Details of Various Loco

 First electric loco (DC) with 3700 hp and Co-Co wheel
arrangement used in India.
 Speed Potential of 105-110 kmph
 Large size and unusually long hoods

 Driving cab entrance in the middle of the loco body side.
 Used on superfast trains such as the Indrayani Exp. until

quite recently (the 1990's).
 Rarely used for freight.
 Now holding- NIL

General
Make English Electric / Vulcan Foundry
Put in Service 1955
Wheel arrangement co-co
System of Current DC
Line Voltage 1500 V
Weight (t) 123.98
Axle load (t) 20.83
Loco Brake Air, hand, regenerative
Train Brake Vacuum
Continuous Rating
H.P. 3170
T.E. 17690 kg
Speed (kMPH) 48.3
Starting T.E. 31000 kg
Max Speed (kMPH) 120.5
Adhesion 0.25
 Slightly smaller than the WCM-1
 Normally positioned entrance doors.
 Initially built to run on the 3kV DC

sections in the Kolkatta area then
converted in 1500 V DC.
 Several were still in service until the

1980s.
 Now Holding - NIL

General
Make English Electric / Vulcan Foundry
Put in Service 1957
Line Voltage 3000 V, 1500 V
Weight (t) 112.8
Axle load (t) 18.8
Loco Brake Air, hand
Train Brake Vacuum
Continuous Rating
H.P. 2810
T.E. 12300 kg
Speed (kMPH) 61.7
Adhesion 0.25
 Smallest of the WCM series.
 Built for the 3kV Calcutta

area and later converted to
run on 1.5kV DC.
 Separate light enclosures for the parking / marker lights

(next to the headlight) and the tail lamps (just above the
buffers).
 Later used mostly for freight.
 Now Holding - NIL

GENERAL
Make Hitachi (Japan)
Put in Service 1958
Line Voltage 1500 V
Weight (t) 113
Axle load (t) 19.11
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 2460
T.E. 10220 kg
Speed (kMPH) 65
Adhesion 0.25
 First engine suited for ac traction
in india was of type – WAM-1
 Mostly deployed by ER in the

Howrah-Asansol-Dhanbad-
Mughalsarai section.
 Fully suspended TM coupled to axle through “Jaquemin”

drive.
 Super structure is connected to bogie through pendular

suspention and low traction bars.
 Water cooled Ignitron Rectifiers.
 Mostly used for non-express passenger trains, and also

for freight.
 Now Holding- NIL

GENERAL
Make Kraus-Maffei, Krupp, SFAC, La Brugeoise
& Nivelle (50 cycles European group).
Put in Service 1960
Wheel arrangement BO-BO
System of Current AC
Line Voltage 25 kV
Weight (t) 74
Axle load (t) 18.64
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 2870
T.E. (kg) 14900
Speed (kMPH) 52
Starting T.E. (kg) 25000

Adhesion 0.333
 Larger and more powerful versions of the WCM-3.
 Initially used to haul express trains, but downgraded to

freight operations due to technical difficulties.
 Only WCM series locos to be used almost exclusively
for freight duties.
 Last imported engines to come with bonnets (noses) at

either end.
 Now holding - NIL

GENERAL
Make Hitachi (Japan)
Put in Service 1961
Line Voltage 1500 V
Weight (t) 125
Axle load (t) 20.83
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 3290
T.E. 18700 kg
Speed (kMPH) 47.5
Adhesion 0.25
 India's first indigenously designed DC electric Locos.
 In the WCM series, these are the first to use half-collector

pantographs.
 Mostly used for passenger duties.

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1961
Line Voltage 1500 V
Weight (t) 124
Axle load (t) 20.67
Loco Brake Vacuum, hand, regenerative
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 3170
T.E. 21772 kg
Speed (kMPH) 45.9
Adhesion 0.25
 Motor is coupled to axle through
a flexible WN gear drive
 Locomotives were utilized to

meet the requirement of push-
pull operation for suburban
trains.
 Used on ER, and sometimes ran

all the way to New Delhi via
Kanpur.
 They were also used double-

headed for freight trains.

GENERAL
Make Mitsubishi (Japan)
Put in Service 1961
Line Voltage 25 kV
Weight (t) 76.03
Axle load (t) 19.17
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 2790
T.E. (kg) 14500
Speed (kMPH) 52
Adhesion 0.332
 Same as WAM-2 locos, but
with reversed pantographs
and Mitsubishi traction
motors from a different
batch, and silicon rectifiers
instead of ignitrons.
 Used to haul mail express trains and downgraded to

hauling passenger trains, they were also used to shunting
duties at the Asansol shed.

GENERAL
Make Mitsubishi (Japan)
Put in Service 1961
Line Voltage 25 kV
Weight (t) 76
Axle load (t) 19
Loco Brake Air, hand, Rheostatic
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 2790
T.E. (kg) 14500
Speed (kMPH) 52
Adhesion 0.332
 42 locos (1961) + 20 locos (1963) from EG (European
group).
 Mono-motor bogie (resulted in considerable saving in weight

in traction equipment giving better adhesion).
 The first one built in India in Nov. 16, 1963. Two units (the
last ones) built by CLW in 1964.
 Now holding- NIL

GENERAL
Make European group, CLW
Put in Service 1963, 1965
Wheel arrangement B-B
Line Voltage (V) 25000
Weight (t) 85.2
Axle load (t) 21.3
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 2900
T.E. (kg) 23700
Speed (kMPH) 33
Max Speed (kMPH) 80
Adhesion 0.35
 Imported from Japan, they were based at Asansol shed of
ER and transferred to Bhusawal and Itarsi sheds of CR in
1985.
 Bhuawal had large numbers of them into the 1990s.
 Decommissioned by 2003.
GENERAL
Make Hitachi
Put in Service 1964-65
Weight (t) 85.2
Axle load (t) 21.3
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 3180
T.E. (kg) 22600
Speed (kMPH) 38
Max Speed (kMPH) 80
Adhesion 0.37
 Fully suspended TM, permanently grouped in parallel.
 Mono-motor bogie.
 Now holding -NIL

GENERAL
Make European group, CLW
Put in Service 1965
Weight (t) 85.32
Axle load (t) 21.83
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 3150
T.E. (kg) 23200
Speed (kMPH) 36.5
Max Speed (kMPH) 80
Adhesion 0.344
 Built by Chittaranjan with components from the 50
cycles European consortium.
 The DC traction motors for these were the first to be

manufactured indigenously by CLW.
 Now holding -NIL

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1967, 1968, 1969
Weight (t) 87.6
Axle load (t) 21.9
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 3150
T.E. (kg) 23200
Speed (kMPH) 36.5
Max Speed (kMPH) 80
Adhesion 0.344
 First indigenously designed and built AC electric loco.
 First units delivered in 1970-71 by CLW. Produced until

about 1997.
 This class proved so successful by virtue of its ruggedness

suitable for Indian conditions and simplicity of
maintenance.
 Indian Railways used this basic design for a number of
other locos later (WCAM-1,WAG-5A, WCG-2, and some
WAP models).
 Most of the WAM-4 locos now have their MU capability

disabled as RDSO disapproves of these locos running MU
over 100km/h.
 Holding- 18 (As on 01.01.2020)

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1971
Wheel arrangement CO-CO
Line Voltage 25 kV
Weight (t) 112.8
Axle load (t) 18.8
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 3640
T.E. (kg) 17600
Speed (kMPH) 56
Max Speed (kMPH) 120
Adhesion 0.27
 Custom-built freight loco for the 1.5 kVDC section of the
CR Mumbai Division.
 Some units of the WCG-2 model have a different gearing

ratio for banking duties and are classified WCG-2A.
 WCG-2 locos, normally coupled in pairs or triples, haul
freight trains in the Bombay - Igatpuri/Pune sections.They
are also used as bankers on the ghat sections.

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1971
Line Voltage 1500 V
Weight (t) 132
Axle load (t) 22.5
Loco Brake Air, hand, Regenerative
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 4200
T.E. (kg) 21900
Speed (kMPH) 52.5
Max Speed (kMPH) 80
Adhesion 0.27
• Introduced in 1975 having hp of 2930DC/3640 AC & max.
• This class of loco was generally found only in Bombay

Central - Ahmedabad section.
• One of the pantographs on the WCAM-1 is used in dc
traction; the other one carries ac current.
• The two pantographs are not identical, though similar in

design. MU operation not possible.
• Now Holding - NIL

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1975
System of Current AC/DC
Line Voltage 25000 V/1500 V
Weight (t) 112.8
Axle load (t) 18.8
Train Brake Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING (AC,DC)
H.P. 3640,2930
T.E. (kg) 16000,22600
Speed (kMPH) 60,35
Starting T.E. (kg) 33.84,28.2
Adhesion 0.30,0.25
• A very successful class introduced in 1984 primarily
meant for freight traffic with 3850 hp & max speed up to
105 kmph, fulfilled ever growing coaching demands too.
• Last loco delivered by CLW in 1998.

There are many variants of these, starting with the plain WAG-5.
 Axle hung nose

suspended TM.
 Later batches had traction

equipment and electric
supplied by BHEL and
some by Hitachi.
 Holding (As on 01.01.2020) : 1084
 (WAG5 = 498, WAG5 HA/HB = 586).

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1980
Weight (t) 118.8
Axle load (t) 19.8
Train Brake Dual Brake
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 3850
T.E. (kg) 20600
Speed (kMPH) 50.5
Max Speed (kMPH) 80
Adhesion 0.28
 First in the dedicated electric
passenger loco series.
 The original WAP-1 locos were
modified and regeared versions
of the WAM-4, originally
classified WAM-4R.
 Some with Flexicoil Mark II bogies were classified WAP-1
FM II and later WAP-3.
 Earlier WAP-1's had loco air brakes and vacuum train

brakes but were retrofitted for dual train brakes.
 Holding (As on 01.01.2020) : 60

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1981
Line Voltage 25000 V
Weight (t) 108.3
Axle load (t) 18.05
Train Brake Dual
H.P. 3800
T.E. (kg) 13.8
Speed (kMPH) 73.5
Adhesion 0.20
 Regeared versions of some WAM-2 locos, fitted into a
WAP-1 shell.
 Bogies were improved versions of the WAM-2 bogies,

allowing for somewhat higher speeds.
 These locos were found only on ER , from the early 1980s.
 There have been only 4 of these, and they were

decommissioned in the late 1980s.
 Holding : NIL
 A variant of the WAP-1, originally classified WAP-1 FMII,
produced in 1987 by CLW.
 There were 5 of these converted from WAP-1 locos.
 The first WAP-3 "Jawahar", #22005, Jan. 4, 1987) was

used for the Taj Exp. for some time.
 Max. speed 140km/h.
 Note: All units have been converted back to the 'WAP-1'

class (since about 1997).
 Holding : NIL
 Until about 1993 they
were the most powerful
freight locos in IR's
fleet.
 The WAG-6 series locos are the only ones with 'vestibules'
to connect between MU'd locos.
 WAG-6A locos have half-height vestibules.

 Separately excited DC TM.
 Microprocessor based control and fault indication system.
 Creep control system, comparing wheel speed with true

ground speed permits maximum utilisation of available
adhesion.
GENERAL
Make Asea Brown Boveri, Sweden
Put in Service 1988
Wheel arrangement BO-BO-BO
Weight (t) 123
Axle load (t) 20.5
Loco Brake Air, Dynamic
Train Brake Air Brake
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 6280
T.E. (kg) 32000
Speed (kMPH) 53
Adhesion 0.37
WAG6C on KK
 WAG-6B and WAG-6C locos
have full-height vestibules.
 WAG-6 locos are at Waltair

(Vishakhapatnam) and have
generally been used for ore
freights.
 WAG-6B has bogie mounted TM with coupling drive.
 WAG-6C has unidirectional axle hung nose suspended TM.
 TM’s were DC Compound type.
 Total Holding of WAG-6A/B/C (As on 01.01.2020) : 11
GENERAL
Make Hitachi
Put in Service 1988
Wheel arrangement BO-BO-BO(6B), CO-CO(6C)
Weight (t) 123
Axle load (t) 20.5
Loco Brake Air, Dynamic
Train Brake Air Brake
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 6050
T.E. (kg) 32000
Speed (kMPH) 51.5
Adhesion 0.36
• Built by CLW, these represent
next indigenous design step
up from WAG-5 locos.
• Used primarily for goods haulage, these locos have a high-

adhesion bogies and Hitachi motors providing 5000 hp with
maximum speed of 100 kmph.
• The higher tractive effort compared to the WAG-5 locos

allows them to attain higher speeds under load.
• Holding (as on 01.01.2020): 1959

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1992
Weight (t) 123
Axle load (t) 20.5
Loco Brake Air, Hand, Dynamic
Train Brake Air Brake, Vacuum
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 5000
T.E. (kg) 30800
Speed (kMPH) 45
Adhesion 0.35
Indigenously designed, higher
power (5000 hp) passenger loco
able to run at 140 kmph.
An upgraded design of the WAP-1

loco.
 Higher power rated silicon rectifiers and indigenously-
designed 5400kVA transformer
 Weight kept to 112t by the use of aluminium plates,

thinner under frame, and reducing some components
such as sanders.
 Holding (as on 01.01.2020) : 773

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1994
Weight (t) 112.8
Axle load (t) 18.8
Train Brake Air
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 5050
T.E. (kg) 18800
Speed (kMPH) 72
Adhesion 0.27
 WCAM-2 locos have the
same traction motors, as
the WCAM-1 locos, but
different circuitry and
gearing.
 The bogies are somewhat different from those of the

WCAM-1 being fabricated trimount Co-Co bogies with
secondary suspension.
 Holding (as on 01.01.2020): 20

GENERAL
Make BHEL
Put in Service 1995
Weight (t) 112.8
Axle load (t) 18.8
Train Brake Dual
H.P. 4715/2916
T.E. (kg) 23800/24600
Speed (kMPH) 53.5/32.5
Starting T.E. (kg) 33.4/26.0
Adhesion 0.29,0.23
 Used for light freight duties,
especially on the Kalyan -
Karjat section
 Only two of these were built

(#20187, #20188), perhaps
because CR preferred the
WCAM-3 instead.
 Also used for banking operations up to Lonavala.

 They have high-adhesion bogies similar to those on the
WAG-7.
 Static converter imported from Siemens, Germany of

180 kVA capacity.
 Holding (as on 01.01.2020): 2 (Converted to AC)

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1996
Line Voltage 1500 V
Weight (t) 120
Axle load (t) 20
Loco Brake Air, hand, IRAVB-2 type
Train Brake Dual
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 4600
T.E. 27000 kg
Speed (kMPH) 46
Adhesion 0.33
 CR uses WCAM-3 locos on
Mumbai-Pune and Mumbai-
Igatpuri sections which have ghat
portions as well as speed
restrictions of about 100km/h.
 Static convertors imported from ACEC/Belgium is adopted

for supplying the auxiliaries 3-phase supply in both AC and
DC sections.
 Holding (as on 01.01.2020): 53

GENERAL
Make BHEL
Put in Service 1996
Weight (t) 121
Axle load (t) 20.2
Loco Brake Air, Rheostaic in DC mode
Train Brake Air
CONTINUOUS RATING (AC/DC)
H.P. 5000/4600
T.E. 268000 kg
Speed (kMPH) 55/47
Starting T.E. 40200/26800 kg
Adhesion 0.33,0.22
Imported from ABB/AdTranz in 1995 along with ToT, these
are equipped with state-of-art GTO converters and 3-Ph
motors including regenerative braking.
With max. speed of 160 kmph, these locos are being deployed
to haul prestigious Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains.
CLW is producing these locos since 2000.
 Provision of taps from the main loco transformers for

hotel load, pantry loads, wheel-mounted disc brakes, and
a potential for speed enhancement to 200km/h.
 Braking systems include regenerative braking (160kn),

loco disc brakes, automatic train air brakes
 The original design called for these locos to have air-

conditioned cabs. The first units made by CLW do not
have air-conditioned cabs.
 Powered by 3-phase TM.
 Speed control is achieved by convertor/ invertor control

using GTO Thyristors.
 Microprocessor based control and fault indication system.
 Holding (as on 01.01.2020): 184

GENERAL
Make ABB
Put in Service 1996
Weight (t) 78
Axle load (t) 19.5
Loco Brake Air, Regenerative
Train Brake Air
H.P. 5440
T.E. (kg) 22426
Speed (kMPH) 50
Adhesion 0.34
 This class is a variant of the
WAP-4 design
 Some prototypes were built
early from existing WAP-1 or
WAP-4 locos using high-
adhesion fabricated bogies
(Flexicoil Mark IV)
 They are used for less prestigious trains such as the

Amritsar Exp., Doon Exp., or Janata Expresses.
 Holding: NIL
GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 1998
Weight (t) 113.2
Axle load (t) 19
Loco Brake Air, Hand
Train Brake Air
H.P. 5060
T.E. (kg) 19000
Speed (kMPH) 72
Adhesion 0.27
• First few locomotives were
imported from ABB. Since
Nov’98, CLW started
producing these high horse
power (6000 hp) locomotives
with indigenous components.
• They have also GTO converters and 3-Phase propulsion
initially and later upgraded in-house with IGBT
technology.
• Holding (as on 01.01.2020) : 224

GENERAL
Make ABB, CLW
Put in Service 1996
Weight (t) 123
Axle load (t) 20.5
Loco Brake Air, Parking , regenerative
Train Brake Air
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 6120
T.E. (kg) 33129
Speed (kMPH) 50
Adhesion 0.38
 A variant WAG- 9H with an adhesive weight of 132 tonnes
was also developed capable of delivering nearly 52 tonnes
starting tractive effort for operation (under good adhesion
conditions) targeting 1 in 150 graded sections.
 Holding (as on 01.01.2020) : 1448
Identical to WAG -9
with modified gear
ratio (72:20) and
application software.
140 kmph top speed.
6120 hp continuous
power.
It is much heavier than the 78t WAP-5. Intended to haul

heavier, 26-coach passenger trains.
 Holding as on 01.01.2020: 952

GENERAL
Make CLW
Put in Service 2000
Weight (t) 123
Axle load (t) 20.5
Loco Brake Air, Parking , regenerative
Train Brake Air
CONTINUOUS RATING
H.P. 6120
Starting T.E. (kN) 323
Summary as on 04.03.2020:-
AC = 3901
AC/DC = 85
3 – Phase = 2970 ( IGBT = 2267 , GTO = 703)
Converted loco WAGC3 = 01.
Total = 6957

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 First electric loco (DC) with 3700 hp and Co-Co wheel

arrangement used in India.

 Speed Potential of 105-110 kmph

 Large size and unusually long hoods

 Used on superfast trains such as the Indrayani Exp. until

 Rarely used for freight.

 Now holding- NIL

 Normally positioned entrance doors.

 Initially built to run on the 3kV DC

 Several were still in service until the

 Now Holding - NIL

 Built for the 3kV Calcutta

 Separate light enclosures for the parking / marker lights

 Later used mostly for freight.

 Now Holding - NIL

 Mostly deployed by ER in the

 Fully suspended TM coupled to axle through “Jaquemin”

 Super structure is connected to bogie through pendular

 Mostly used for non-express passenger trains, and also

 Now Holding- NIL

T.E. (kg) 14900

Starting T.E. (kg) 25000

Max Speed (kMPH) 112.8

 Initially used to haul express trains, but downgraded to

 Last imported engines to come with bonnets (noses) at

 Now holding - NIL

Speed (kMPH) 47.5

Starting T.E. 31250 kg

Max Speed (kMPH) 120.5

 In the WCM series, these are the first to use half-collector

 Mostly used for passenger duties.

 Now Holding- NIL

 Locomotives were utilized to

 Used on ER, and sometimes ran

 They were also used double-

 Now Holding- NIL

 Used to haul mail express trains and downgraded to

 Now Holding- NIL

 Mono-motor bogie (resulted in considerable saving in weight

 Now holding- NIL

Starting T.E. (kg) 30000

Max Speed (kMPH) 80

T.E. (kg) 22600

Starting T.E. (kg) 30000

Max Speed (kMPH) 80

 Now holding -NIL

T.E. (kg) 23200

Speed (kMPH) 36.5

Starting T.E. (kg) 30000

Max Speed (kMPH) 80

 The DC traction motors for these were the first to be

 Now holding -NIL

T.E. (kg) 23200

Speed (kMPH) 36.5

Starting T.E. (kg) 30000

Max Speed (kMPH) 80

 First units delivered in 1970-71 by CLW. Produced until

 This class proved so successful by virtue of its ruggedness

 Most of the WAM-4 locos now have their MU capability

 Holding- 18 (As on 01.01.2020)

T.E. (kg) 17600

Starting T.E. (kg) 30000

Max Speed (kMPH) 120