Month: February 2018

Steam Locomotive

Steam Locomotive

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

In the nineteenth century, the various railway concessions ordered locomotives to their own specification, usually from British manufacturers. […]

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Diesel Locomotive

WDP4-B

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

These locos are modified versions of the WDG-4 class locos, used for passenger operations. They have a reduced axle load of 20.2t (compared to the WDG-4’s 21t axle load), achieved mainly by trimming the weight of the underframe. The gear ratio is 17:77, horsepower rating of 4500hp (brake horsepower 4150hp), and the maximum tractive effort is 384.4kN. […]

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Diesel Locomotive

WDP3-A

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

WDP 3-A Class name carried over from old system, new name WDP-3A.) New 3100hp dedicated passenger diesel loco. Twin full-forward cabs, streamlined design, Alco 251-C V-16 power unit, with an ABB/GE turbo supercharger and provided with an electronic governor to control the engine’s power output.

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Diesel Locomotive

WDG 5

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

This locomotive is the only one that incorporates salient features from International Union of Railways (UIC) and Association of American Railroads (AAR) crashworthiness criteria and is a major step forward in safety.network.  […]

Diesel Locomotive

WDG 4

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

They are expected to have lower maintenance costs, as they need to return to the home shed only once in 90 days instead of every 7-10 days as with the earlier diesels. Fuel costs are also about 20% lower than with the WDM-2.  […]

Diesel Locomotive

WDP4 D

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

This class designation does not follow the directive to use the suffixed letter to indicate an increase in power over the base model. Instead, the “4D” designation here refers to a dual-cab version of the WDP-4 / WDP-4B design, intended to eliminate the problem of running long hood forward. […]

DC Locomotive

WCG 2

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

This loco has a very loud noise caused by the blowers used to cool the dynamic brake resistors. Mumbai division has about 50 WCG-2s. In all in India there are 57. The WCG-2 locos, normally coupled in pairs or triples, haul freight trains in the Mumbai – Igatpuri and Mumbai – Pune sections. They are also used as bankers on the ghat sections. […]

DC Locomotive

WCM 6

February 27, 2018 Admin 0
Built in 1996 by CLW, to RDSO’s specifications. AC auxiliaries, underslung compressor, Siemens static converter, Elgi compressor. One was seriously damaged in a fire, but was restored by the Kalyan loco shed.

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DC Locomotive

WCM 1

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

Manufactured by English Electric / Vulcan Foundry. Auxiliaries from Westinghouse. The first electrics with the now familiar Co-Co wheel arrangement to be used in India. They are characterized by their large size and unusually long hoods. […]

AC/DC Locomotive

WCAM 3

February 27, 2018 Admin 0

These upgraded dual-traction models deliver 4600hp in DC mode and 5000hp in AC mode, and were jointly developed by RDSO and BHEL in 1997. Components are shared with the WCAG-1 locos (see below). Co-Co fabricated bogies (High-Adhesion — shared with WCAG-1, WAG-7, WDG-2, etc.) with secondary suspension. […]