Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by Adityamadhav83
Last edited March 22, 2026
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
Ajendra69 (talk | contribs)
865 edits
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
CleanupBot (talk | contribs)
Bots
17,809 edits
m Robot: Replacing encoded entity with character
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 5: Line 5:
| embed =  
| embed =  
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana
| image = File: Ludhiana based WDG3A 14831 with a freight rake - Flickr - Dr. Santulan Mahanta.jpg
| image = WDM3A 16435R of Ludhiana shed at Jalandhar City.jpg  
| image_upright = 1.25
| image_upright = 1.25
| image_alt =  
| image_alt =  
| caption =LDH-based WDG-3A 14831 loco hauling a freight train
| caption = LDH based WDM-3A at Jalandhar.
| map_type = India Punjab
| map_type = India Punjab
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.912|N|75.848|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.912|N|75.848|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
Line 15: Line 15:
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| depotcode = LDH
| depotcode = LDH (D)
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| roads =  
| roads =  
| rollingstock = [[WDM-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A|WDG-2/3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDG-4|WDG-4D]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDP-4|WDP-4D]]
| rollingstock = [[WDS-6]] <br> [[WDM-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A|WDG-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDG-4|WDG-4D]] <br> [[WDP-4|WDP-4B / WDP-4D]]  
| routes =  
| routes =  
| opened = {{Start date and age|1970|||df=y}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1970|||df=yes}}
| closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}-->
| closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}-->
| original =  
| original =  
| pregrouping =  
| pregrouping =  
| postgrouping =  
| postgrouping =  
| former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]] <br>  
| former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]]
| image_width =  
| image_width =  
}}
}}
Line 32: Line 32:


== History ==
== History ==
The shed was opened in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diesel Shed Ludhiana|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/eff_res/work_Study/Work_Study_Reports/110_NR_2017-18.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Northern Railway Central Planning Cell|page=8}}</ref>
The shed was opened in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diesel Shed Ludhiana|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/eff_res/work_Study/Work_Study_Reports/110_NR_2017-18.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Northern Railway Central Planning Cell|page=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203238/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/eff_res/work_Study/Work_Study_Reports/110_NR_2017-18.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2021 }}</ref>


==Operation==
==Operation==
Line 41: Line 41:
LDH loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front and back.
LDH loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front and back.


== Locomotives ==
== Locomotives==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! SN
! Serial No.
! Locomotives
! Locomotive Class
! HP
! Horsepower
! Quantity
! Quantity
! Images
|-
|-
| 1.
| 1.
| WDM-3A
| [[WDM-3A]]
| rowspan="2" | 3100
| rowspan="2" | 3100
| 33
| 57
|[[File:WDM3A (16629R of Ludhiana) at Jalandhar City.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|-
| 2.
| 2.
| WDG-3A
| [[WDG-3A]]
| 22
| 48
|[[File:WDG-3A 13296.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|-
| 3.
| 3.
| WDG-4D
| [[Indian locomotive class WDP-4|WDP-4B/WDP-4D]]
| 4500
| 4500
| 16
| 77
|[[File:LDH WDG4D.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|-
| 4.
| 4.
| WDP-4D
| [[WDG-4D]]
| 4500
| 4500
| 18
| 26
|[[File:WDP 4D 40111 at Sitaphalmandi 02.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of May 2021'''<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?filter_term%5Bshed_id%5D=35}}</ref>||70
| 5.
|
| [[WDS-6]]
| 1400
| 8
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of July 2025'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&amp;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?filter_term%5Bshed_id%5D=35}}</ref>||216
|}
|}


Line 80: Line 79:
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
*[https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=86995 "GM Northern Railway participates in  17th Vendors Development Day"] babushahi.com 15 May 2019
*[https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/indian-railways-turns-162-today/story-uaxVV5vRNb6zEBMziSu93O.html "Indian Railways turns 162 today"] ''Hindustan Times''  16 April 2015
 
==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/Diesel-Engine-Shed-Ludhiana-446654745482962/ Diesel Engine Shed, Ludhiana] Unofficial Facebook page
 
{{commons category}}
{{commons category}}


Latest revision as of 10:07, 22 March 2026


Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana
Location
LocationLudhiana, Punjab
Coordinates30°54′43″N 75°50′53″E / 30.912°N 75.848°E / 30.912; 75.848
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorNorthern Railway zone
Depot codeLDH (D)
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockWDS-6
WDM-3A
WDG-3A
WDG-4D
WDP-4B / WDP-4D
History
Opened1970; 56 years ago (1970)
Former rolling stockWDM-2
WDM-3D
WAG-7

Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Ludhiana of the Northern Railway zone in Punjab, India.

History[edit | edit source]

The shed was opened in 1977.[1]

Operation[edit | edit source]

Initially, the shed handed only WDM-2 and WDS-6 class locomotives, but gradually were allocated WDM-3As, WDG-3As Being one of the three diesel engine sheds in Northern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 198 engine units Like all locomotive sheds, LDH does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.[2]

Markings[edit | edit source]

LDH loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front and back.

Locomotives[edit | edit source]

Serial No. Locomotive Class Horsepower Quantity
1. WDM-3A 3100 57
2. WDG-3A 48
3. WDP-4B/WDP-4D 4500 77
4. WDG-4D 4500 26
5. WDS-6 1400 8
Total locomotives active as of July 2025[3][4] 216

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Diesel Shed Ludhiana" (PDF). Northern Railway Central Planning Cell. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "IRFCA".

External links[edit | edit source]


Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Ludhiana&oldid=449379"
Discover more