Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara is an electric engine shed located in
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...
, in the Indian state of
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
. It is located to south of
Vadodara railway station, it falls under the
Vadodara railway division of
Western Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.
History
It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50
WAG-5 class locomotives.
It was an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad shed and which allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC Locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC Loco.
Post AC conversion of
Western Railway,
WCAM-1 &
WCAM-2/2P fleet transferred to
Central Railway's
Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 was gradually condemned and are out of service totally.
Livery & markings
BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has three brand advertisement, one is Amul Milk second is Fortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta and third is Joy Electric Bike. It is painted on loco's body side.
BRC loco shed has its own stencils. It is written in Hindi and English language on loco's front side, rear side and lower bodyside.
Locomotives
See also
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Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
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Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva
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Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati
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Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam
References
External links
Railway Board - Official WebsiteWestern Railway - Official Website
{{Western Railway
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...
Vadodara Electric Loco Shed
Vadodara
Transport in Vadodara
1970 establishments in Gujarat