Five of the six locomotives used to pull West Coast Express trains between Vancouver and Mission need immediate overhaul and refurbishment, according to an assessment conducted earlier this year.TransLink contracted SNC-Lavalin, at a cost of $78,000, to conduct a mechanical and electrical assessment of its fleet of six locomotives in February, to prepare for planned repair work. Postmedia obtained a copy of the inspection report through a freedom of information request.“The mid-life refurbishment is required to ensure the locomotives can reach their full design lives in an efficient and cost-effective manner,” TransLink spokeswoman Jill Drews said in an email. “Nothing discovered during the assessment is out of the ordinary for locomotives of this age.
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Nothing discovered poses a safety risk for our customers or employees.”West Coast Express is a Monday-to-Friday commuter rail service that runs trains during peak morning and evening periods. It had 2.3 million passenger boardings last year, and 1.45 million boardings in the first seven months of 2018.SNC-Lavalin reviewed maintenance history records — which showed that scheduled regulatory and preventative maintenance inspections and related repairs were performed — and did detailed visual inspections.Physical inspections of five of the locomotives, which have been in service for 23 years, indicated that they need “life-extension and rehabilitative maintenance work” because of their age and normal wear and tear. A refurbishment program could extend the life of the locomotives for another 10 to 15 years.“All locomotives have maintenance issues which need to be addressed in order to attain additional reliable service life,” the report states. CommentsPostmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful.
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The West Coast Express is a daily train connecting the city of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, with the port city of Mangalore in Karnataka via Palakkad Junction.[1] It is one of the trains connecting the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and the oldest train.
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The name traces to the location of Mangalore which is on the west coast of India. It is one of the oldest trains and also provides a day-time connectivity to Palakkad from Chennai.
The train shares its rake with the Chennai Mangalore Mail which also traverses the same route.
In 2014 Ministry of Indian Railways Announced the Service Type of West Coast Express as Superfast The Schedule and Train Number also Changed from 16627/16628-> 22637/22638.
History[edit]
Introduced in 1965 as a Mail/Express train sharing rakes with Chennai Mangalore Mail. It was upgraded to Superfast Express train on June 2014.
Equipment[edit]
When introduced, it ran with a WDM-2 from Erode Diesel Loco Shed for the whole journey/ Later after 1990 when the route electrified and till Erode and also Mangalore route electrified. so It started using WAP-4 till Mangalore.
It has a total of 23 coaches excluding the locomotive. It has 1 HCPV or High Capacity Parcel Van, 2 Guard Vans (One at each end). 4 General Compartments(1 GS compartment illegally occupied by RMS), 11 Sleeper Coaches, 4 AC Three Tier, 1 AC Two Tier. and an RMS. When it departs Mangalore Central as 22638 for the return journey to Chennai, The RMS or Rail Mail Service coach is put at the end of the train.
Station Stops[edit]Chennai to Mangalore[edit]
List of stops on the West Coast Express from Chennai to Mangalore.[2]
Mangalore to Chennai[edit]
List of stops on the West Coast Express from Mangalore to Chennai.[3]
References[edit]
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