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{{Infobox railway depot | {{Infobox railway depot | ||
| name = Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara | | name = Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara | ||
| image = File:BRC | | image = File:BRC WAP7.jpg | ||
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| caption = | | caption = BRC-based WAP-7 (no. 37279) hauling Bengaluru Rajdhani Express | ||
| location = [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]] | | location = [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]] | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|22.3108|73.1809|format=dms|region:IN|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|22.3108|73.1809|format=dms|region:IN|display=inline,title}} | ||
| map_type = India Gujarat | | map_type = India Gujarat | ||
| owner = [[Indian Railways]] | | owner = [[Indian Railways]] | ||
| operator = [[ | | operator = [[Western Railway zone]] | ||
| depotcode = BRC | | depotcode = BRC | ||
| type = Electric [[Engine shed]] | | type = Electric [[Engine shed]] | ||
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| postgrouping = | | postgrouping = | ||
| roads = 7 | | roads = 7 | ||
| rollingstock = [[WAP-5]] <br> [[WAP-7]] | | rollingstock = [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] | ||
| routes = [[Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line]]<br>[[Mathura–Vadodara section]] | | routes = [[Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line]]<br>[[Mathura–Vadodara section]] | ||
| former_rolling_stock = [[WAM-4 | | former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]] | ||
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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 | '''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 == | ||
It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG | It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG 5]] class locomotives. | ||
It was an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad shed and which allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC Locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC Loco. | It was an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad shed and which allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC Locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC Loco. | ||
Post AC conversion of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]], [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] & [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-2 | Post AC conversion of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]], [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] & [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-2|WCAM-2/2P]] fleet transferred to [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]'s [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]]. WCAM-1 was gradually condemned and are out of service totally. | ||
==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 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> | |||
Like all locomotive sheds, BRC does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at BRC but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Vadodara ELS along with Valsad ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Gujarat and Maharashtra when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Western Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the [[August Kranti Rajdhani Express]], and the [[Gujarat Mail ]]. BRC locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to east as well. | |||
== 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== | |||
• [[Electric Loco Shed, Valsad]]<br> | |||
• [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan]]<br> | |||
• [[Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati]]<br> | |||
• [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Electric railway depots in India|Vadodara]] | [[Category:Electric railway depots in India|Vadodara]] | ||
[[Category:Railway depots in Gujarat | [[Category:Railway depots in Gujarat]] | ||
[[Category:Vadodara railway division|Vadodara Electric Loco Shed]] | [[Category:Vadodara railway division|Vadodara Electric Loco Shed]] | ||
[[Category:Vadodara]] | [[Category:Vadodara]] | ||
[[Category:Transport in Vadodara]] | [[Category:Transport in Vadodara]] | ||
[[Category:1970 establishments in Gujarat]] | [[Category:1970 establishments in Gujarat]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:54, 5 August 2023
| File:BRC WAP7.jpg BRC-based WAP-7 (no. 37279) hauling Bengaluru Rajdhani Express | |
  Location within Gujarat | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| Coordinates | 22°18′39″N 73°10′51″E / 22.3108°N 73.1809°ECoordinates: 22°18′39″N 73°10′51″E / 22.3108°N 73.1809°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Western Railway zone |
| Depot code | BRC |
| Type | Electric Engine shed |
| Roads | 7 |
| Rolling stock | WAP-4 WAP-5 WAP-7 |
| Routes served | Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Mathura–Vadodara section |
| History | |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Former rolling stock | WAM-4 WAG-5 WAG-9 |
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. 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 Valsad (BL).
History[edit]
It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG 5 class locomotives.
It was an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad shed and which allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC Locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC Loco.
Post AC conversion of Western Railway, WCAM-1 & WCAM-2/2P fleet transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 was gradually condemned and are out of service totally.
Operations[edit]
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 WAP-5, 139 WAP-7.[1] Electric loco Shed, Vadodara is now housing the 2nd largest fleet of WAP-5 in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.[2][3]
Like all locomotive sheds, BRC does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at BRC but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Vadodara ELS along with Valsad ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Gujarat and Maharashtra when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Western Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the August Kranti Rajdhani Express, and the Gujarat Mail . BRC locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to east as well.
Livery & markings[edit]
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.
Locomotives[edit]
| SN | Type of Loco | HP | Quantity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAP-5 | 6120 | 66 | |
| 2. | WAP-7 | 6122 | 139 | |
| Total locomotives active as of June 2022[4] | 205 | |||
See Also[edit]
• Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
• Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan
• Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati
• Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam
References[edit]
- ↑ "Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "fleets under sheds". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "List of Locos in Erode". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "e-Locos".
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