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[MudgilSushil]

well explained .... The last Digit denote Horse power of the train .. For WAM 4 Means Wide gauge , alternating current , Mixed use ( both good as well as passenger ) and 4 Denotes power rating of the engine , So here 4 Means 4000 HP engine .

I hope i am correct

 

[ARUN86]

hai venkat u can refer in this link Locomotives in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[venkateshk]

Hi venkateshk,
Welcome to indian railways thread- the arteries and veins of India..
I'm happy that you have a newfound interest for trains. Ever since, i loved travelling by train, browsing through railway timetables was my hobby.
However, i was ignorant of the various locomotives and its features and started learning about them from wiki and irfca..

Just to start with, the locomotive model numbers come in an 'XYZ N' format..
The first letter denotes the type of gauge.
W- Broad Gauge
Y- Metre Gauge

The second letter denotes the type of locomotive-electric/diesel.
D-Diesel
A- A.C Powered(electric)

and the 3rd letter denotes the purpose the locomotive is used for.
P-passenger trains
G- goods trains
M- mixed-both passenger and goods
S- shunting.
The number N denotes the variant or the version number..
There are more variants of the above.
Now for example, WAP 4 locomotive is an AC powered electric broad gauge locomotive used to haul passenger trains.

You can go through the links provided by our dear co forumers for more info..

Thanks vanderlust!

I did go through the links provided, my god, locomotives are so complex to understand but interesting. Thanks for your few lines, now I have little clear base to start off.

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hai venkat u can refer in this link Locomotives in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks Arun86. Now I have much better clarity in understanding/identifying locomotives.

 

[vanderlust]

Thanks vanderlust!

I did go through the links provided, my god, locomotives are so complex to understand but interesting. Thanks for your few lines, now I have little clear base to start off.

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Thanks Arun86. Now I have much better clarity in understanding/identifying locomotives.

You could also go through a blog post by none other than our own binaiks :
Platform 7: The Railway Jargon...demystified...

 

[ganeshs20k]

To all rain fanners...

This is with respect to the choice of the berths...I need to book the lower berth through IRCTC...let me know what exactly I need to choose so that my chances are I get the lower berth....

today I booked in two trains 12667 (MS-MDU),weekly train and I choose Lower,middle,upper and so on..(booked for 6 persons) and I got all Side Upper only i.e, for all the 6 persons..
and after that I booked 2 more tickets choosing Lower and Lower and for them also I got only Side Upper and SU ....

then I booked the return ticket in 22624 (MDU - MS), bi-weekly train and I choose all Lower births hoping that I get atleast one lower berth..to my surprise except lower birth I got all the other berths...MB,UB,SU,MB,UB all in sequence...I think the lower births are purposely not allowed in IRCTC booking??..

will I be able to get lower births if I book direct in reservation counters..

Friends pl let me know what is the geek I need to do to get lower births..

TIA..

 

[mohinderst]

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You can get lower berths definitely at the reservation counters, if available.

Also, while doing online booking select any of these options
"Book my ticket only if atleast one lower berth is allotted"
or
"Book my ticket only if atleast two lower berths are allotted"

These options are available just below the form on the booking page.

 

[ganeshs20k]

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You can get lower berths definitely at the reservation counters, if available.

Also, while doing online booking select any of these options
"Book my ticket only if atleast one lower berth is allotted"
or
"Book my ticket only if atleast two lower berths are allotted"

These options are available just below the form on the booking page.

Thanks mohinder..next time I shall choose these options...

 

[BenHur]

Ganesh, apart from what Mohinder has said, if you have senior citizen in your group, opt for Lower Berth quota. Also book separately for Ladies.

BTW, one of my friends booked ticket on Cholan express from Chennai Egmore to Tanjore for two passengers. He got a MB, and an UB. This is when availability was 260+

 

[ganeshs20k]

Ganesh, apart from what Mohinder has said, if you have senior citizen in your group, opt for Lower Berth quota. Also book separately for Ladies.

BTW, one of my friends booked ticket on Cholan express from Chennai Egmore to Tanjore for two passengers. He got a MB, and an UB. This is when availability was 260+

Lower berth quota?? while booking through IRCTC???...explain pl...really ridiculous for your friend .. 260+ Avlb and not getting his preferential berths... then Y on the hell they are asking for the preference against each passenger....booking separately for ladies fine..(can even shell out rs 10[irctc charges per ticket] for preffered berth)..but what is the probability that I get the subseqent booking in the same bogie itself atleast if not for consecutive seats...

 

[vanderlust]

I guess the allocation of seats while booking online is mostly random(please correct me). Once when i booked in 12081 Trivandrum-Calicut Jan Shatabdi from Quilon to Ernakulam choosing a window seat, i got an aisle side seat and this was when 1000+ seats were available...