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<div>{{Short description|Loco shed in Gujarat, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox railway depot<br />
| name = Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara<br />
| image = File:BRC WAP-7.jpg<br />
| image_width = <!-- width of the main image --><br />
| image_upright = 1.5<br />
| image_alt = <!-- alternate text for main image (only works if image_width is supplied) --><br />
| caption = Vadodara based [[WAP-7]] (no. 30719) <br />
| location = [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.3108|73.1809|format=dms|region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| map_type = India Gujarat<br />
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway zone]]<br />
| depotcode = BRC<br />
| type = Electric [[Engine shed]]<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1970||}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| original = <br />
| pregrouping = <br />
| postgrouping = <br />
| roads = 7<br />
| rollingstock = [[WAP-5]] <br> [[WAP-7]] <br />
| routes = [[Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line]]<br>[[Mathura–Vadodara section]]<br>[[Ahmedabad]]–[[Delhi]] main line<br />
| former_rolling_stock = [[WAM-4]] <br> [[WAP-4]] <br> [[WAG-5]] <br> [[WAG-9]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara''' is an electric engine shed located in [[Vadodara]], in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It is located to south of [[Vadodara railway station]], it falls under the [[Vadodara railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.<br />
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== History ==<br />
It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] class locomotives.<br />
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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.<br />
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Post AC conversion of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]], [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] & [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-2/2P|WCAM-2/2P]] fleet transferred to [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]'s [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]]. WCAM-1 was gradually condemned and are out of service totally.<br />
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== Livery & markings ==<br />
BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has two brand advertisement, one is '''Amul Milk''' and second is '''Fortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta'''. It is painted on loco's body side.<br />
[[File:BRC FORTUNE WAP5.jpg|thumb|Vadodara based '''Fortune Edible Oils''' advertised WAP-5 locomotive]]<br />
[[File:Amul WAP-5.jpg|thumb|Vadodara-based '''Amul Milks''' advertised WAP-5 locomotive]]<br />
[[File:BRC Fortume WAP7.jpg|thumb|Vadodara-based '''Fortune Chakki Fresh Atta''' advertised WAP-7 locomotive]]<br />
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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.<br />
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== Locomotives ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! SN!! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity !! Image<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || [[WAP-5]] || 6120 || 66 || [[File:BRC HOG WAP5.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || [[WAP-7]] || 6350 || 139 || [[File:BRC WAP7.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of May 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> || 205<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/ Railway Board - Official Website]<br />
* [http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Western Railway - Official Website]<br />
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{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}<br />
{{Railways in Western India}}<br />
{{Western Railway}}<br />
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[[Category:Electric railway depots in India|Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:Railway depots in Gujarat|Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:Vadodara railway division|Vadodara Electric Loco Shed]]<br />
[[Category:Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:1970 establishments in Gujarat]]</div>2409:4041:2D8C:CB69:0:0:2109:7E15