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Blog Entry# 1925412
Posted: Jul 10 2016 (20:09)
44 Responses
Last Response: Jul 11 2016 (06:20)
44 Responses
Last Response: Jul 11 2016 (06:20)
Guys
I m having a doubt
Wat is POH,HOG(POHed WAP4,HOGed WAP7).when it is used
I m having a doubt
Wat is POH,HOG(POHed WAP4,HOGed WAP7).when it is used
39 Posts
The 'Head' in HOG does not refer to overhead lines. It refers to the head of the train, which is the locomotive. The original term for using the locomotive's power to directly run the electrical equipment in the coaches is HEP (Head end power). Instead of locally generating power for each coach or carrying a separate coach just for power generation, if the Head of the train, which is the locomotive, itself generates power for the electrical equipment in the coach, then the train is said to have HEP. Locomotives which are capable of this are called HOG capable locos.
WAP5, WAG9 and WDP4 originally came with provisions for adding this functionality, but IR did not...
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WAP5, WAG9 and WDP4 originally came with provisions for adding this functionality, but IR did not...
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Thanks sir, This is the most perfect explanation of all those which I have received yet. I knew that you are the one who can explain things in the most simplified and understandable manner _/\_
No loco is ideal or perfect. But EMDs are far better than alcos in smoking.Some TKD and BGKT EMDs are HOG capable.
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