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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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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. […]

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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. […]