Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi: Difference between revisions

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 augmented capacity of 175 locomotives units. Beyond the sactioned capacity, this shed houses a total of 171 engine units, including 19 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], 55 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] and 97 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]] and the holding numbers are going to increase in the near future as new locos have been allotted by Railway board to ET shed. Like all locomotive sheds, ET does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheds and Workshops|url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html}}</ref> It handled prestigious trains like the [[Amarkantak Express]]<ref>[http://amp.indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-amarkantak-express-12854/48/12/187 Amarkantak express]</ref>, [[Habibganj–Jabalpur Jan Shatabdi Express|Rani Kamlapati-Jabalpur Janshatabdi Express]]<ref>[http://amp.indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-rani-kamlapati-jabalpur-janshatabdi-express-12061/831/12923/529 Janshatabdi Express]</ref>, [[Pune–Habibganj Humsafar Express|Humsafar Express]]<ref>[http://amp.indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-rani-kamlapati-habibganj-pune-humsafar-express-22172/89660/12923/76 Humsafar express]</ref> and many more mail express and superfast trainsIt . formerlt used to hold the largest fleet of WAP-4 locomotives all over the Indian Raiaylw but now a major chunk of the WAP-4 locomotives has been transferred to other sheds.<ref>[https://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/5558962 Transfer of WAP-4 locomotives of Itarsi]</ref>