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Indian locomotive class WDS-4 |
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A WDS-4 Preserved at Valsad Railway station |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Diesel-hydraulic |
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Builder | Chittaranjan Locomotive Works |
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Build date | 1967–1990 |
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Total produced | - WDS-4: 27
- WDS-4A: 5
- WDS-4B: 450+
- WDS-4C: 7
- WDS-4D: 120+
- Total: 662
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Rebuilder | BLW |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• UIC | C |
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• Commonwealth | 0-6-0dh |
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Gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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Loco weight | 60 tonnes (59 long tons; 66 short tons) |
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Fuel type | Diesel |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | - Mainline gear: 60–65 km/h (37–40 mph)
- Shunting: 25–38 km/h (16–24 mph)
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Power output | 600–700 hp (450–520 kW) |
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Tractive effort | - Mainline gear: 9,500–16,700 kgf (93,000–164,000 N; 21,000–37,000 lbf)
- Shunting: 18,000 kgf (180,000 N; 40,000 lbf)
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Career |
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Operators | Indian Railways |
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Numbers | 19057…19732 |
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Locale | All over Indian Railways, some leased/sold to private industry |
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The WDS-4 is a class of
diesel-hydraulic locomotive used by
Indian Railways for shunting and departmental operations. The model name stands for
broad gauge (
W), Diesel (
D), Shunting (
S) engine. The WDS-4 was once used all over India but most have now been scrapped or condemned from active service.
Locomotive sheds
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Shed Code |
Quantity
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Northern Railway |
Shakurbasti |
SSB |
1
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Rashtriya Chemical & Fertilizers |
RCF |
2
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Total Locomotives in Service as of April 2023[1] |
3
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See also
References
Bibliography
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Steam | BESA designs | |
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IRS designs | |
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World War II designs | |
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IGR standard designs | |
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| Diesel Mixed type | |
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Passenger | |
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Goods | |
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Shunting | |
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DC electric | |
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AC electric | |
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Dual (AC and DC) electric | |
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Dual mode | |
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