WHD-SAN-Ambuja # 1 --- This is a diesel hydraulic shunting locomotive manufactured at Suri & Nayar (SAN) Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd., Bengaluru. With O-C-O wheel arrangement the loco is powered by CUMMINS VTA 28L engine with a hydrodynamic transmission engineered by VOITH. It has a max speed of 22 kmph and is equipped with CB couplers and buffers, Pneumatic air brake system & coil springs for suspension. The locomotive is rugged, high on performance and low on downtimes.
TT spotted this cutie busy in shunting duties near Janai Road station. This particular locomotive is the first locomotive of the shunting fleet of the adjacent Ambuja Cement Factory. Photographed by Rudranil RoyChowdhury. D.O.P. - 16th May 2013.