The Railbuses of ECoR's Bobbili - Salur route.
Featuring WRB 1 # 30001, 30010 & 30014 homed by DLS/Vishakapatnam (VSKP). The 17 kms. branch line of Bobbili to Salur witnessed 5 round trips throughout the day & no service on 2nd Saturday of every month for scheduled maintenance activities of the railbuses. Unfortunately, the services on this line didn't resume post COVID.
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Here are a few specifications the railbus:
•Manufacturer : BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited)
•Wheel Arrangement: 4-wheels i.e. two axles, one powered and one trailing.
•Engine: 152 HP (113 KW) 6-Cylinder Diesel Engine.
•Transmission: Automatic hydrodynamic with twin turbine torque converter.
•Brake: Compressed air brake (service, standby & parking)
•Max Speed: 70 Kmph.
please wait...Translate to EnglishYo, check out these Railbuses on the Bobbili - Salur route of ECoR. We got WRB 1 # 30001, 30010 & 30014 chillin' in Vishakapatnam (VSKP). This 17 kms branch line from Bobbili to Salur runs 5 round trips a day, but ain't no service on the 2nd Saturday of the month cause it's maintenance time for these bad boys. Sadly, they couldn't get back on track after COVID.
Let me give you some deets on these railbuses:
• Manufacturer: BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited)
• Wheel Arrangement: 4 wheels, yo. Two axles, one powered, one trailing.
• Engine: 152 HP (113 KW) 6-Cylinder Diesel Engine, keepin' it real.
• Transmission: Automatic hydrodynamic with twin turbine torque converter, fancy stuff.
• Brake: Compressed air brake for service, standby, and parking. Safety first!
• Max Speed: Hittin' up to 70 Kmph, these railbuses got some speed.