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{{Infobox railway depot
{{Infobox railway depot
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
| image = File:ED WDM3D TWINS.jpg
| image = File:Erode WDM3D.jpg
| image_width =  
| image_width =  
| image_upright = 1.25
| image_upright = 1.25
| image_alt =  
| image_alt =  
| caption = Erode based WDM-3D twins with an express train
| caption = Erode based WDM-3D #11453
| location = Erode–Chennimalai Road, [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| location = Erode–Chennimalai Road, [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.3249|77.7174|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|11.3249|77.7174|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| depotcode = ED
| depotcode = ED(D)
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| opened = {{Start date and age|1966|9|df=y}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1966|9|df=y}}
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| postgrouping =  
| postgrouping =  
| roads = 6
| roads = 6
| rollingstock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]], [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]], [[Indian locomotive class WDG-3A|WDG-3A]], [[Indian locomotive class WDS-6|WDS-6]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-1|WAP-1]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]]
| rollingstock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM 3D]], [[WDM3A]] , [[WDG3A]] , [[WAP1]] , [[WAP4]] , [[WAG5]] , [[WAG7]]
| routes = <!-- routes operated from the depot -->
| routes = <!-- routes operated from the depot -->
}}
}}
'''Diesel Loco Shed, Erode''' is an [[engine shed]] located on Erode–Chennimalai road in [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Being closely located to [[Erode Junction railway station|Erode Junction Railway Station]], the shed falls under [[Salem railway division|Salem Railway Division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]]. It is one of the four diesel loco sheds in SR others being at [[Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet|Tondiarpet]] (TNP), [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam|Ernakulam]] (ERS) and [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Golden Rock]] (GOC).
'''Diesel Loco Shed, Erode''' is an [[engine shed]] located on Erode–Chennimalai road in [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. Being closely located to [[Erode Junction railway station|Erode Junction Railway Station]], the shed falls under [[Salem railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].
 
[[File:ED DLS Logo.jpg|thumb|centre|150px|Logo of flowing Deer '''Diesel Loco Shed, Erode''']]


== History ==
== History ==
The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over a total area of {{convert|59457.9 |sqm|m2|lk=in|sigfig=2}} and covered area of {{convert|7454|sqm|m2|lk=in|sigfig=2}}. <ref name="shed">{{cite web|title=Sheds and Workshops – Southern Railway |url=http://irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |website=[[IRFCA]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606191131/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |archive-date= 6 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="dlsed">{{cite web|title=Erode Diesel loco shed profile|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/Erode.pdf|website=[[Railway Board]]|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321070757/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/Erode.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref>
The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over a total area of {{convert|59457.9 |sqm|m2|sigfig=2|disp=out}} and covered area of {{convert|7454|sqm|m2|sigfig=2|disp=out}}. <ref name="shed">{{cite web|title=Sheds and Workshops – Southern Railway |url=http://irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |publisher=[[IRFCA]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606191131/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |archive-date= 6 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="dlsed">{{cite web|title=Erode Diesel loco shed profile|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/Erode.pdf|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321070757/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/Erode.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref>


== Operations ==
== Operations ==
Like all locomotive sheds, Erode DLS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at Erode DLS but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.
Being one of the four diesel engine sheds in Southern Railway under the territory of [[Salem railway division]],<ref name=irmedsl>{{cite web|title=Mechanical Engineering – Diesel Loco Sheds, Southern Railway |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,713,723 |publisher=[[Indian Railways]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123102242/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C304%2C366%2C541%2C713%2C723 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=oneof>{{cite web|title=About us |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,374,492,494 |publisher=[[Southern Railway zone]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424084130/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C304%2C374%2C492%2C494 |archive-date=24 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are being carried out here. Apart from serving the [[Salem railway division|parent division]], the locos belonging to the shed also serves the unelectrified routes of [[Madurai railway division]], in addition to locos from [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Golden Rock]]. To provide space for electric locomotives, all the EMDs (WDG-4 and WDP-4D), WDM-3A and WDG-3A were transferred to Golden Rock.<ref name="overh">{{cite news|last1=Arockiaraj J |title=Locomotive failures affecting train operations in Madurai division |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Locomotive-failures-affecting-train-operations-in-Madurai-division/articleshow/22353454.cms? |access-date=24 November 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124030305/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Locomotive-failures-affecting-train-operations-in-Madurai-division/articleshow/22353454.cms |archive-date=24 November 2016 |location=Madurai |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Locomotives of Erode  shed are the regular links for all trains running through Tamil Nadu. Erode locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling on the [[Southern Railway zone]] as well. As more and more railway lines were electrified, ED DLS started losing links to electric locomotives, mainly [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP4]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG7]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAP-1|WAP-1]] locomotives from nearby electric locomotive sheds.
It previosly handled prestigious trains like the [[Amritha Express]] & [[Mumbai CST–Nagercoil Balaji Express]], Fast passengers trains and Link Express trains.
Being one of the four diesel engine sheds in Southern Railway under the territory of [[Salem railway division]],<ref name=irmedsl>{{cite web|title=Mechanical Engineering – Diesel Loco Sheds, Southern Railway |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,713,723 |work=[[Indian Railways]] |publisher=[[Railway Board]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123102242/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C304%2C366%2C541%2C713%2C723 |archive-date=23 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=oneof>{{cite web|title=About us |url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,374,492,494 |work=[[Southern Railway zone]] |access-date=24 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424084130/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C304%2C374%2C492%2C494 |archive-date=24 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are being carried out here. Apart from serving the [[Salem railway division|parent division]], the locos belonging to the shed also serves the unelectrified routes of [[Madurai railway division]], in addition to locos from [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Golden Rock]].<ref name="overh">{{cite news|last1=Arockiaraj J |title=Locomotive failures affecting train operations in Madurai division |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Locomotive-failures-affecting-train-operations-in-Madurai-division/articleshow/22353454.cms? |access-date=24 November 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124030305/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Locomotive-failures-affecting-train-operations-in-Madurai-division/articleshow/22353454.cms |archive-date=24 November 2016 |location=[[Madurai]] |url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Locomotives ==
== Locomotives ==
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| 1.
| 1.
| WDM-3A
| WDM-3A
| rowspan="2" | 3100
| 3100
| 2
| 2
|[[File:ED WDM3A.jpg|frameless]]
|
|-
|-
| 2.
| 2.
| WDG-3A
| WDG-3A
| 3100
| 1
| 1
|[[File:HPT - SBC Pass. (27681929635).jpg|frameless]]
|
|-
|-
| 3.
| 3.
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| 3300
| 3300
| 45
| 45
|[[File:ERODE WDM3D.jpg|frameless]]
|
|-
|-
| 4.
| 4.
| WDS-6
| 1400
| 1
|[[File:WDS6 36524R SSB NR.jpg|frameless]]
|-
| 5.
| WAP-1
| WAP-1
| 3900
| 3800
| 27
| 27
|[[File:AJJ_WAP1.jpg|frameless]]
|
|-
|-
|6.
| 5.
| WAG-5
| WAG-5
| 4300
| 3850
| 24
| 24
|[[File:EDDS WAG5.jpg|frameless]]
|
|-  
|-
| 7.
| 6.
| WAG-7
| WAG-7
| 5500
| 5350
| 28
| 28
|[[file:Erode WAG7.jpg|frameless]]
|
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives Active as of May 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IRFCA|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of June 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IRFCA|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||127
|
|
|}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet]] – [[Chennai]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock]] – [[Trichy]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet]]
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam]] – [[Kerala]]


== References ==
== References ==
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