Power type Diesel Model FA Total produced 100 | Builder ALCo Build date 1957-59 AAR wheel arr. C-C | |
The 1st class of Wide Gauge(W), Diesel powered(D), Mixed load(M),i.e., meant for hauling both freight and passenger trains. These are the first mainline diesel engines imported after Independence. They were even the fastest diesel locomotives till the advent of WDM 2 and WDM 4. They used to haul ore/freight trains on SER. In the end, they were relegated to shunting/piloting duties or hauling sugarcane freight trains. One unit is preserved at National Rail Museum, Delhi.
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Sheds Holding WDM-1
Around 40 locos were based at patratu,which were transferred from Gaya.
Trains hauled by WDM-1
Howrah-Madras Mail
References
Indian locomotive class WDM-1 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA