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CST - Rail pictures

The below pictures are taken at the Southern tip of the Central Railway - CST (Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus formerly known as VT - Victoria Terminus).A panaromic view of the same is seen below.

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Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) previously called Victoria Terminus.

This picture is taken at CST station and is of a WDS shunting locomotive performing its daily duty of moving rakes.
The Kurla shed WDS shunter in action.

This picture is of the WDM type shunting locomotive in a unique yellow-green livery bringing in the Kanyakumari bound "Cape Kanyakumari Express" into the CST station. Notice the EMU in the background pulling out of the station.

The picture displays a small part of vast traction that exists at CST facilitating the operation of the suburban EMU units as well as the long distance trains. Also Notice the empty rakes standing in the yard.
Traction at CST

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