Indian locomotive class WAP-3

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WAP-3
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Designer RDSO, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Builder Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Order numberRDSOE-17
ModelWAP-1 FMII
Build date1987–1988
Total produced9 (all from previous WAP-1 units)
Rebuilder Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Rebuild date1987–1988
Number rebuilt9
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  AAR C-C
 •  UIC Co′Co′
 • Commonwealth Co-Co
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Bogies Fabricated bogie assembly (Flexicoil Mark II and later Mark IV)
Wheel diameterNew: 1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Half worn: 1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Full worn: 1,016 mm (3 ft 4 in)
Wheelbase 1,735 mm (5 ft 8 in)
Length:
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 • Over beams18.794 m (61 ft 7+29⁄32 in)
 • Over body17.500 m (57 ft 4+31⁄32 in)
Width3.179 m (10 ft 5+5⁄32 in)
Height4.272 m (14 ft 3⁄16 in)
Frame type Flexicoil (cast steel bogies); primary and secondary wheel springs with bolsters
Axle load 18,800 kg (41,400 lb)
Loco weight112,000 kg (247,000 lb)
Sandbox cap.8 Sandboxes
Power supply 110v DC
Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead
Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Traction motors Alstom TAO 659
Loco brake Air
Train brakes Air, Dual
Safety systemsSlip control, Over voltage relay, Main overload relay, Earth Fault Relay, Low Pressure Governor, Brake Cylinder Cutoff Valve, Train parting alarms and No OHE volt relay
Performance figures
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Power output:
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 • Starting3,900 hp (2,900 kW)
 • Continuous3,760 hp (2,804 kW)
Tractive effort:
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 • Starting22,400 kgf (220 kN)
 • 1 hour22,400 kgf (220 kN)
Career
Operators Indian Railways
Class WAP-3
Numbers22003, 22005-22009 and 22034, 22051, 220052
NicknamesJawahar
LocaleAll over India
Delivered1987
First run1988
WithdrawnFebruary 2017
Preserved1 (as Loco pilot trainer)
DispositionAll reverted to WAP-1 and in service.

The Indian locomotive class WAP-3 was a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was designed by Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways in 1987. The model name stands for Broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) locomotive, 3rd generation (3). They entered service in 1988. They were the faster variant of the previous WAP-1 class. A total of 9 WAP-3 were converted from existing WAP-1 units at CLW between 1987 and 1988, but were later reverted back to WAP-1 specifications.

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History

The history of the WAP-3 begins in the early 1980s with the WAP-1 class. The WAP-1 was the first attempt to create a dedicated high-speed electric passenger locomotive. [1] They were first used on the Howrah Rajdhani Express, [2] but Indian Railways was not satisfied with the performance of the WAP-1, as they could haul around 19 coaches at a max speed of 120 km/h. So Indian Railways decided to procure a faster version of the WAP-1. [3]

The WAP-3 was ordered from CLW to the design of RDSO. The Flexicoil cast steel bogies of the WAP-1 was replaced by Flexicoil Mark II versions. This increased max speed to 140 km/h.[ citation needed ] Five prototype locomotives of this type were made from existing WAP-1 units. The first prototype WAP-1 numbered '22005 Jawahar' was put into service in 1988.[ citation needed ] Initially these locomotives were classified as WAP-1 FM II, [4] with FM II standing for " Flexicoil Mark II " and were certified to run at 130 km/h between Jhansi and lalitpur section. [5] Later Flexicoil Mark 4 bogies were provided for Subsequent WAP-3 which increased max speed to 160 km/h.[ citation needed ]

They were first used on the Taj Express and then the Shatabdi express. [6] [7] The Bhopal Shatabdi used to run with WAP-3 for some time. [8] But as trains got longer the WAP-3 struggled to perform and required banking locomotives on moderately graded sections, and so did not meet their design goals these were reverted to WAP-1 class again.[ citation needed ][ when? ]

The WAP-3 and WAP-1 provided the basis for the WAP-4 class.

Locomotive sheds

The current list[ as of? ] of the former WAP-3 class

Loco NoCurrent ShedStatusCurrent classCommentREF
22003Arakkonam (AJJ)Training LocoWAP-1Converted to training loco with glass panels in bodyside [9]
22005Arakkonam (AJJ)In serviceWAP-1Named Jawahar [10]
22006Tughlakabad (TKD)
In serviceWAP-1Named Rajhans [11]
22007Arakkonam (AJJ)In serviceWAP-1 [12]
22008Arakkonam (AJJ)In serviceWAP-1 [13]
22009Arakkonam (AJJ)In serviceWAP-1 [14]
22034Tughlakabad (TKD)In serviceWAP-1 [15]
22051Tughlakabad (TKD)In serviceWAP-1Now a WAP-4[ as of? ] [16]
22052Tughlakabad (TKD)In serviceWAP-1 [17] [18]

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    4. ↑ "WAP-3 name" (PDF).
    5. ↑ "Speed certificate" (PDF).
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