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On 3 July 2014, a WAP-5 set an Indian speed record by hauling a train between Delhi and Agra at a speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). [2] The locomotive has regenerative braking , flexible gear coupling, wheel-mounted disc brakes , and a potential for speed enhancement to 200 km/h (120 mph).
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This shed then got 5 WAP-1 from Ghaziabad which stayed until 2002, then they were transferred back to Ghaziabad again. It later got the entire Southern Railway (SR) fleet of WAP-4 locos. Later these were then moved to Erode and Lallaguda. New WAG-7 locos were acquired but later transferred to Erode. In 2009, 30 WAP-1 locos transferred back from ...
Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 207 engine units, including 90 WAP-4 and 19 WAP-7. It also housed a few WAM-4 locomotives temporarily. [ 7 ] Electric Loco Shed, Howrah is now housing the 2nd largest fleet of WAP-4 in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.
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 ...
This class provided the basic design for a number of other locomotives like WCAM-1, WAG-5A, WCG-2, and some WAP-1 models. However, with the advent of new 3-phase locomotives like WAP-5 and WAP-7, the WAM-4 locomotives were relegated to hauling smaller passenger trains and most of the units have been scrapped. A few units are in service ...
The Indian locomotive class WDAP-5 is a class of diesel-electric dual mode locomotive that was developed in 2019 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W) , Diesel (D), AC Current (A), Passenger (P) and 5000 Horsepower (5).
In February 2017, Banaras Locomotive Works built their first WAP 7 class locomotive. [3] In 2019, a variant of the WAP-7, designated the WAP-7HS, was introduced for higher speeds. The WAP-7HS has a max speed of 180 km/h (110 mph), and is capable of hauling a 24-car train at 160 km/h (99 mph) as opposed to the 140 km/h (87 mph) of the original.