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'''Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara''' is an electric engine shed located in [[Vadodara]], in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It is located to south of Vadodara railway station, it falls under the [[Vadodara railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone. It is one of the two electric loco sheds in WR the other being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Valsad|Valsad]] (BL). | '''Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara''' is an electric engine shed located in [[Vadodara]], in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It is located to south of Vadodara railway station, it falls under the [[Vadodara railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone. It is one of the two electric loco sheds in WR the other being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Valsad|Valsad]] (BL). | ||
[[File:BRC ELS Logo.jpg|thumb|centre|150px|Logo of '''Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara''']] | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
Being one of the two electric engine sheds in Western Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of | Being one of the two electric engine sheds in Western Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 150 engine units. This shed houses a total of 205 engine units, including 66 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]], 139 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]].<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 | ||
|page=1|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Vadodara is now housing the 2nd largest fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] 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 Erode|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> | |page=1|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Vadodara is now housing the 2nd largest fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] 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 Erode|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> | ||
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== Livery & markings == | == Livery & markings == | ||
BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has two brand advertisement, one is '''Amul Milk''' and second is '''Fortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta'''. It is painted on loco's body side. | BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has two brand advertisement, one is '''Amul Milk''' and second is '''Fortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta'''. It is painted on loco's body side. | ||
BRC loco shed has its own stencils. It is written in Hindi and English language on loco's front side, rear side and lower bodyside. | BRC loco shed has its own stencils. It is written in Hindi and English language on loco's front side, rear side and lower bodyside. | ||
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== Locomotives == | == Locomotives == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! SN | |||
! Type of Loco | |||
! HP | |||
! Quantity | |||
! Image | |||
|- | |- | ||
|1. | |||
|WAP-5 | |||
|6120 | |||
|66 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2. | ||
|WAP-7 | |||
|6122 | |||
|139 | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of June 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> || 205 | |||
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of | |||
|} | |} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
• [[Electric Loco Shed, Valsad]]<br> | • [[Electric Loco Shed, Valsad]]<br> | ||