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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = Indian locomotive class WDS-1
| powertype = Diesel
| image = GE 45-Ton Switcher at MSU's T. B. Simon Power Plant.jpg
| alt = WDS-1 is actually an military locomotive during WW2
| caption = The GE 45 ton switcher similar to the WDS-1 class
| builder = [[GE]]
| ordernumber =
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| buildmodel =
| builddate = 1944-45
| totalproduction = 15
| rebuilder =
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| numberrebuilt =
| Britishclass = [[Bo-Bo locomotives|Bo-Bo]]
| uicclass = [[Bo′Bo′]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}}
| trucks =
| bogies =
| wheeldiameter = {{convert|1092|mm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| trailingdiameter =
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| weightondrivers =
| locoweight = {{convert|41000|kg|abbr=on}} to {{convert|46000|kg|abbr=on}}
| fueltype = [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]]
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| lubecap = {
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| watercap =
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| enginetype = [[Diesel engine|diesel]]
| aspiration = [[Turbo-supercharger|Turbo-supercharged]]
| displacement =
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| generator = DC
| tractionmotors =
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| transmission =[[Diesel-electric transmission]]
| multipleworking =2
| maxspeed = {{convert|56|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput = Max:{{convert|386|HP|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort ={{convert|11500|t|0|abbr=on}}
| factorofadhesion =
| trainheating =
| locobrakes = [[Vacuum brake|Vacuum]]
| locobrakeforce =
| trainbrakes = [[Vacuum brake|Vacuum]]
| safety =
| operator =[[Indian Railways]]
| operatorclass =
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| numinclass =
| fleetnumbers = 19000-19014
| officialname =
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| axleloadclass =
| locale = Mostly on present day WR and few on ER
| deliverydate = 1944
| firstrundate = 1944
| lastrundate = 1990s
| retiredate = 1990s
| withdrawndate = 1990s
| preservedunits =
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| disposition = Retired
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The class '''WDS-1''' was a [[diesel-electric locomotive]] used by [[Indian Railways]] for shunting and doing departmental works. The model name stands for [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] (W), Diesel (D), Shunting (S) 1st generation (1). The WDS-1 is used mostly in the [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway Zone]] (NR). All these locomotives were withdrawn by the late 1990s.

== History ==
During [[World War II|WW2]] the [[Transportation Corps|USATC]] took effective control of the ports of Bombay, Calcutta and Karachi and to operate them obtained 50 General Electric built Bo-Bo diesel locos; these were a standard [[General Electric]] 45 ton design of locomotive. When delivered to India the locos were split between the BAR, BB&CIR, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway|GIPR]] and [[North Western State Railway|NWR]] and were used for working military traffic between the ports and mainline railways. After the war they became the property of the mainline railways and in turn became IR locos. Post war they were designated as ADE class and on IR they were WDS-1 class. One unidentified member of the class has been preserved and is now at the DLW, Varanasi.

Upon the departure of the Americans, the locos all became part of the stocks of their respective companies. In 8/1947 14 of the locos became the property Pakistan. Unsurprisingly all the NWR examples were among these along with two each from BBCIR (6500-01), GIPR (6526-27) and the BAR pair. They became their ADE36 class with the running numbers 6501 to 6514. The ones that remained in India became ADE class locos and were numbered 410 to 425. All but one of these 15 became WDS-1 class locos and received the numbers 19000 to 14. The missing loco was sold to CLW for use as their works shunter where it remains albeit now preserved. The WDS-1 were another long resilient class as one was in 1992, at Sealdah.

== Former shed ==

* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty|Gooty]] (GY): All the locomotives of this class has been withdrawn from service.

== See also ==

* [[History of rail transport in India]]
* [[Locomotives of India]]
* [[Rail transport in India]]
* [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2]]

== References ==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
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*{{Hughes-IndianLocos4}}
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{{Broad gauge locomotives of India |state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Bo-Bo locomotives]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1945]]
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives]]
[[Category:Diesel-hydraulic locomotives of India]]
[[Category:General Electric locomotives]]

Indian locomotive class WDS-1 - Revision history

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