It is common practice to use the foreign
locos (of sheds other than Pune and of other railways like Southern, South Central etc)
during the period of waiting (to pick up their link train to return to their home shed) on
short distance passenger trains so that the standing loco is utilised. The term used is
'lay over' period. Now this train was hauled by a WG from Daund onwards, so this loco
would return to Pune hauling another passenger load to pick up its train (I think it was
1081 Dn to Kanya Kumari) later in the evening.
This photo shows the Short Hood of the same loco earlier at Pune Jn with me in the corner.
Please note the sand filling ports in the middle of the hood, the yellow flasher lamp and
the 19 pin multiple unit plug near the frame level. Also note the vestibule support on the
right of the picture.