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| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of 01-09-2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> || 167
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Revision as of 06:22, 26 September 2021

Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
Location
LocationValsad, Gujarat
Coordinates20°36′36″N 72°55′34″E / 20.610°N 72.926°E / 20.610; 72.926
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorWestern Railways
Depot codeBL
TypeElectric engine shed
Roads6
Rolling stockWAP-4
WAG-5
WAG-7
WAG-9
Routes servedAhmedabad–Mumbai main line
History
Former rolling stockWCAM-1
WCAM-2P

Electric Loco Shed, Valsad is an electric engine shed located in Valsad, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located to south of Valsad railway station, it falls under the Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.[1][2][3]

History

It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG-5 class locomotives. Post AC conversion of Western Railway, few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2 fleet were transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 were slowly condemned. The shed received WAG-7 in 2013.

The shed houses over 100 electric locomotives. It is the only loco shed on WR which had housed the AC/DC locomotives like WCAM-1 and WCAM-2, WCAM-2P and one of the only two in India; the other being Kalyan Loco Shed on Central Railway to house AC/DC dual powered electric locomotives. Recently many WAG-5/5As have been homed at Valsad which are pure AC locomotives.

Locomotives

SN Locomotives HP Quantity Image
1. WAP-4 5050 32 File:BL WAP4E.jpg
2. WAG-5 3850 57 File:BL WAG5 TWINS.jpg
3. WAG-7 5500 68 File:BL WAG7 24698.jpg
4. WAG-9 6122 10 File:BIA WAG9H.jpg
Total locomotives active as of 01-09-2021[4] 167

References

  1. ^ WESTERN RAILWAY ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, (TRS) VALSAD
  2. ^ Locomotive Sheds
  3. ^ Electric Loco Shed, VALSAD
  4. ^ "e-Locos".
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