The Indian locomotive class WCM-6 is a class of 1.5 kV DC

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s that was developed in 1995 by

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is an electric locomotive manufacturer based in India. The works are located at Chittaranjan in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of West Bengal, with an ancillary unit in Dankuni. The main unit is 32 km f ...

(CLW) for

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. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Direct Current (C), Mixed traffic (M) engine, 6th generation (6). They entered service in 1996. A total of 2 WCM-6 locomotives was built at CLW in 1995. Currently they haul only departmental trains and do shunting duties.

History

The history of WCM-6 begins in the early 1960s with the stated aim of the

(IR) to remove the aging fleet of WCM class locomotives working in the

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(CR). So IR to procure 2 1500 V DC electric locomotives from

(CLW), who also previously supplied the WCM-5 class. They had the High Adhesion Bogies used in the

WAG-7 The Indian locomotive class WAG-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1990 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic (G ...

class AC locomotive. They are manufactured in India in 1995. They were the first “non nosed” DC locomotives to be manufactured. WCM-6 class DC locomotives of Kalyan shed and were converted to work on 25KV AC by Electric Locomotives Works -Bhusuwal on 28 August 2008. The WCM-6 locomotives were used in Freight Duties.

Locomotive shed

Former sheds

* Ajni *Bhusuwal (BSL)

References

External links

* http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-specs.html#WCM-6

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History

Locomotive shed

Former sheds

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