locomotives of india

Locomotives of India

The locomotives of India presently consist of electricand diesel locomotives. Steam locomotives are no longerused in India, except in heritage trains. A locomotive isalso called loco or engine.The Bengal Sappers of the Indian Army were the rstto run a steam locomotive in India. The steam locomo-tive named Thomason ran with two wagons for carryingearth from Roorkee to Piran Kaliyar in 1851, two yearsbefore the rst passenger train ran fromBombay to Thanein 1853.

1 Classication of Locomotives

In India, locomotives are classied according to theirtrack gauge, motive power, the work they are suited forand their power or model number. The class name in-cludes this information about the locomotive. It com-prises 4 or 5 letters. The rst letter denotes the trackgauge. The second letter denotes their motive power(Diesel or Electric) and the third letter denotes the kind oftrac for which they are suited (goods, passenger, mixedor shunting). The fourth letter used to denote locomo-tives chronological model number. However, from 2002a new classication scheme has been adopted. Under thissystem, for newer diesel locomotives, the fourth letterwill denote their horsepower range. Electric locomotivesdon't come under this scheme and even all diesel locosare not covered. For them this letter denotes their modelnumber as usual.A locomotive may sometimes have a fth letter in itsname which generally denotes a technical variant or sub-class or subtype. This fth letter indicates some smallervariation in the basic model or series, perhaps dier-ent motors, or a dierent manufacturer. With the newscheme for classifying diesel locomotives (as mentionedabove) the fth item is a letter that further renes thehorsepower indication in 100 hp increments: 'A' for 100hp, 'B' for 200 hp, 'C' for 300 hp, etc. So in this scheme,a WDP-3A refers to a 3100 hp loco, while a WDM-3Fwould be a 3600 hp loco.Note: This classication system does not apply to steamlocomotives in India as they have become non-functionalnow. They retained their original class names such as Mclass or WP class.

1.1 Heritage Gallery of Indian Railways First Train of East Indian Railway in 1854 Photo of rst passenger train on 16 April 1853 East Indian Railway Mail 1948 photo of Secunderabad Railway Station X-Dominion for India

2 The classication syntaxesThe rst letter (gauge)

W Indian broad gauge (the W Stands for WideGauge - 5 ft 6 in)

Y metre gauge (the Y stands for Yard Gauge - 3ft or 1000mm)

Z narrow gauge(2 ft 6 in) N narrow gauge (toy gauge) (2 ft)

The second letter (motive power)

D diesel C DC electric (can run under DC overhead lineonly)

A AC electric (can run under AC overhead lineonly)

CA both DC and AC (can run under both AC andDC overhead line); 'CA' is considered a single letter

B Battery electric locomotive (rare)

The third letter (job type)

G goods P passenger M mixed; both goods and passenger S shunting (also known as switching engines orswitchers in the USA and some other countries)

U multiple units (EMU/DMU)

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2 3 BROAD GAUGE (5 FT 6 IN) LOCOMOTIVES USED IN INDIA

R Railcars

For example, in "WDM 3A":

W means broad gauge D means diesel motive power M means suitable for both goods and passengerservice

3A means the locomotives power is 3,100 hp ('3'stands for 3000 hp, 'A' denotes 100 hp more)

Or, in "WAP 5":

W means broad gauge A mean AC electric traction motive power P means suitable for Passenger service 5 denotes that this locomotive is chronologicallythe fth electric locomotive model used by the rail-ways for passenger service.

3 Broad gauge (5 ft 6 in) locomo-tives used in India

3.1 Steam traction3.1.1 Company designs

In the nineteenth century, the various railway conces-sions ordered locomotives to their own specication, usu-ally from British manufacturers. This multiplicity ofsimilar, but dierent designs, increased manufacturerscosts and slowed production. During the 1890s, Britishmanufacturers had full order books, so Indian railwaycompanies looked to Germany and the United States forlocomotives.[1]

Bengal Nagpur Railway

Class F 0-6-0 Class GM 2-6-0. Probably modied. BNR class HSG 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratt homed atBengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) now Eastern Rail-way and South-Eastern Railway. First successfulGarratts in India.

Class M 4-6-2. Probably modied. BNR class N 4-8-0+0-8-4 Garratt. Largest lo-comotive to run in India. Highest capacity to holdwater as compared to any Garratt in the world. Oneis preserved at National Rail Museum, Delhi.

BNR class NM 4-8-0+0-8-4 Garratt. Similar toN class. Ten built in 1931 by Beyer Peacock. With-drawn in the late 1960s.

BNR class P 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt. Four built byBeyer Peacock in 1939. In the early 1970s, theywere at Bhilai (BIA) shed before being withdrawn.

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

BB&CI class P 4-6-2; Class A - 2-4-0T. Probably an Atlantic. Belongedto Palej shed.

Class U36 0-4-2 used for hauling suburban trainsat Mumbai.

Class D1 4-4-0. One of them named PrincessMay.

Class M 4-6-2. Probably modied.

Eastern Bengal Railway

East Indian Railway Company

Class CT 0-6-4T. Probably converted to Super-heater.

EIR class G 2-2-2T. First two named Express andFairy Queen Built in 1856, the latter is the worldsoldest locomotive to be in working order. Later re-built by Perambur Loco Works. Housed at E.I.R.

EIR class P 4-6-0;

Great Indian Peninsula Railway

GIPR classes Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 0-8-4T. Usedon Thull ghat as bankers (for pushing trains up theghat).

GIPR Class F 2-6-0. GIPR Class F3 2-6-0. GIPR class J1 0-6-0 Class D4 4-6-0. One named Hero. Class D5 4-6-0 Passenger locomotive. Class E1 4-4-2 Atlantic built by North British Lo-comotive Co. Ltd between 1907-8. Rebuilt withsuper-heater between 1925-28.

Class T Tank locomotive was used for haulingMumbai suburban trains on G.I.P.R.

Class Y 2-8-4T Crane Tank 0-6-0T. One is preserved at NationalRail Museum, New Delhi.

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Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway

M&SM class V 4-4-0. One is preserved. Class BTC 2-6-4T. Based on BESA specica-tions.

Class T 0-4-2 at Madras.

Nizams Guaranteed State Railway

NSR class A - 2-6-0T owned by Nizam State Rail-way (NSR). One (No. 48) preserved at National RailMuseum,Delhi. Probably an Atlantic.

North Western Railway (British India)

Class EM 4-4-2 probably modied. One pre-served at National Rail Museum,Delhi.

NWR class GAS 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt owned byNorth Western Railway (NWR) now most of whichis in Pakistan. Only one built in 1925. Retired in1937.

NWR class P 2-4-0; Class E1 4-4-2. Class N1 4-8-0

Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway

Class B26 0-6-0. One preserved at National RailMuseum,Delhi.

South Indian Railway

Others

Class B 2-6-0. Class E 2-4-0. Class F 2-8-2 built between 1926-1950 byNasmyth Wilson for service on Central Railway(CR).

Class G 2-6-0 probably meant for freight. Class NA2 Class PTC 2-6-4T owned by Delhi at NorthernRailway (N.R.). Probably Converted Passenger lo-comotives.

Class Y2 2-8-2T. These are reclassied L2. Phoenix 0-4-0T. One is preserved at National RailMuseum, Delhi

Ramgotty 2-2-0T. One is preserved at NationalRail Museum, Delhi. Converted to Broad Gauge.Oldest locomotive at National Rail Museum, Delhi.

Sultan, Sahib and Sindh These are the oneswhich hauled the legendary train from VT to Thanain 1853.

3.1.2 British Engineering Standards Association(BESA) designs

After acrimonious words in The Times and Parliament,the British Engineering Standards Committee (laterBritish Engineering Standards Association or BESA) be-gan to design a series of locomotives for use by all rail-ways in India. The rst two designs emerged in 1903: a4-4-0 passenger, and 0-6-0 goods. The designs were re-vised in 1905 and 1906 with additional types added dueto requests for heavier and more powerful locomotives:

Class SP Standard Passenger 4-4-0; Class SG Standard Goods 0-6-0; Class PT Passenger Tank 2-6-4T; Class HP Heavy Passenger 4-6-0; Class AP Atlantic Passenger 4-4-2; Class HG Heavy Goods 2-8-0; Class HT Heavy Tank 2-8-2T.

These BESA designs however were advisory, not manda-tory, and were customised by the railway companies totheir own taste. The railway companies could not evenagree to use the same classication system: only the stateoperated railways used the class designations SP, SG, PT,HP, AP, HG and HT. Once superheating became ac-cepted, superheated versions were classied SPS, SGS,etc. if built with superheaters, and SPC, SGC, etc. ifconverted from saturated to superheated.

3.1.3 Indian Railways Standards (IRS) designs

After World War I, new, larger, more powerful locomo-tives were designed by the British consulting engineersto the Indian Government. These started to appear from1927 onwards:

Class XA branch passenger 4-6-2 design, 12.5-ton axleload;

Class XB light passenger 4-6-2 design, 17-tonaxleload;

Class XC heavy passenger 4-6-2 design, 19.5-tonaxleload;


Class XD light goods 2-8-2 design, 17-tonaxleload;

Class XE heavy goods 2-8-2 design, 22.5-tonaxleload;

Class XF light shunting 0-8-0 design, 18-tonaxleload;

Class XG heavy shunting 0-8-0 design, 23-tonaxleload;

Class XH 4-cylinder 2-8-2, 28-ton axleload (nonebuilt);

Class XP experimental passenger 4-6-2, 18.5-tonaxleload;

Class XS experimental 4-cylinder 4-6-2, 21.5-tonaxleload;

Class XT light tank 0-4-2T, 15-ton axleload.

3.1.4 World War II designs

During World War II, large numbers of 2-8-2 locomo-tives were acquired from the United States and Canada,and were designated as classes AWD and CWD respec-tively. The Baldwin Locomotive Works adapted theUSATC S160 Class locomotive design India which be-came class AWC. 60 broad gauge locomotives were builtin 1944 as part of an order of 180 locomotives to theS160 design. In addition to modied frame spreaders,axles, cylinders, and cab, the Indian locomotives had aturbo-generator and electric lighting tted, which was notincluded in the standard design for use in Europe. Manyparts, including boilers, were identical to those used forthe standard gauge locomotives.[2]

3.1.5 Indian Government Railways (IGR) standarddesigns

Shortly before World War II, new classes were designed;but it would post-war before many of them came into ser-vice. These new designs were signalled by the change ofbroad gauge prex from 'X' to 'W'. In addition, plans wereput into place to start manufacturing locomotives in India.The new classes were:

Class WP passenger 4-6-2, 18.5-ton axleload; Class WG goods 2-8-2, 18.5-ton axleload; Class WL (1st) light 4-6-2, 16-ton axleload (fourfor North Western Railway in 1939; all to Pakistanat Partition);

Class WL (2nd) light 4-6-2, 16.75-ton axleload; Class WM 2-6-4T, 16.25-ton axleload;

Class WT 2-8-4T, 18-ton axleload; Class WU 2-4-2T, 16.5-ton axleload; Class WV 2-6-2T, 16.25-ton axleload; Class WW 0-6-2T, 16.5-ton axleload.

All broad gauge steam locomotives in India have beenwithdrawn from normal service, with only occasionalsteam specials continuing to operate.

3.2 Diesel traction3.2.1 Classication codes

WDM Wide Diesel Mixed WDP Wide Diesel Passenger WDG Wide Diesel Goods WDS Wide Diesel Shunter WCDS Wide Converted Diesel Shunter

3.2.2 Mixed type locomotives

WDM 1 (First mainline diesel electric locomotivesused in India. Introduced in 1957. Imported fromALCO. Out of service now. 1950 hp)

WDM 2 (Most widely used and rst home-made mainline diesel-electric locomotives in In-dia. Original prototypes were made by ALCO. In-troduced in 1962. More than 2700 have been made.Rated at 2600 hp)

WDM 2A,WDM 2B (Technical variants of WDM2. WDM2A stands are dual braked and WDM2Bare air braked usually)

WDM2G It is the rst Multi-Gen-set locomotive ofIndian Railway manufactured by DLMW, Patiala in2013. As of February 2014 only one loco has en-tered service and has been numbered as #80000.[3]It has been cleared for a max. speed of 105 km/h.[4]

WDM 3 (Only 8 were imported. They usedhydraulic transmission and are currently non-functional. 2500 hp. 120 km/h. Built in 1970 byHenschel & Son)

WDM 3A (Formerly WDM 2C. Another WDM 2variant. It is not related to WDM 3. Max speed 120km/h. 30450kgf of tractive eort. Built since 1994)

WDM 3A R (Formerly WDM 2. It is a rebuilt withDBR tted on Short Hood. It is not related toWDM3. They are rebuilt at DLMW, Patiala)

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WDM 3B (Co-Co bogies. Rated at 120 km/h.Homed at Uttar Pradesh sheds. 23 built by DLW.Similar to WDM3D. 3100 hp)[5]

WDM 3C, WDM 3D (higher powered versionsof WDM 3A. 3300 hp. WDM3C is rebuilt fromWDM2. WDM3C max speed 120 km/h. WDM3Dmax speed 160 km/h)

WDM 3E (Reclassied as WDM 3D. Restricted tofreight at 105 km/h. 8 units known. Manufacturedby DLW. 3500 hp)

WDM 3F Manufactured by Diesel LocomotiveWorks (DLW).3600 hp.HAHS bogies. Conven-tional DBR. Air brake only.

WDM 4 (Entered service along with WDM 2. Pro-totypes designed by General Motors. Though con-sidered superior to WDM 2 in many ways, these lo-comotives weren't chosen as General Motors did notagree to a technology transfer agreement. 2600 hp)

WDM 6 (Very rare class; only two were made; Ex-ported to Sri Lanka. Rated at 1350 hp. Max speed75 km/h. 19200kgf tractive eort. Fabricated Bo-Bo bogies)

WDM7 (Fifteen of these locos were built from June1987 through 1989, they were designed for branch-line duties, but they are now used mostly for shunt-ing. Rated at 2000 hp)

Note: No locomotive class was designated as WDM 5 inIndia.

3.2.3 Passenger locomotives

WDP1 (Bo-Bo bogies. 80 tons weight. Rated speedof 140 kmph. 12 cylinder engine. 2300 hp. Builtby DLW in 1970. Homed at Vijayawada and Tugh-lakabad sheds only.

WDP 2 (New class name WDP 3A. Dedicated pas-senger diesel locomotive. Entered service in 1998.Max speed 140kmph. Built by DLW. 29.25 tons oftractive eort. 3100 hp)[6]

WDP 3 (This locomotives are actually prototypesof the class WDP 1 and never entered serial produc-tion. Designed in 1996 by DLW. 2300 hp. Co-Cobogies. )

WDP 4 (EMD (former GM-EMD) GT46PAC, fun-damentally a passenger version of the WDG 4(GT46MAC). 4000 hp)

WDP 4B (EMD (former GM-EMD) GT46PAC,An improved version of the WDP 4, this is a morepowerful version and has 6 traction motors, just likethe WDG 4. Also comes with wider cabin to aid

The WDP-3A class Locomotive of Shed GOC #15515 bringingThirukural Express to Nagercoil.

visibility and minor exterior design changes.As ofnow,serial production of the single cab locomotiveshas been stopped. 4500 hp)

WDP 4D (EMD (former GM-EMD) GT46PAC,This is basically a WDP 4B with twin cabs. Mi-nor changes were made to the locomotive to facili-tate the addition of a second cabin. This locomotivecomes with LCD instrument display and toilet forthe drivers. Has entered serial production and regu-lar service. 4500 hp

3.2.4 Goods locomotives

WDG 2 (New class name WDG 3A. These classis actually a technically upgraded form of WDM 2.Max speed 100 km/h. Built by DLW)

WDG 3B, WDG 3C, WDG 3D (Technical up-graded forms of WDG 2 or WDG 3A. WDG 3Band WDG 3C are rebuilt to WDG 3A. WDG 3C israted at 3330 hp.)[7]

WDG 4 (Dedicated goods locomotives. These areGeneral motors GT46MAC models. First unitswere imported in 1999. They are numbered from#12000 upward till #12999 and #70000 upwards.[8]Local production started in 2002. 4000-4500 hp)

WDG 4D (Technical variant of WDG4 with dualcabs. IGBT. Max speed 105 km/h restricted to 100km/h. Air conditioned cabs. First dual cab freightdedicated diesel engine in India)[9]

WDG 5 (Another Freight dedicated Locomotivedeveloped by Diesel Locomotive Works and Sup-ported by Electro Motive Diesels. First unit wasrolled out from DLW on 25 February 2012. Theyare numbered from #50001 upward (Two producedas of 29 April 2015). Rated at 5500 hp. Equippedwith Fire Control System, TFT Display and DriversToilet. The locomotive/series is named 'BHEEM',after the strong Pandav brother from epic ofMahab-harat. The locomotive has completed its trials and


has entered serial production. These locomotivesare assigned to the Sabarmati Diesel Loco Shed.

3.2.5 Shunting locomotives (also known as switch-ing engines)

WDS 1 (First widely deployed and successful diesellocomotives used in India. Imported in 1944-45.currently out of service. 386 hp)

WDS 2 (o-C-o bogies. 8 cylinder engine. Homedat Central Railway. Max speed 54 kmph. Built byKraus Maei in 1954-55. 440 hp. 15420kgf oftractive eort)

WDS 3 (All locomotives of this class were rebuiltand reclassied as WDS 4C in 1976-78. 618 hp.17100kgf of tractive eort. Built in 1961)

WDS 4,WDS 4A,WDS 4B,WDS 4D (Designed byChittaranjan Locomotive Works. 600-700 hp. Cbogies. Built between 1968-97.)

WDS 4C (Rebuilt by CLW, WDS 3 locos as men-tioned above. 700 hp. 18000kgf tractive eort. Cbogies. Out of service. Max speed 65kmph.)

WDS 5 (Some of these locomotives are used for in-dustrial shunting. A few are used on Indian Rail-ways. Rated at 1065 hp)

WDS 6 (Heavy-haul shunters made in large num-bers for industrial concerns as well as for IndianRailways Rated at 1200/1350 hp)

WDS 6R, WDS 6SL and WDS 6AD (Technicalvariants of WDS 6. WDS6SL is exported to SriLanka. WDS6AD has a max speed of 50 kmph anda 6 cylinder engine.)[10]

WDS 8 (Only ve of these were made by CLW,and all were transferred to steel works 800 hp. Maxspeed 35kmph. 22000kgf tractive eort)

There were also a few hydraulic diesel shunters in use atIntegral Coach Factory, Diesel Locomotive Works andChittaranjan LocomotiveWorks. These were rated at 250hp.[11]

Note: There is no electric shunting engine in India.Classes from WDS 1 to WDS 4D have hydraulic trans-mission. The WDS 4, 4B, 4C and 4D are the only stillexisting broad gauge locomotives with diesel-hydraulictransmission.

3.2.6 Converted locomotives

WCDS6 is a converted YDM4 locomotive into a broadgauge locomotive. This rebuilding was carried out by theGolden Rock shed. It was built for large industrial con-cerns. The rst one was delivered to RITES. Rest being

same, new water and air lines are added. They also have amodied control stand and dual brake system. Also, theyhave Broad Gauge bogies and under-frames.

3.2.7 Diesel multiple units

A few routes in India currently have Diesel multiple unitservice. Depending on the transmission system theyare classied as DEMU (diesel-electric transmission) orDHMU (diesel-hydraulic transmission). There are dieselrailcar service in a few places known as 'railbus.

3.3 DC electric tractionNote: These locomotives are no longer used, or were usedonly in sections around and in Mumbai which is the onlylocation in India still or was using DC traction.The poweroperated is 1500V DC.


WCM 1 (First electric locomotives with the now fa-miliar Co-Cowheel arrangement to be used in India.Seven built by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry in195455. 3700 hp)

WCM 2 (Out of service. Co-Co bogies. 120 kmphspeed. 12 Built by Vulcan Foundry between 1956-57. Modied by RDSO. 3120 hp)

WCM 3 (3600 hp. Co-Co Used in Kolkata, thentransferred to Mumbai; three built by Hitachi in1958. Out of service. Max speed 120kmph)

WCM 4 (4000 hp. Co-Co seven built by Hitachiin 1960. Out of service. Rated at 120 kmph. Meantfor freight. 31300kgf tractive eort)

WCM 5 (Built by Chittaranjan locomotive works toRDSOs design specications. Auxiliaries by West-inghouse and North Boyce. Built in 1962, these areIndias rst indigenously designed DC electric loco-motives. The rst was named Lokamanya after thefreedom ghter Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 3700 hp Co-Co.)

WCM 6 (5000 hp, only two were built in 1995by CLW. Now converted to run on AC power.105kmph initially now restricted to 65kmph )


WCP 1, WCP 2 (GIPR EA/1 and EA/2. Histor-ically very important locomotives as these are thevery rst electric loco to be used in India. The rstlocomotive was named as Sir Roger Lumley and iscurrently preserved in the National Rail Museum,

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Preserved WCP1

New Delhi. Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works(SLM) built one in 1928 and 21 in 1930 (WCP1),and one in 1938 (WCP2). 1Co2 wheel arrange-ment; 2160 hp)

WCP 3, WCP 4 (GIPR EB/1 and EC/1, these arealso among the earliest electric locos used in In-dia. One of each class built by Hawthorn Leslie andCompany in 1928; 2Co2 wheel arrangement.)


Preserved WCG1

WCG 1 (GIPR EF/1. These are Swiss crocodilelocomotives imported in 1928 from Swiss Locomo-tive and Machine Works (ten) and Vulcan Foundry(30). These are among the earliest electric locosused in India. The rst locomotive was named asSir Leslie Wilson and is currently preserved in theNational Rail Museum, New Delhi. 26002950 hp)

WCG 2 (Designed by Chittaranjan locomotiveworks in 1970. 57 built until 1977. 4200 hp. Maxspeed 90kmph.[12] 35600kgf tractive eort. Wereused extensively around the year 2000 when Mum-bai was out of traction power. Out of service[13])

3.3.4 Electric multiple units

Mumbai suburban Railway EMU

WCU 1 toWCU 15 (Used in Mumbai region only)

3.4 AC electric traction

The 25 kV AC system with overhead lines is usedthroughout the rest of the country.


WAM 1 (Among the rst AC electric locomotivesused in India. Introduced in 1959. Now out of ser-vice. 3010 hp. Max speed 112kmph)

WAM2 (Out of service. Bo-Bo Bogies. Max speed112 kmph. Built by Mitsubishi between 1960-64.2910 hp. 25240kgf tractive eort)

WAM 3 (Out of service. Bo-Bo bogies. Same asWAM 2 except for reverse pantographs. Built in1964 by Mitsubishi)

WAM4 (Indigenously designed by Chittaranjan Lo-comotive Works in 1970. Highly powerful class.One of the most successful locomotives in India.3850 hp)

WAM 4B, WAM 4P, WAM 4PD, WAM 4PR,WAM 4PDBHS, WAM 46PD, WAM 4PDB3P,WAM 42S3P, WAM 46PDBHS, WAM 46PE,WAM 4G, WAM 4H and WAM 4E (Technicalvariants of WAM4)


WAP 1 (Designed by Chittaranjan locomotiveworks in 1980 for the Kolkata-Delhi Rajdhani Ex-press. A very successful class. 3900 hp)


Indian Railways class WAP-7

Indian Railways class WAP-4

WAP2 (Decommissioned in the late 1980s. Similarto WAM2 & 3. 4 built. Also had Flexicoil Mark -llbogies. 2910 hp. Only 4 units built)

WAP 3 (Rebuilt to WAP-1. Similar to WAP-1.Approximated speed of 160 kmph restricted to 145kmph. 5 Built since 1987.)

WAP 4 (Upgraded fromWAP 1 for higher loads byChittaranjan locomotive works in 1994. One of themost successful locomotives in India. Very powerfulclass. 5350 hp)

WAP 5 (Imported in 1995 from Switzerland andused on premier express trains. 5450 hp)

WAP 6 (Out of service. Max speed 170 kmph. 16built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works in 1997.5350 hp.)

WAP 7 (Same design as WAG 9 with modied gearratio. Highly powerful class. 6250 hp. Max speed205 kmph. Built by CLW since 2000)[14]

WAP 7D (Technical variant ofWAP 7. A proposeddesign. IGBT. Lighter than WAP 7. The 'D' wouldprobably stand for dual brakes. Likely to have 7000hp).


Indian Railways class WAG-1 (BZA)

Main article: Indian Railways WAG class

WAG 1 (Out of service after 2002. B-B bogies.Max speed 80 km/h. Built by several builders be-tween 1963-66. 2930 hp. First freight dedicatedlocomotive under AC traction)

WAG 1S (Technical variants of WAG 1) WAG 2 ( Out of service. B-B bogies. Max speed80 km/h. WAP 2 are technical variants of WAG2. Built by several builders between 1964-65. 3450hp)

WAG 3 (Out of service. Monomotor bogies. Maxspeed 80 km/h. 10 Built in 1965. 3590 hp. 30000kgf tractive eort. Above 6000 tons hauling capac-ity up to 70 km/h on level track)[15]

WAG 3A (Technical variant of WAG 3) WAG 4 (Out of service. B-B bogies. Max speed 80km/h. Technical variants are WAG 4A,D. Built byChittaranjan Locomotive Works between 1966-71.3590 hp)

WAG5 (Themost successful electric locomotives inIndia. Designed by Chittaranjan locomotive worksin 1984. More than 1100 were made. 3850 hp)

WAG 5A,WAG 5B,WAG 5D,WAG 5E,WAG5H,WAG 5HA,WAG 5HB,WAG 5HD,WAG5HE,WAG 5PE,WAG 5RH. (Technical variantsof WAG 5)

WAG 6A (Imported from Allmnna Svenska Elek-triska Aktiebolaget(ASEA). 6110 hp. Max speed100 km/h. Bo-Bo-Bo Bogies. The most powerfulnon-3 phase AC electric locomotives in India)

WAG 6B,WAG 6C (Variants ofWAG 3A. Built byHitachi in 1988. Regenerative brakes. 44950 kgftractive eort. Upgradeable to 160 km/h)

WAG 7 (Very successful class. Built by CLW andBHEL. 5350 hp. 41000kgf. Max speed 100kmph.123tons in weight)

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WAG 7H (Technical variant of WAG7 with132tons of weight and 45000kgf of tractive eort.Two units built)

WAG8 (Out of service. Similar in looks toWCAM2 and technically to WCAM 3. Built by BHEL in1998. Experimental class)

WAG 9 (Currently the most powerful class inIndia, rated at 6350 hp. Same design as WAP7 with modied gear ratio. Designed by Adtranz,Switzerland.)

WAG 9H, WAG9i and WAG9Hi (Technical vari-ants of WAG9. WAG9H is the heavier version.WAG9i is the one tted with IGBT traction con-verters. WAG9Hi is probably a combination ofWAG9H and WAG9i)[13]


Main article: Electric multiple units

WAU 1 toWAU 4

3.5 Dual (both AC and DC) tractionMain article: Indian Railways WCAM class

Note: These locomotives are used only in sections aroundMumbai. They can run under AC traction too. The mainpurpose behind the manufacture of these type of loco-motives was to provide transportation in and out Mumbaiarea without changing the engine.


WCAM 1 (Designed by Chittaranjan Locomo-tive works, total 53 were built and supplied be-tween 1975-79. All owned by Western Rail-way) Only locomotive currently used having reversepantographs.

WCAM 2/2P (Designed by Bharat Heavy Electri-cals Limited, total 20 were built and supplied be-tween 1995-96. Tested 135kmph under AC)

WCAM3(50Designed by Bharat Heavy ElectricalsLimited. 4600 hp under DC traction and 5000 hpunder AC traction. All owned by Central Railway.Most widely used loco in theMumbai Pune section).


WCAG 1 (12 Designed by Bharat heavy electricalslimited between 1999-00. 4600 hp under DC trac-tion and 5000 hp under AC traction. )

Note:There is no dedicated dual current passenger loco-motive in India, but in Mumbai area, there are someEMUs which can run under dual traction.

3.6 Battery tractionIn 1927, English Electric and WBC built 2 shunters foruse in yards at Bombay(now Mumbai). They had Bo-Bobogies. Rated at 240 hp. They weighed 58 tons.[16]

4 Metre Gauge (3 ft 3 in) locomo-tives used in India

4.1 Steam traction4.1.1 Company types

Nilgiri Mountain Railway X class

4.1.2 BESA designs

Passenger 4-6-0 Mixed-trac 4-6-0 Goods 4-8-0 Tank 2-6-2T

4.1.3 Wartime designs

Class MAWD 2-8-2 USATC S118 Class Class MWGX 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratt

4.1.4 Indian Railway Standards designs

Class YA 4-6-2 with 9-ton axleload (none built); Class YB 4-6-2 with 10-ton axleload Class YC 4-6-2 with 12-ton axleload Class YD 2-8-2 with 10-ton axleload Class YE 2-8-2 with 12-ton axleload (none built) Class YF 0-6-2; later examples were 2-6-2 Class YK 2-6-0 version of the 2-6-2 YF Class YL 2-6-2 Class YT light 0-4-2T Class YG 2-8-2 goods locomotive Class YP 4-6-2 passenger locomotive

10 5 NARROW GAUGE (2 FT 6 IN AND 2 FT) LOCOMOTIVES USED IN INDIA

4.2 Diesel traction (mixed type only) YDM 1 - The rst diesel locomotives on 1,000 mm(3 ft 3 38 in) metre gauge. Imported from Britainin 1955.They were 20 in number.Mainly found onWestern Railway.Phased out by the 1990s.[17][18]

YDM2 - Originally used on Southern Railway.Builtby CLW.Only 41 in numbers.Mostly used for shunt-ing purposes or to pull short passenger trains.[19][20]

YDM 3 - Produced by GM-EMD in 1961-62. (Model no. GA-12) .Mainly found nearAhmedabad.(Sabarmati Loco Shed).[19][21]

YDM 4 - Most widely and successful diesel lo-comotive used in India on meter gauge.550 unitsproduced by DLW (Varanasi) and Alco.Found inMhow, Sabarmati Phulera, Lumding, Coonoor,Villupuram, Izatnagar Sheds and many othersheds.[19][22]

YDM 4A - The 99 locos supplied by Montreal Lo-comotive Works in 1964-69.[19][23]

YDM 5 - Same specications as of YDM-3 butan addition of 10 t (9.8 long tons; 11.0 shorttons) weight to the axles.Supplied by GM-EMD in1964.[19][24]

Currently all diesel locomotives except YDM-4 and YDM-4A are supposed to be withdrawn from service.

4.3 Electric traction4.3.1 Electric locomotives

Metre-gauge electric loco - YAM1

YCG 1 (These locomotives are among the earliestelectric locomotives in India. This class was im-ported to serve the Chennai area in the early 1930s.)

YAM 1 (These locomotives were in service until2002 around Chennai. 1740 hp) 20 were Importedfrom Japan


YAU class (First EMU service in India. Introducedin the 1920s in Chennai area)

5 Narrow Gauge (2 ft 6 in and 2 ft)locomotives used in India

5.1 Steam traction (2 ft 6 in)5.1.1 Company designs

Barsi Light Railway class A 0-8-4T Barsi Light Railway class B 4-8-4T Barsi Light Railway class C 0-6-0ST Barsi Light Railway class D 0-4-0 Barsi Light Railway class E Sentinel railcars Barsi Light Railway class F 2-8-2 Barsi Light Railway class G 4-6-4


Class ZA 2-6-2 with 4.5-ton axleload (none built); Class ZB 2-6-2 with 6-ton axleload; Class ZC 2-8-2 with 6-ton axleload (none built); Class ZD 4-6-2 with 8-ton axleload (none built); Class ZE 2-8-2 with 8-ton axleload; Class ZF 2-6-2T with 8-ton axleload

5.2 Steam traction (2 ft)5.2.1 Company designs

5.2.2 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

DHR A Class 0-4-0WT; DHR B Class 0-4-0ST; 777 and 778 preserved DHR C Class 4-6-2 DHR D Class 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt


QA 2-6-2 with 4.5-ton axleload (none built). QB 2-6-2 with 6-ton axleload (none built); QC 2-8-2 with 6-ton axleload (none built).

5.5 Battery traction 11

5.3 Diesel traction (2 ft 6 in) (mixed typeonly)

ZDM4A at Rajim

ZDM 1 (Available at Gwalior Junction) ZDM 2 ZDM 3 (Later rebuilt as ZDM 4C class) ZDM 4 (Available at Gwalior Junction) ZDM 4A ZDM 4B, 4C, 4D ZDM 5

5.4 Diesel traction (2 ft) (mixed type only)

NDM-1 Diesel loco on the Matheran Hill Railway

NDM-1 - for the Matheran Hill Railway NDM-5 - for the The Maharaja Railways of India NDM-6 this class is currently in operation on theDarjeeling Himalayan Railway and the MatheranHill Railway

5.5 Battery tractionNBM 1 designed by BHEL in 1987; powered by bat-tery.Note: All narrow gauge locomotives in India are mixedtype locomotives.Note: There is no narrow gauge electric locomotive in In-dia.

6 Special names Antim Sitara(Final Star in Hindi) Last broad-gauge steam locomotive (WP) produced in India.

Abhinav - Named to the rst WAP6 initially nowrebuilt to a WAP4 numbered 22401 homed atHowrah(HWH) shed

Airavat - Named to someWDG-4s which belong toGooty and Raipur Diesel locomotive sheds. Theseare named after Lord Indra's white elephant.

Baaz - (Bird of prey in Hindi) Mainly two WDP 4s20011 & 20012 are called BAAZ,WDP-4s 20000-20009 also have the name stencilled on them in theside.

Baba Saheb - Named to aWAP-1 numbered 22021homed at Royapuram(RPM) shed which is namedafter B. R. Ambedkar. It was the 110th electric lo-comotive of the year 1990-91.

Vallabh-Named to rst WCAM1 #21800 now nolonger in service. It means beloved. WCAM1 isalso the rst bi-current charged locomotive class inIndia.

Balwant - Named to rst WCAM2 #21861. Itmeans strong. WCAM2 was the most powerful bi-current charged locomotive class in India at the time.

Cheetah - Named to some Broad Gauge locomo-tives. They include a WDM3A #16612, WAG5H#24404, WAP4E #22541, WAP4 #22382 and someWDM3Ds.

Gajraj - Named to some Broad Gauge locomotives.They include some WAG7s and ALCo (AmericanLocomotive Company) based locomotives.

Garuda - Named to rst Microprocessor controlledWDG-2A reclassied as WDG3A. It means eagle.This name is no longer in use. They had an unusuallivery.

Jagjivan Ram - Named WAM-1 which is namedafter Indias ex-Railway Minister Babu JagjivanRam.[25]

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Jawahar - Named to the rst WAP3 later rebuilt toa WAP1 #22005 homed at Arrakonam(AJJ) shedwhich is named after Indias rst prime ministerJawahar Lal Nehru.

Krishnaveni - Named to a WAG-5E #23989homed at Vijayawada(BZA) shed. It is named af-ter Krishna River. It has a modied shell and singlewindscreen on either sides.

Navodit - Named to rst natively produced 3-phaseElectric Passenger locomotive WAP-5 #30011homed at Ghaziabad(GZB) shed. It means 'Newshining'.

Nav Jagran - Named to a WAP-5 # 30012 homedat GZB shed. It means 'New awakening'. It is thesecond indigenously produced 3-phase electric lo-comotive by CLW.

Gaurav - Named to some electric locomotives. Itmeans pride. They include a WAP5 #30044 homedat Vadodara(BRC) shed and a WAP6 #22404 nowrebuilt to WAP4.

Nav Shakti - Named to a WAG-9 #31030 homedat GMO shed. It was a prototype for WAG9H butit was later rebuilt to a standard WAG9. It has twinwhite stripes in the livery.

Nav yug - (New era in Hindi) Named to rst na-tively produced 3-phase Electric Goods locomotive:WAG-9. It is numbered 31022 homed at GMOshed.

Prabal - Named to some ALCo based locomo-tives which belong/belonged to Lucknow(LKO)Shed. They includeWDM3A,WDM2A,WDM2B,WDM2, WDM3D, WDG3A and WDM3B.

Prayas - Named to a WAG-7 #27512 homed atKanpur(CNB) shed. It has a Silver livery. It looksunlike any other WAG7.

Pushpak - Named to some WDP-3As homed atTughlaqabad(TKD) shed of Northern Railway zoneon Kanpur-Delhi section in Delhi. It means oricul-ture.

Rajhans - Named to some Passenger dedicatedelectric locomotives built by CLW. It means 'RoyalSwan'. They include some WAP1s and a WAP4E #22540.

Airavat - Named to a WAP-4E #22393 which be-longs to Vadodara Shed at Sayajigunj of WesternRailway zone in Gujarat. It has an unusual Red/Greylivery.

Mayur - Named to a WAP-4E #22678 which be-longs to Vadodara Shed. It means peacock. It is therst locomotive built by CLW in the year 2007.

Pawanhans - Named to a WAP-4E #22234 whichbelongs to Vadodara Shed. It means 'Air Swan'. Ithas been tted with three compressors.

Arjun - Named to a WAP-4E #22604 which be-longs to Vadodara Shed. It is the name of the leadcharacter in Mahabharata. It is the rst WAP4 al-lotted to the shed with roof-mounted headlamps.

Panther -Named to WAP-4E #22335 which be-longs to Vadodara Shed.

Sahyattri - Named to a WAP-4E #22286 whichbelongs to Howrah(HWH) Shed of Eastern Rail-way zone in West Bengal at Howrah. It means co-passenger.

Samrat - Named to a WAG-7 #27455 homed atTKD shed. It means emperor. It looks unlike anyother WAG7.

Shakti - (Power in Hindi) Named to Some Micro-processor controlled WDG-3A locomotives. Thisname is still used unlike Garuda.

Shantidan - Named to rst WAG-7 #27001 homedat GMO shed (29 March 1992) (christened byMother Teresa). It means 'Gift of peace'.

Sukh Sagar Naveen - Named to a WAM-4BDR#20420 (not in service). It means 'New sea of happi-ness. It is the rst WAM4 allotted to the BZA shedand also the rst WAM4 with a BDR sub-class.

Tiger Face - Refers to those WAG-7 locomotiveswhich have red and white stripes on their front andpainted red, white, blue. This was their original liv-ery.

Velociti - Named to some ALCo based locomotiveshomed at Vatva(VTA) shed. It includes WDM3Dand WDM3A. The name probably has the samemeaning as velocity.

Tez - Named to some WDM3Ds in 111xx serieswhich were previously homed at Gonda(GD) shedin Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh(UP). It means fastin Hindi.

Natraj - Named to a WDG4 numbered 12119homed at Hubli(UBL) shed at Hubli in Dharwad dis-trict in Karnataka. It is the name of an Indian Godof dance.

Neelkanth - Named to a WDG4 numbered 12169homed at UBL shed. It has been tted with Dis-tributed Power System(DPS). It is a name of LordShiva.

Maruraj - Named to some WDG4s homed at Bha-gat Ki Kothi(BGKT) shed of North Western Rail-way zone in Rajasthan near Jodhpur.

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Ajeet Maruraj - Named to a WDG4 numbered12192 homed at BGKT shed. Ajeet means invin-cible.

Amit - Named to aWDG4 numbered 12195 homedat BGKT shed. It means Innite.

Gir Lions - Named to some Sabarmati(SBI) shedWDG4s of Western Railway zone of Ahmedabaddivision in Gujarat. Gir is a name of a National Park.

Kaushal - Named to a WDG4 numbered 12253homed at SBI shed. It means perfect. It is the rstWDG4 built rated at 4500 hp built indigenously atDLW.

Vijay - Named to a WDG4D numbered 12681homed at SBI shed. It has twin cabs and an unusuallivery. It is the latest class of locomotives. It meansvictory.

Chetak - Named to some broad gauge locomotives.It is the name ofMaharana Pratap's renowned horse.It includes a WDP1, WAP4E, WAG5A and someWAG5s, WAG5HEs.

Awadh - Named to a some WDM3As homed atGonda(GD) shed. It was the name of a kingdom.[26]

Firex - Named to some American LocomotiveCompany based locomotives homed at Jhansi(JHS)shed of North Central Railway zone. It includessome WDM3As and WDM2As.

Sher Punjab - Named to a WDM3A numbered16370 homed at Ludhiana(LDH) shed. It has anOrange/Dark Blue with white striped livery. Shermeans Lion.

Prachand - Named to WDM2A numbered 16852homed at GD shed at Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. Itmeans huge.

Deshbandhu - Named to a WDM2 numbered17279 withdrawn from service. It means countrybrother. It is the rst WDM2 of Andal shed with-drawn from service.

Kundan - Named to a WDM2 numbered 18233preserved at Diesel LocomotiveWorks. It is the rstWDM2 built on kits supplied by ALCo. Namedafter a form of a traditional Indian gemstone jew-ellery.

Veer - Named to a WDM3A numbered 18745Rhomed at JHS shed at Jhansi in UP under Jhansi di-vision. It means brave. It is the rst WDM2 rebuildof its shed.

Indraprastha - Named to a WDS4A num-bered 19057 preserved at Regional Rail Museum,Howrah. It was the name of a city in which Pandavaslived.

Swachchata - Named to a WDS4D numbered19571 homed at Beliaghata(BGA) shed at Kolkata.It has been tted withmechanized track apron clean-ing system.

Subhash - Named to a WDS4D numbered 19577homed at BGA shed at Sealdah railway station inWest Bengal. It is named after Subhas ChandraBose.

Viraam - Named to a WDS4D numbered 19732which was scrapped in October 2011. It was the lastWDS4 produced. It means end. It was homed atKurla(CLA) shed.

Aravali - Named to some WDP4s homed at BGKTshed. It is named after a mountain range runningthrough the Rajasthan which is close to the shed.

Agni - Named to a WDP4 numbered 20090 homedat BGKT shed. It means re. It is the rst locomo-tive produced by DLW in July 2009.

Vikram - Named to a WDP4 numbered 20092homed at BGKT shed. It means victory. It is thelast WDP4 allotted to BGKT shed.

Rajatabha - Named to a WAM4G numbered20401 which is scrapped. It was the rst WAM4G.It was homed at Bhilai(BIA) shed of Durg district inChhattishgarh.

Surubhi - Named to a WAM4P numbered 20615which is scrapped. It is the name of GoddessLakshmi. It was homed at Asansol(ASN) shed inWest Bengal.

Navchetna - Named to a WAM46P numbered21380 homed at Asansol(ASN) shed. It means newfeeling. First WAM4 at this shed to be tted with SIunit and Microprocessor.

Anant - Named to a WAM46P numbered 21399homed at Bhusaval(BSL) shed of Central Railwayzone at Bhusawal. It means innite. The lastWAM4to be built.

Ravindra - Named to a WAP1 numbered 22043homed at GZB shed. It means 'Lord of the Sun'. It isthe rst WAP1 tted with SI unit with top-mountedheadlamps at this shed.

Vidyasagar - Named to a WAP1 numbered 22058homed at Royapuram(RPM) shed of Southern Rail-way zone in Chennai. It means 'Sea of knowledge'.

Aastha - Named to a WAP1 numbered 22076homed at GZB shed at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh inUP. It means faith. It was the last WAP1 produced.

Swarnanjali - Named to aWAP4 numbered 22242homed at HWH shed. It means 'Gold Oerings toGod'. It is the rst WAP4 in the Red with yellowstripe livery.

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Louhapurush - Named to a WAP4E numbered22333 homed at BRC shed. It means 'Iron Man'.Named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The loco-motive has a unique road number.

Yugantar - Named to a WAP4 numbered 22591homed at GZB shed. It means ever-lasting. It is therstWAP4 to be tted with top-mounted headlampsalong with Microprocessor control.

Avtar - Named to aWAP4 numbered 22615 homedat GZB shed in Ghaziabad district, India. It meanssame as Avatar. It has been tted with static con-verter.

Khandesh - Named to a WAP4E numbered 22680homed at BSL shed. It refers to the north-westernportion of Maharashtra state where the locomotiveruns.

Ranjeet - Named to a WAP4 numbered 22688homed at GZB shed. It means 'Battle Victory'. Itis the rst WAP4 produced in 2007 without a sub-class 'E'.

Ajit - Named to some WAP4s homed at GZB shed.It means invincible. These are the rst WAP4 ttedsimultaneously with Roof-mounted headlamps andDBRs, SI unit and Microprocessor.

Kewal - Named to a WAP4 numbered 22692homed at LDH shed at Ludhiana in Ludhiana dis-trict in Punjab. It means 'Only'.

Rajinder - Named to a WAP4 numbered 22699homed at GZB shed at Daulatpura. It means 'Lordof Kings. It has WAP5 type cabin windows.

Davendra - Named to a WAP4 numbered 22700homed at GZB shed under Delhi division at Kanpur-Delhi section. It means 'Lord of Gods. It is ttedwith SIV.

Satya Pal - Named to a WAP4 numbered 22707homed at BSL shed.It means 'Protected by truth'.It is the rst locomotive produced by CLW in thesecond quarter of the nancial year 2007-08.

Priyadarshini - Named to a WAG5A numbered23080 homed at BSL shed at Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line in Maharashtra in Jalgaon district. Itmeans 'Delightful to look at'.

Basanti - Named to a WAG5A numbered 23122homed at BRC shed at Vadodara in Vadodara dis-trict on Mumbai-New Delhi route.. It means spring.

Nouvion - Named to a WAG5A numbered 23141homed at BIA shed at Bhilai. Commissioned by SirFerdinand Nouvion(pioneer of 25kV AC traction inIndia).

Janmashati - Named to a WAG5RH numbered23356 homed at ASN shed. It means 'Birth Cen-tenary'. It is built in the birth centenary year ofJawaharlal Nehru.

Ajay - Named to a WAG5RH numbered 23357homed at ASN shed. It means invincible. It isthe rst locomotive built in the year 1989-90 atChittaranjan Locomotive Works.

Kirtimaan - Named to a WAG5RH numbered23456 homed at ASN shed at Asansol in Bardhamandistrict. It means record. The locomotive has aunique road number.

Ekta - Named to a WAG7 numbered 27006 homedat Mughalsarai(MGS) shed at Mughalsarai underEast Central Railway zone and Mughalsarai divisionin UP. It means unity.

Karamvir - Named to a WAG7 numbered 27116homed at Bondamunda(BNDM) shed. It means'Brave in deeds. It is the rst WAG7 homed at thisshed.

Swarna Abha - Named to few WAG7s homed atNew Katni(NKJ) shed under West Central Railwayzone at Katni in Madhya Pradesh. It means 'Goldenshine'.

Sarvottam - Named to a WAG7 numbered 27425homed at CNB shed. It means 'Best of all'. It is therst WAG7 homed at this shed with a Microproces-sor control.

Samarpan - Named to a WAG7 numbered 27430homed at GMO shed at Gomoh under East CentralRailway zone and Dhanbad division. It means ded-ication.

Cauvery - Named to few WAG7s homed atErode(ED) shed. They are named after a river.These are the rst locomotives at this shed tted withVertical DBR.

Navkirti - Named to a WAP5 numbered 30013homed at GZB shed under Northern Railway zone.It means 'New fame'. It is built using a damagedWAP5s spare parts.

Vijay Utkarsh - Named to a WAP5 numbered30015 homed at GZB shed. It means 'Successprogress. Fourth WAP5 built by Chittaranjan Lo-comotive Works.

Nav Kiran - Named to a WAP7 numbered 30201homed at GZB shed. It means 'New ray(of light)'. Itis the rst WAP7 built.

Nav Bharati - Named to a WAP7 numbered 30202homed at BIA shed. It means 'New recruitment'. Itis the second WAP7 built.

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Nav Chetak - Named to a WAP7 numbered 30209homed at GZB shed. It means 'NewChetak (horse)'.

Nav Gati - Named to a WAP7 numbered 30215homed at GZB shed. It means 'New speed'.

Nav Jyoti - Named to a WAG9 numbered 31023homed at GMO shed in Dhanbad district inJharkhand. It means 'New Flame'. It is the secondindigenously built WAG9.

Nav Disha - Named to a WAG9 numbered 31024homed at GMO shed on Grand Chord. It means'New Direction'. It is the third indigenously builtWAG9.

Navoday - Named to a WAG9 numbered 31033homed at Ajni shed at Nagpur. It means 'New rise'.It is the rst indigenously built WAG9 homed at thisshed.

Nav Ghanshakti - Named to a WAG9 numbered31058 homed at GMO shed. It means 'New densepower'.

Navshatak - Named to a WAG9 numbered 31100homed at Ajni shed near Ajni railway station inMaharashtra. It means 'New century'. It is the 100thWAG9 built.

Nav Pragati - Named to few WAG9s in the 311xxseries which are or were homed at Lallaguda(LGD)shed at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. It means'New progress.

Naveen - Named to a few WAG9is homed at Go-moh(GMO) shed. They are tted with InvertedGateBi-polar Transistors(IGBT) traction converters. Itmeans new.

Prateek - Named to a WDP4B numbered 40079homed at Tughlakabad(TKD) shed. It is built as aGolden Jubilee celebration locomotive of Diesel Lo-comotive Works.

Yugantar - named to a KANPUR[CNB] WAP422591.YUGANTAR means in English 'New Era'.

Gajraj - Named to WDM3D/WDM3B class typelocos. GAJRAJ means Elephant'.

Pushpak - Named to WDP3A loco class fromTKD shed.Pushpak means Mythical vehicle of lordVishnu'.

MAHABALI - Named to WDG4 loco class homedto Andal(UDL) Means More Powerful'

Heera, Shakti - Named To A WDG-3A 13182Of Jhansi Diesel Shed. Heera Means Diamond &Shakti Means Power.

Avadh - Named To Gonda HomedWDM-2 16631.

Shatabdi Gaurav - Named To A Loco of Izzatna-gar (IZN) WDS-6 R 17698 ; Shatabdi means cen-tenary And Gaurav means pride.

Pallava King - Named To TBM YAM-1 21904 ;Pallava King was Coined Because This LocoMainlyUsed to Haul Pallavan Express or Emperor Of Palla-van Dynesty.

Vaigai Special - NamedToTBMYAM-1 21909AsIt Was Allotted Specially To Vaigai Express WhichPlies between Chennai Egmore and Madurai Junc-tion.

Sukanya - Named To Mughalsarai(MGS) WAP-122017, Sukanya Means Good Unmarried Girl.

Ashok - Named To Ghaziabad(GZB) WAP-422061, ''Ashok'' Means Without sorrow.

Sahayatri- Named To Howrah Based WAP-422286, ''Sahayatri'' Means Fellow Traveller.

Gurudev- Named To Tata Homed WAG-5 23145,Gurudev'' Victory to the Greatness in you.

Cauvery - Named To Erode (ED) WAG-7 27467,''Cavery'' Is a River Name in Talakaveri, Kodagu inthe Western Ghats in Karnataka.

Champalal - Named To 30227 WAP-7 of GZBShed .

Dr.Silver - Named To Few Locos Of WAG-9 Be-longing To Gomoh.

7 Image Gallery

7.1 Diesel Locomotives

AWDP-1 broad gauge diesel locomotive

WDM-2 broad gauge diesel locomotive

AWDM-3D broad gauge diesel locomotive

AWDM-3A broad gauge diesel locomotive

AWDP-4D broad gauge diesel locomotive

WDM-7 BioDiesel broad gauge diesel locomotive

WDS-6 broad gauge diesel locomotive

16 10 REFERENCES

7.2 Electric Locomotives AWAG-5A broad gauge AC electric locomotive AWAP-1 broad gauge AC electric locomotive AWAP-5 broad gauge AC electric locomotive AWAM-4 broad gauge AC electric locomotive AWAG-9 broad gauge AC electric locomotive A WCAM1 broad gauge AC+Direct Current DCelectric locomotive

AWAG-6A broad gauge AC electric locomotive

7.3 Multiple Units A Chennai Suburban EMU Passing Ennore Creek A Hyderabad MMTS Waiting At Secundrabad

8 Research and DevelopmentDiesel Locomotives in Indian Railways are now ttedwith Auxiliary Power Units which saves nearly 88% ofFuel during the idle time when train is not running.[27]

9 See also Rail transport in India Indian Railways List of locomotive builders

10 References

10.1 Notes[1] Hughes 1979, p. 17

[2] Baldwin LocomotiveWorks drawing index and bill of ma-terials for special order 43306, locomotive design 2-8-019S, numbers 666 to 845 for the U.S. Government, WarDepartment.

[3] http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/show/12721

[4] http://www.rdso.indianrailways.gov.in/works/uploads/File/Speed%20Certificate%20of%20%20WDM2G%20loco.pdf

[5] Vadakkus.

[6] IRFCA Gallery.

[7] 24coaches.

[8] http://forum.irfca.org/showthread.php/31486-Ready-to-capture-WDG-4-70000?highlight=70000

[9] IR Gazette.

[10] DLW.

[11] IRFCA diesel.

[12] IRFCA2.

[13] IRFCA Loco Database.

[14] WAP7.

[15] Indian Railway.

[16] IRFCA.

[17] Meter Gauge Diesel Locomotives

[18] YDM-1

[19] [IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Locomotives - Specicclasses : Meter Gauge & Narrow Gauge Diesel

[20] [IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Diesel and Electric Lo-comotive Specications





[25] http://nrlym.webs.com/electriclocomotives2.htm

[26] IRFCA list of named locos.

[27] New Technology allows Railways to save Rs 20 LakhsDiesel per Engine. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

10.2 Bibliography Hughes, Hugh (1976). Steam in India. Truro, Corn-wall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. ISBN 0851532586.

Hughes, Hugh (1979). Steam locomotives in India,Part 3 Broad Gauge. Harrow, Middlesex: TheContinental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-4-2.

Hughes, Hugh (1990). Indian Locomotives: Part 1 Broad Gauge 18511940. Harrow, Middlesex: TheContinental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-8-5.

Hughes, Hugh (1992). Indian Locomotives: Part 2 Metre Gauge 18721940. Harrow, Middlesex: TheContinental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-9-3.

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Hughes, Hugh (1994). Indian Locomotives: Part 3 Narrow Gauge 18631940. Harrow, Middlesex:The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-0-3.

Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 19411990. Harrow, Middlesex: The ContinentalRailway Circle. ISBN 0-9521655-1-1.

Marshall, Lawrence G (2001). Indian NarrowGauge Steam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk:Plateway Press. ISBN 1871980488.

Marshall, Lawrence G (2005). Indian Metre GaugeSteam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Plate-way Press. ISBN 1871980542.

Marshall, Lawrence G (2009). Indian Broad GaugeSteam Remembered. East Harling, Norfolk: Tav-erner Publications. ISBN 9781901470154.

11 External links Indian railway fan club

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Classification of LocomotivesHeritage Gallery of Indian Railways

The classification syntaxesBroad gauge (5 ft 6 in) locomotives used in IndiaSteam tractionCompany designsBritish Engineering Standards Association (BESA) designsIndian Railways Standards (IRS) designsWorld War II designsIndian Government Railways (IGR) standard designs

Diesel tractionClassification codesMixed type locomotivesPassenger locomotivesGoods locomotivesShunting locomotives (also known as switching engines)Converted locomotivesDiesel multiple units

DC electric tractionMixed type locomotivesPassenger locomotivesGoods locomotivesElectric multiple units

AC electric tractionMixed type locomotivesPassenger locomotivesGoods locomotivesElectric multiple units

Dual (both AC and DC) tractionMixed type locomotivesGoods locomotives

Battery traction

Metre Gauge (3 ft 3 in) locomotives used in IndiaSteam tractionCompany typesBESA designsWartime designsIndian Railway Standards designs

Diesel traction (mixed type only)Electric tractionElectric locomotivesElectric multiple units

Narrow Gauge (2 ft 6 in and 2 ft) locomotives used in IndiaSteam traction (2 ft 6 in)Company designsIndian Railway Standards designs

Steam traction (2 ft)Company designsDarjeeling Himalayan RailwayIndian Railway Standards designs

Diesel traction (2 ft 6 in) (mixed type only)Diesel traction (2 ft) (mixed type only)Battery traction

Special namesImage GalleryDiesel LocomotivesElectric LocomotivesMultiple Units

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