Diesel Loco Shed, Erode

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{{Short description|Loco shed in Tamilnadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox railway depot
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
| image = File:ED WDM3D TWINS.jpg
| image_width =
| image_upright = 1.25
| image_alt =
| caption = Erode based WDM-3D twins with an express train
| location = Erode–Chennimalai Road, [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.3249|77.7174|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| depotcode = ED(D)
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| opened = {{Start date and age|1966|9|df=y}}
| closed = 
| original =
| pregrouping =
| postgrouping =
| roads = 6
| rollingstock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM 3D]], [[WDM3A]] , [[WDG3A]] , [[WAP1]] , [[WAP4]] , [[WAG5]] , [[WAG7]]
| routes = 
}}
'''Diesel Loco Shed, Erode''' is an [[engine shed]] located on Erode–Chennimalai road in [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Being closely located to [[Erode Junction railway station|Erode Junction Railway Station]], the shed falls under [[Salem railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].

== History ==
The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over a total area of {{convert|59457.9 |sqm|m2|sigfig=2|disp=out}} and covered area of {{convert|7454|sqm|m2|sigfig=2|disp=out}}. <ref name="shed">{{cite web|title=Sheds and Workshops – Southern Railway |url=http://irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |publisher=[[IRFCA]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606191131/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |archive-date= 6 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="dlsed">{{cite web|title=Erode Diesel loco shed profile|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/Erode.pdf|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321070757/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/Erode.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref>

== Operations ==
Being one of the four diesel engine sheds in Southern Railway under the territory of [[Salem railway division]],<ref name=irmedsl>{{cite web|title=Mechanical Engineering – Diesel Loco Sheds, Southern Railway |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,713,723 |publisher=[[Indian Railways]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123102242/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C304%2C366%2C541%2C713%2C723 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=oneof>{{cite web|title=About us |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,374,492,494 |publisher=[[Southern Railway zone]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424084130/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C304%2C374%2C492%2C494 |archive-date=24 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are being carried out here. Apart from serving the [[Salem railway division|parent division]], the locos belonging to the shed also serves the unelectrified routes of [[Madurai railway division]], in addition to locos from [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Golden Rock]]. To provide space for electric locomotives, all the EMDs (WDG-4 and WDP-4D), WDM-3A and WDG-3A were transferred to Golden Rock.<ref name="overh">{{cite news|last1=Arockiaraj J |title=Locomotive failures affecting train operations in Madurai division |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Locomotive-failures-affecting-train-operations-in-Madurai-division/articleshow/22353454.cms? |access-date=24 November 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124030305/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Locomotive-failures-affecting-train-operations-in-Madurai-division/articleshow/22353454.cms |archive-date=24 November 2016 |location=Madurai |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Locomotives ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! SN
! Locomotives
! HP
! Quantity
!Image
|-
| 1.
| WDM-3A
| 3100
| 2
|[[File:ED WDM3A.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| 2.
| WDG-3A
| 3100
| 1
|[[File:KYN WDG3A.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| 3.
| WDM-3D
| 3300
| 45
|[[File:ERODE WDM3D.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| 4.
| WAP-1
| 3800
| 27
|[[File:AJJ WAP1.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| 5.
| WAG-5
| 3850
| 24
|[[File:AJJ WAG5 TWINS.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| 6.
| WAG-7
| 5350
| 28
|[[File:AJJ WAG7.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of June 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IRFCA|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||127
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official Website|http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/|name=Railway Board}}
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{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}

[[Category:Railway depots in India|ERODE]]
[[Category:Salem railway division|*]]
[[Category:Transport in Erode]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in Madras State]]

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