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{{Short description|Loco shed in Tamilnadu, India}}
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| caption = Erode based WAP-7 in a complete different livery.  location = [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| caption = Erode based WAP-7 edited by a railfan in Tejas livery.   
| location = [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|11|21|00|N| 77|44|00|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|11|21|00|N| 77|44|00|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
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| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| depotcode = ED
| depotcode = ED
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| type = [[Motive power depot|Engine shed]]
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998||}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998||}}
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| roads = 6
| roads = 6
| rollingstock = [[WAP-4]] <br> [[WAP-7]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] <br> [[WAG-9]]
| rollingstock = [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]]
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'''Electric Loco Shed, Erode''' is one of the premiere engine sheds located in [[Erode]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located along the [[Jolarpettai–Coimbatore line]], about 1&nbsp;km to the east of {{stnlnk|Erode Junction}}, under the administrative control of [[Salem railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Electric loco shed location|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>
'''Electric Loco Shed, Erode''' is one of the premiere engine sheds located in [[Erode]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located along the Jolarpettai–Coimbatore line, about 1&nbsp;km to the east of {{stnlnk|Erode Junction}}, under the administrative control of [[Salem railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Electric loco shed location|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>
[[File:ED ELS Logo.jpg|thumb|centre|150px|Logo of '''Electric Loco Shed, Erode''']]
[[File:Route haul map of Erode Electric Loco shed.png|thumb|260px|Route haul map of Erode Electric Loco shed]]
[[File:Route haul map of Erode Electric Loco shed.png|thumb|260px|Route haul map of Erode Electric Loco shed]]
== Operations ==
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Southern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. This shed houses a total of 210 engine units, including 48 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], 68 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]], 94 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-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>  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, ED does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at ED but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Erode ELS along with Arrakonam ELS and Royapuram ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Kerala and Tamil Nadu when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Southern Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the [[Millennium Express]], and the [[Grand Trunk Express]]. ED locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to north as well.
== Livery and Markings ==
Erode based WAP-7 has many different types of Advertisement liveries on them. Mainly these are<br>'''SKM Porna Chicken'''<br>'''Tamil Nadu Tourism'''<br>'''A-1 SKC Ghee'''<br>'''Anuj Tiles'''<br>'''NGA TMT Steels'''<br>'''Besten Pumps'''
[[File:Erode.png|thumb|ED based '''SKM Porna Chicken''' advertised WAP-7 locomotive]]
ED based [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] have standardised livery all over [[India]]


== Locomotives  ==  
== Locomotives  ==  
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| WAP-4
| WAP-4
| 5350
| 5350
| 53
| 48
|[[File:Indian Railways WAP-4 class electric locomotive..JPG|frameless]]
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|-
|-
| 2.
| 2.
| WAP-7
| WAP-7
| 6122
| 6122
| 65
| 68
|[[File:ERODE WAP7.jpg|frameless]]
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|-
|-
| 3.
| 3.
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|[[file:Erode WAG7.jpg|frameless]]
|[[file:Erode WAG7.jpg|frameless]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of August 2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||212
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of May 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||210
|}
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Latest revision as of 23:52, 5 August 2023


Electric Loco Shed, Erode is one of the premiere engine sheds located in Erode in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located along the Jolarpettai–Coimbatore line, about 1 km to the east of Erode Junction, under the administrative control of Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1]

Electric Loco Shed, Erode
Location
LocationErode, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates11°21′00″N 77°44′00″E / 11.35000°N 77.73333°E / 11.35000; 77.73333Coordinates: 11°21′00″N 77°44′00″E / 11.35000°N 77.73333°E / 11.35000; 77.73333
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorSouthern Railway zone
Depot codeED
TypeEngine shed
Roads6
Rolling stockWAP-4
WAP-7
WAG-7
WAG-9
History
Opened1998; 27 years ago (1998)
File:ED ELS Logo.jpg
Logo of Electric Loco Shed, Erode
Route haul map of Erode Electric Loco shed

OperationsEdit

Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Southern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. This shed houses a total of 210 engine units, including 48 WAP-4, 68 WAP-7, 94 WAG-7.[2] It caters to many long-distance electric trains.[3][4]

Like all locomotive sheds, ED does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at ED but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Erode ELS along with Arrakonam ELS and Royapuram ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Kerala and Tamil Nadu when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Southern Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the Millennium Express, and the Grand Trunk Express. ED locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to north as well.

Livery and MarkingsEdit

Erode based WAP-7 has many different types of Advertisement liveries on them. Mainly these are
SKM Porna Chicken
Tamil Nadu Tourism
A-1 SKC Ghee
Anuj Tiles
NGA TMT Steels
Besten Pumps

 
ED based SKM Porna Chicken advertised WAP-7 locomotive




ED based WAP-4 and WAG-7 have standardised livery all over India

LocomotivesEdit

SN Locomotives HP Quantity Image
1. WAP-4 5350 48
2. WAP-7 6122 68
3. WAG-7 5500 94 File:Erode WAG7.jpg
Total locomotives active as of May 2022[5] 210

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Electric loco shed location". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "fleets under sheds". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "List of Locos in Erode". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "e-Locos".

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