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Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar

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Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar
Location
LocationTatanagar, Jharkhand
Coordinates22°46′07″N 86°12′06″E / 22.76861°N 86.20167°E / 22.76861; 86.20167
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorSouth Eastern Railways
Depot codeTATA
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockWAP-7
WAG-9
History
Opened1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Former rolling stockWAM-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.[1]

Livery & Markings

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

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TATA Steel advertised WAP-7 at Tatanagar ELS
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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
1. WAP-7 6350 41
2. WAG-9 6120 204
Total locomotives active as of September 2022[2] 245

References

  1. ^ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ "e-Locos".