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| name = WDS-6 | | name = WDS-6 | ||
| powertype = Diesel | | powertype = Diesel | ||
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| caption = | | caption = A Kurla based WDS-6 freshly POHed. | ||
| builder = [[Banaras Locomotive Works|BLW]], Central Railway Loco Workshop, Parel | | builder = [[Banaras Locomotive Works|BLW]], Central Railway Loco Workshop, Parel | ||
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The Indian locomotive class '''WDS-6''' is a [[diesel-electric locomotive]] used by the [[Indian Railways]] mainly for shunting and also for performing departmental duties. The model name stands for [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] (W), '''D'''iesel (D), '''S'''hunting (S) engine, '''6'''th generation (6). As of | The Indian locomotive class '''WDS-6''' is a [[diesel-electric locomotive]] used by the [[Indian Railways]] mainly for shunting and also for performing departmental duties. The model name stands for [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] (W), '''D'''iesel (D), '''S'''hunting (S) engine, '''6'''th generation (6). As of November 2020, 375 units of this class are currently in use all over India. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives in Service | | colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives in Service till July 2020'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named|title = IRFCA}}</ref> || 375 | ||
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==Liveries== | |||
[[File:TNP WDS6.jpg|thumb|Tondiarpet (TNP) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:GOC WDS6.jpg|thumb|Golden Rock (GOC) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:ERS WDS6.jpg|thumb|Ernakulam (ERS) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:ET WDS6.jpg|thumb|Itarsi (ET) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:KJM WDS-6.jpg|thumb|Krishnarajapuram (KJM) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:VSKP WDS6.jpg|thumb|Visakhapatnam (VSKP) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:NGC WDS6.jpg|thumb|New Guwahati (NGC) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:CLA WDS-6.jpg|thumb|Kurla (CLA) based WDS-6 tricolour]] | |||
[[File:BNDM WDS6.jpg|thumb|Bondamunda (BNDM) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:HWH WDS6.jpg|thumb|Howrah (HWH) based WDS-6]] | |||
[[File:KGP WDS6.jpg|thumb|Kharagpur (KGP) based WDS-6]] | |||
== Technical specifications == | == Technical specifications == | ||
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|{{convert|10,516|mm|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}} | |{{convert|10,516|mm|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}} | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||