7 Engines | One Train at Monkey Hill

Don't miss a single moment of this video. Here's a complete, unedited scene featuring the crossing of two trains at Monkey Hill Cabin. The first train is the 12493 Miraj to Hazrat Nizamuddin Darshan Express, powered by a WAP7 locomotive. On this particular day, I brought along my non-railfan friend, so please excuse our background conversations; he was quite curious about railway operations. Now, onto the moment when the second train enters the scene: it was a WAG9-powered BCN freight train, pushed by 6 WAG7 locomotives. That's an immense amount of horsepower for the rear of the freight train.
Sometimes, when the freight train is fully loaded and exceeds a specific weight, the Karjat crew assigns three extra bankers instead of the usual three to keep the train moving smoothly and prevent stalling. During the rainy season, loaded trains can stall due to reduced friction between the rails and wheels. This challenge is typically addressed through sanding operations, although heavy tonnage can still cause stalls. If you look closely in high resolution, you'll notice the WAG9 using sand to maintain traction.
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Don't miss a single moment of this video. Here's a complete, unedited scene featuring the crossing of two trains at Monkey Hill Cabin. The first train is the 12493 Miraj to Hazrat Nizamuddin Darshan Express, powered by a WAP7 locomotive. On this particular day, I brought along my non-railfan friend, so please excuse our background conversations; he was quite curious about railway operations. Now, onto the moment when the second train enters the scene: it was a WAG9-powered BCN freight train, pushed by 6 WAG7 locomotives. That's an immense amount of horsepower for the rear of the freight train. Sometimes, when the freight train is fully loaded and exceeds a specific weight, the Karjat crew assigns three extra bankers instead of the usual three to keep the train moving smoothly and prevent stalling. During the rainy season, loaded trains can stall due to reduced friction between the rails and wheels. This challenge is typically addressed through sanding operations, although heavy tonnage can still cause stalls. If you look closely in high resolution, you'll notice the WAG9 using sand to maintain traction. If you enjoyed watching this video, please like and share it. Your support greatly helps my video reach a wider audience. Cheers!

[@EncoreXGaming]

Why didn't they put extra 3 locomotives in front instead of rear

[@visordownn]

​@@EncoreXGamingPush and pull is more effective in inclined rails than either of push or pull alone.

[@hrid22]

7 locomotives thala for a reason

[@PranitsRailworld]

Arey bhai 😂

[@omingole8597]

Mumbai

[@joshihemant2568]

What a load!! Mighty load needs six + one!!🎉

[@rajanrg]

😂😂😂😂But Trailing Thala not leading Thala for a reason. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gladiator9161]

Lol 🤣

[@sbmallik2]

Sextuplet bankers are rare but the reason is well explained in the description. Great capture!

[@Indianlifelines]

wow fantastic catch bro

[@RAILENTHUSIASTABHI]

Rare Capture ❤❤ 7 Engine = Thala For Every Reason 😅😅😅😅

[@user-eg6rx3di4f]

Same ousi trah jis trah Mahendra singh dhobi me 18 alphabets hai king for a reason. Power of king😎

[@Kotakonda.Amaresh]

Climate and scenery is beautiful 😍

[@jayshivraystudios]

💓Awesome capturing! 💓

[@ganesan3611]

Awesome Beautiful Capture 🌴🌴🌳🌳🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@rajanrg]

superb pradarshan. thanks

[@jb19679]

🌳🌳 Very Beautiful Capture ❤️❤️🌴🌴🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@shreyastawate2268]

Mujhe ek baat puchani hain ki jab bankers piche lagaye jate hain toh train ke samane ka engine aur piche ke bankers ek saath throttle aur speed reduce karte hain kya

[@rahulsharma-g5q]

Yes sare locomotive aapas me synchronize ho jate h

[@odgeetv8515]

Fantastic capture of great trains 🚆 Beautiful location 👍

[@btarunr1]

Total 39,000 HP for a BCNA rake!

[@dheerajsinghmunda7861]

Missing Wap 4, Wdm3A, Wdg 4d And Wag 12 😅

[@manjunathpatil4490]

Well captures bro

[@railwebindia]

Superb video bhai ❤

[@PranitsRailworld]

Thanks bhai 😊

[@seeyourowncountry]

nice capture

[@jagdeepdesai6848]

Super

[@guhanathanbalasundaram6422]

PM Modiji govt, priority to railway network 💯 electric, carbon free, clean green railway's ❤❤❤

[@digitaltour-wu1zl]

Nice 👍👍👍

[@rohit53]

6 WAG7+ 1WAG9 almost 36100 horse power

[@sr4865]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Pop-up444]

This is called banker locomotive 🚂

[@user-lc9kc2bu3f]

To get traction on steep slopes , better control otherwise it will become a RUNAWAY Train.😊

[@Hs_sonu2806]

Banker Locomotive

[@ayushlifts7]

44 rakes 😯

[@kuldip2310]

Which Camera 📸 did you used for shooting in this 👆 video???

[@PranitsRailworld]

Mobile. Galaxy S23

[@WesternRailwayFanHub]

can u suggest how to reached monkey hill .. by road or by train

[@RameshG-gv4mz]

Why no vandhe bharat

[@mujjukhan6722]

Monkey hill lonavala to CSMT 😊😊😊😊root

[@bharatvaghela6078]

Sir which camera you used to shoot this video

[@PranitsRailworld]

Mobile. Galaxy S23

[@kiritbrahmbhatt5321]

Reply where monkey hills? Why

[@seeyourowncountry]

wag9 loco which shed

[@PranitsRailworld]

Patratu

[@motoman9323]

The weather is

[@SaiponathGames]

Bro why is the catenary different?

[@PranitsRailworld]

Seems normal to me 🤔

[@sbmallik2]

Yes this is the regular catenary but I witnessed compound catenary in the Igatpuri-Kasara (erstwhile DC) section. This is implemented if the poles are placed wide apart.

[@pradeeptarawat3004]

Bhai ye video kaha ki hai location

[@Ashish-ir8tw]

Karjat lonavala ghat section

[@rtcpunepune5756]

Logic behind attaching seven engines to a goods train?

[@PranitsRailworld]

In Description

[@nikhilanandhegde4781]

Must have been idling , decided to take a ride with its friends , or the train was running late 😬

[@PranitsRailworld]

​@@nikhilanandhegde4781No, actually this is done to avoid stall on gradient.

[@nikhilanandhegde4781]

@@PranitsRailworld what was the ballast carried. Must have been calculated heavy to warrant 3 extra engines

[@PradeepSharma-gy1qu]

Due to heavy load .

[@thehonestcommenter..8193]

Loco trafficking

[@shivjikirpajourneys3224]

Hai kaha ye monkey hill

[@PranitsRailworld]

@@shivjikirpajourneys3224 Karjat Lonavla section me hai

[@shivjikirpajourneys3224]

@@PranitsRailworld Delhi se yaha ke liye konsi train jo yaha se chalti hui kisi big city me jaati hai

[@shubhamjogi5110]

Bankers on mission

[@PralaynathGendaswamyF.C.S]

It looks like these 7 lazy bankers needed a free ride up the hill than the train needing these bankers to help it climb. 😂😂😂 Karjat Station Master: "Abey bankers kidhar hain? Mereko Pune ek train bhejna hai..." Assistant: "Sir ek bhi banker nahi hain. Woh sab Ghat par gaye huey hain, dopahar ko aayengey." Karjat Station Master: "Poori-ki-poori banker gang timepass karne nikal gayi kya???"