynasty & Vadodara Railway Station 

Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway (GBSR) was a narrow gauge and metre gauge railway line owned by the Princely State of Baroda, which was ruled by the Gaekwar dynasty.

The first rail tracks were laid during the reign of Sir Khanderao Gaekwad (1828–1870), the Maharaja of Baroda. In 1862, he inaugurated 8 miles (13 km) of an NG railway line fromDabhoi to Miyagam. Oxen were used to haul the train, although in 1863, Nielson & Co. built a locomotive to be operated on the line from Debhoi to Miyagram, as the 6.5 km/m rails were not suited for the regular use of an engine.

The railway track has the distinction of being the first narrow-gauge line to be laid in British India, as well as being the first railway to be owned by any Princely State of India.

Later, during the rule of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the railway's network was further expanded. In 1873, the Dabhoi-Miyagam line (the first 2'6" line) was re-laid with stronger rails to allow locomotives to be used, rather than oxen. However, locomotives were not regularly used on the line until 1880. During the Maharaja's reign, a large narrow-gauge railway network was set, which extended to Becharaji and many other places in Baroda State, with Dabhoi as its focal point. The network is still the largest narrow-gauge railway network in the world.

In 1949, the Gaikwad Baroda State Railway was merged with the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaekwar's_Baroda_State_Railway