[12/13] 12168 Varanasi Dadar Superfast Entering Igatpuri

Day and date : Tuesday, October 19, 2011 Locomotive(s) : Itarsi/ ET WAP4 22799 Location : Igatpuri 12168 Varanasi/ BSB - Dadar/ DR Superfast Express enters Igatpuri. ABOUT THE TRAIN :- 12168 is a daily train. 12168 covers BSB-DR distance (1480 km) in 26 hours and 5 minutes with an average speed of 58 kph and 11 halts. 12168 leaves BSB at 10:25 and reaches DR second day, at 12:30. This train usually gets a WDM3A from Varanasi to Itarsi, WAP4/WAM4 from Itarsi to Igatpuri and WCAM3 from Igatpuri to Dadar. Coach Composition :- A/C Three Tier-1 (B1), Sleeper Class-8 (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8), Unreserved-6 (GEN1, GEN2, GEN3, GEN4, GEN5, GEN6), Brake Van-2 (SLR1, SLR2). Total coaches = 17. Fares (BSB-DR) :- General Rs. 224 Sleeper Rs. 434 A/C 3-tier Rs. 1164 Stoppages :- Cheoki (COI), Manikpur Junction (MKP), Satna (STA), Katni (KTE), Jabalpur Junction, Itarsi Junction (ET), Khandwa Junction (KNW), Bhusaval Junction (BSL), Nasik Road (NK), Igatpuri (IGP), Kalyan Junction (KYN) ABOUT WAP4 :- Power type: Electric Builder: Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, India Gauge: 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Current collection method: Overhead AC with pantograph Top speed: 169.5 km/h (105 mph) Power output: 5,350 hp (3,989 kW) Career: Indian Railways Traction Motors: Hitachi HS15250 (630 kW, 750 V (New P4 [**67* onwards] are 900 volts), 900 A, 895 rpm. Weight 3500 kg). Axle-hung, nose-suspended, force ventilated, taper roller bearings Gear Ratio: 23:58 (One loco, #22559, is said to have a 23:59 ratio.) Transformer: 5400 kVA, 32 taps Rectifiers: Two silicon rectifiers, (ratings?). Pantographs: Two Stone India (Calcutta) AM-12. Axle load: 18.8 tonnes Locomotive weight : 112.8 tonnes Current Ratings: 1000A/10min, 900A continuous