TYPES Of LOCOMOTIVES :-

ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES :-           

 Indias first ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE is WAM 1 . "W" indicates the type of track where this locomotive is run . ( Three types of tracks are mostly used in Indian Railways )

1 ) BROAD GUAGE  (W)

2 ) METER GUAGE  (M) 

3 ) NARROW GUAGE  (N)

 

 "A" Indicates the type of power requires to run a locomotive means that AC Current ( 25K ) VOLTS

"M" Indicates that the ENGINE Can Run On Both AC & DC Tractions     ( CURRENT)

India's 1st broad gauge electric locomotive, Lokmanya WCM1, dedicated to nation on 14th Oct, 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW). It had Hitachi HS 373-BR (675 hp, 700V, 765A, 850 rpm, weight 4500 kg) traction motors 3700 HP, Max speed 120 km/hr. Road numbers ranged between 20083 and 20103. Kolkata Rail Museum.

• DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES :-

 Indias first DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE is WDM 1 . 

         The WDM 1s were the very first diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways and were used on the very first desielised express trains. They were imported from 1957 to 1959 and served the Indian Railways brilliantly till the 2000s.

They had very good specifications for their time but one drawback was that they had only one front cab, which necessitated the use of turntables. They are all now retired and scrapped except for one which is reserved in the National Rail Museum.

WDM 1