Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar

Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar

File:TATA TRICOLOR WAP7.jpg Tatanagar based WAP-7 painted in tricolor roaming at Ramrajtala
Location within Jharkhand
Location
Location	Tatanagar, Jharkhand
Coordinates	22°46′07″N 86°12′06″E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	South Eastern Railways
Depot code	TATA
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WAP-7 WAG-9
History
Opened	1962 (1962)
Former rolling stock	WAM-4 WAG-7 WAG-5 WAP-4

Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Tatanagar of the South Eastern Railway zone in Jharkhand, India.

Operations

Being one of the three electric engine sheds in South Eastern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 120 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 200 engine units, including 27 WAP-7 and 174 WAG-9. Like all locomotive sheds, TATA does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.

Livery & Markings

TATA based WAP-7 has TATA Steel advertisement on loco's body side.

File:TATA STEEL WAP-7.jpg

TATA Steel advertised WAP-7 at Tatanagar ELS

File:TATA STEEL WAP7.jpg

TATA Steel advertised WAP-7 at Kolkata Chitpur yard

Tatanagar WAP-7 37269 standing at Platform 5 of Tatanagar

Tatanagar loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front & back side.

Locomotives

SN	Type of Loco	HP	Holding	Images
1.	WAP-7	6350	41	File:TATA WAP7.png
2.	WAG-9	6120	204	File:TATA WAG9HC.jpg
Total locomotives active as of August 2022			245