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	'''Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Tughlakabad (village) \|Tughlakabad]] of the [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railway]] in [[Delhi]], India. It is located in Northern Railways but comes under the jurisdiction of West Central railway zone. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the [[West Central Railway zone]], the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi\|Itarsi]] (ET) and New Katni Jn (NKJ).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=West central railways\|url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}</ref>		'''Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Tughlakabad (village) \|Tughlakabad]] of the [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railway]] in [[Delhi]], India. It is located in Northern Railways but comes under the jurisdiction of West Central railway zone. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the [[West Central Railway zone]], the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi\|Itarsi]] (ET) and New Katni Jn (NKJ).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=West central railways\|url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}</ref>

			[[File:TKD ELS Logo.jpg\|thumb\|centre\|150px\|Logo of '''Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad''']]

	==History==		==History==
	Steam locomotives used to exist at Tuglakabad until the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Steam Locomotive Sheds in the 1970s\|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html#bgsr\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=scan0189.jpg\|url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Steam/collingwood/scan0189.jpg.html\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> After Western Railway (former, now under West Central Railways) set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1980s, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds were decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Report of the expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958\|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-expert-committee-coal-consumption-railways-1958\|website=INDIAN CULTURE\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Delhi to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Tuglakabad was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Electric loco shed location\|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>		Steam locomotives used to exist at Tuglakabad until the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Steam Locomotive Sheds in the 1970s\|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html#bgsr\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=scan0189.jpg\|url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Steam/collingwood/scan0189.jpg.html\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> After Western Railway (former, now under West Central Railways) set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1980s, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds were decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Report of the expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958\|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-expert-committee-coal-consumption-railways-1958\|website=INDIAN CULTURE\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Delhi to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Tuglakabad was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Electric loco shed location\|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>

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	==Livery and Markings==		==Livery and Markings==
			TKD has its own markings on the locomotives. The Shed mainly uses stencils which is present on looks front and back body. TKD locomotives have a standardised livery all over India.

	== Locomotives ==		== Locomotives ==

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	==Operations==		==Operations==
	Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of ~~207~~ engine units including [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7\|WAP-7]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9\|WAG-9]] units. It also formerly housed a few WAM-4 locomotives.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/ele_engg/downloads/Shed_type_wise_holding_011015.pdf\|access-date=2016-11-23\|page=1}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Tuglakabad is now housing a large fleet of WAP-7 in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.<ref>{{cite news\|title=fleets under sheds\|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Locos in amgul\|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>		Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 263 engine units including 119 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7\|WAP-7]] and 144 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9\|WAG-9]] units. It also formerly housed a few WAM-4 locomotives.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/ele_engg/downloads/Shed_type_wise_holding_011015.pdf\|access-date=2016-11-23\|page=1}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Tuglakabad is now housing a large fleet of WAP-7 in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.<ref>{{cite news\|title=fleets under sheds\|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Locos in amgul\|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>

	Like all locomotive sheds, TKD ELS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at TKD ELS but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of TKD ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Delhi and Madhya Pradesh when widespread electrification of railway lines started in West Central Railways. TKD locomotives are also used for Rajdhani trains as well. It handled prestigious trains like the [[Mahakoshal Express]], [[Shaan-e-Bhopal Express]], [[Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express\|Duronto Express]] and many more.		Like all locomotive sheds, TKD ELS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at TKD ELS but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of TKD ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Delhi and Madhya Pradesh when widespread electrification of railway lines started in West Central Railways. TKD locomotives are also used for Rajdhani trains as well. It handled prestigious trains like the [[Mahakoshal Express]], [[Shaan-e-Bhopal Express]], [[Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express\|Duronto Express]] and many more.

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	==Operations==		==Operations==
			Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 207 engine units including [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7\|WAP-7]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9\|WAG-9]] units. It also formerly housed a few WAM-4 locomotives.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/ele_engg/downloads/Shed_type_wise_holding_011015.pdf\|access-date=2016-11-23\|page=1}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Tuglakabad is now housing a large fleet of WAP-7 in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.<ref>{{cite news\|title=fleets under sheds\|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Locos in amgul\|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>

			Like all locomotive sheds, TKD ELS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at TKD ELS but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of TKD ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Delhi and Madhya Pradesh when widespread electrification of railway lines started in West Central Railways. TKD locomotives are also used for Rajdhani trains as well. It handled prestigious trains like the [[Mahakoshal Express]], [[Shaan-e-Bhopal Express]], [[Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express\|Duronto Express]] and many more.

	==Livery and Markings==		==Livery and Markings==

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	==Operations==		==Operations==
	==~~Liver~~ and Markings==		==Livery and Markings==

	== Locomotives ==		== Locomotives ==

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			==Liver and Markings==

	== Locomotives ==		== Locomotives ==

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	'''Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Tughlakabad (village) \|Tughlakabad]] of the [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railway]] in [[Delhi]], India. It is located in Northern Railways but comes under the jurisdiction of West Central railway zone. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the [[West Central Railway zone]], the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi\|Itarsi]] (ET) and New Katni Jn (NKJ).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=West central railways\|url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}</ref>		'''Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Tughlakabad (village) \|Tughlakabad]] of the [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railway]] in [[Delhi]], India. It is located in Northern Railways but comes under the jurisdiction of West Central railway zone. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the [[West Central Railway zone]], the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi\|Itarsi]] (ET) and New Katni Jn (NKJ).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=West central railways\|url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}</ref>
	==History==		==History==
			Steam locomotives used to exist at Tuglakabad until the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Steam Locomotive Sheds in the 1970s\|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html#bgsr\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=scan0189.jpg\|url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Steam/collingwood/scan0189.jpg.html\|website=www.irfca.org\|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> After Western Railway (former, now under West Central Railways) set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1980s, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds were decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Report of the expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958\|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-expert-committee-coal-consumption-railways-1958\|website=INDIAN CULTURE\|language=en\|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Delhi to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Tuglakabad was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Electric loco shed location\|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39\|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>

	==Operations==		==Operations==