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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = Indian locomotive class WDS-2
| powertype = Diesel
| image = File:Bonn Beuel Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C uit 1951 (20194143436).jpg
| alt =
| caption = A Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C on which WDS-2 is based
| builder = [[Krauss-Maffei]]
| ordernumber =
| serialnumber =
| buildmodel = Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C
| builddate = 1954-55
| totalproduction = 30
| rebuilder =
| rebuilddate =
| numberrebuilt =
| Britishclass = [[C locomotives|C]]
| uicclass = C
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}}
| trucks =
| bogies =
| wheeldiameter = {{convert|1092|mm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| trailingdiameter =
| minimumcurve =
| wheelbase =
| length =
| over couplers = {{convert|8.535|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=16}}
| body = {{convert|72.65|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=16}}
| width = {{convert|3.150|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=16}}
| height = {{convert|3.925|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=16}}
| axleload =
| weightondrivers =
| locoweight = {{convert|51400|kg|abbr=on}} to {{convert|46000|kg|abbr=on}}
| fueltype = [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]]
| fuelcap =
| lubecap =
| coolantcap =
| watercap =
| sandcap =
| consumption =
| watercons =
| primemover =
| rpmrange =
| enginetype = [[Diesel engine|diesel]]
| aspiration = [[Turbo-supercharger|Turbo-supercharged]]
| displacement =
| alternator =
| generator = DC
| tractionmotors =
| cylindercount =
| cylindersize =
| transmission =[[Diesel-electric transmission]]
| multipleworking =2
| maxspeed = {{convert|54|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput = Max:{{convert|440|HP|abbr=on}} net:{{convert|440|HP|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort ={{convert|15420|t|0|abbr=on}}
| factorofadhesion =
| trainheating =
| locobrakes = [[Vacuum brake|Vacuum]]
| locobrakeforce =
| trainbrakes = [[Vacuum brake|Vacuum]]
| safety =
| operator =[[Indian Railways]]
| operatorclass =
| powerclass =
| numinclass =
| fleetnumbers = 19016-045
| officialname =
| nicknames =
| axleloadclass =
| locale = Mostly on present day CR and few on NR
| deliverydate = 1954
| firstrundate = 1954
| lastrundate = 1990s
| retiredate = 1990s
| withdrawndate = 1990s
| preservedunits =
| restoredate =
| scrapdate =
| currentowner =
| disposition = Retired
}}
The Indian locomotive class '''WDS-2''' is a class of [[diesel-electric locomotive]] that was developed in 1954 by [[Krauss-Maffei|Kraus Maffei]] for [[Indian Railways]]. The model name stands for [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge (W)]], Diesel (D), Shunting locomotive (S) engine, 2nd generation (2). They entered service in 1955. A total of 20 WDS-2 was built in Germany between 1954 and 1955, which made them the most numerous class of shunting diesel locomotive until the [[Indian locomotive class WDS-4|WDS-4B]].

The WDS-2 served both shunting and departmental trains for over 45 years. As of January 2020, all locomotives have been withdrawn and subsequently scrapped. None of the 30 locomotives have been preserved

== History ==
These locomotives were imported from Germany in 1954. They are based on the Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C with the power-pack of [[:de:Krauss-Maffei ML 440 C|Krauss-Maffei ML 440 C]]. They are among the first diesel locomotives of India. They were very noisy in operation.Very vintage looking, too.

== Former sheds ==

* Kurla(CR)
* Shathurbaski (SSB)
* Lucknow (LKD)
* 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:C locomotives]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1954]]
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge locomotives]]
[[Category:Diesel-hydraulic locomotives of India]]
[[Category:Krauss-Maffei locomotives]]

Indian locomotive class WDS-2 - Revision history

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