Indian locomotive class WDS-2

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Indian locomotive class WDS-2
Bonn Beuel Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C uit 1951 (20194143436).jpg
A Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C on which WDS-2 is based
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
Builder Krauss-Maffei
ModelKrauss-Maffei ML 400 C
Build date1954–1955
Total produced30
Specifications
Configuration:
   UIC C
  Commonwealth C
Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Length:
  Over couplers8.535 m (28 ft 0 in)
  Over body72.65 m (238 ft 4+14 in)
Width3.150 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height3.925 m (12 ft 10+12 in)
Loco weight51,400 kg (113,300 lb) to 46,000 kg (101,000 lb)
Fuel type Diesel
Engine type Diesel
Aspiration Turbo-supercharged
Generator DC
Transmission Diesel–electric
MU working 2
Loco brake Vacuum
Train brakes Vacuum
Performance figures
Maximum speed54 km/h (34 mph)
Power outputMax: 440 hp (330 kW)
Tractive effort 15,420 kgf (151,219 N; 33,995 lbf)
Career
Operators Indian Railways
Numbers19016-045
LocaleMostly on present day Central Railways, few on Northern Railways
Delivered1954
First run1954
Last run1990s
Retired1990s
Withdrawn1990s
DispositionAll scrapped

The Indian locomotive class WDS-2 was a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 1954 by Krauss Maffei for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Shunting locomotive (S) engine, 2nd generation (2). They entered service in 1955. A total of 20 WDS-2 was built in Germany between 1954 and 1955, which made them the most numerous class of shunting diesel locomotive until the WDS-4B.

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The WDS-2 served both shunting and departmental trains for over 45 years. As of January 2020, all locomotives have been withdrawn and scrapped.

History

These locomotives were imported from Germany in 1954. They are based on the Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C with the power-pack of Krauss-Maffei ML 440 C. They were among the first diesel locomotives of India. They were very loud in operation.[ according to whom? ]

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    Bibliography

    • Hughes, Hugh (1996). Indian Locomotives: Part 4 – 1941–1990. Harrow, Middlesex: The Continental Railway Circle. ISBN   0-9521655-1-1. OCLC   35135033.