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| {{Short description|Loco shed in Delhi, India}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Tughlakabad railway station#Diesel Loco Shed]] |
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| {{Infobox railway depot
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| | name = Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad
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| | image = File:TKD WDM3A 16377.jpg
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| | image_upright = 1.5
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| | image_size = 220
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| | caption =TKD WDM3A in the most unique livery in bright red colour.
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| | map_type = India Delhi
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| | map_size = 280
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| | coordinates = {{Coord|28.5054299554|77.2928953171|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| | location = [[Tughlakabad (village)|Tughlakabad]], [[Delhi]]
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| | owner = [[Indian Railways]]
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| | operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
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| | depotcode = TKD
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| | type = [[Engine shed]]
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| | roads =
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| | rollingstock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A|WDG-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDP-3A|WDP-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDG-4|WDG-4/4D]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDP-4|WDP-4/4D/4B]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDP-1|WDP-1]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAP-1|WAP-1]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9H]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDS-6|WDS-6]]
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| | routes =
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| | opened = {{Start date and age|1970|||df=y}}
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| | closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}-->
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| | former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]] <br>
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| '''Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad''' is an [[engine shed]] located in [[Tughlakabad (village)|Tughlakabad]], [[Delhi]] in [[India]]. Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad does regular maintenance of Diesel locomotives in [[Indian Railways]]. It is now rated as one of the most premier shed of the Indian Railways. It is one of the 4 Diesel loco sheds in [[Northern Railway zone]] followed by [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana|Ludhiana]], [[Diesel Loco Shed, Alambagh, Lucknow|Alambagh]] and [[Roza]]. It comes under the [[Delhi railway division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Railways|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/enquiry/StaticPages/StaticEnquiry.jsp?StaticPage=index.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Railway zone|url=https://nr.indianrailways.gov.in/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Delhi railway division|url=https://nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,5,315}}</ref>
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| [[File:TKD DLS Logo.jpg|thumb|centre|150px|Logo of '''Diesel Loco Shed, Tuglakabad''']]
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| ==Operations==
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| Being one of the major Diesel Loco Sheds in the [[Northern Railway zone]] various major and minor maintenance of locomotives are carried out here. It is the only shed in Indian railways till now which holds the WDP-1 class of Diesel Locomotive. Like all the other sheds DLS TKD does regular overhauling, washing and painting of locomotives.<ref> {{cite web|title=PDF|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/NR/Tughlakabad.pdf}}</ref>
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| == History ==
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| It was established in the year 1970 with a planned holding of 80 locomotives and initial holding of 20 WDM-2 locomotives. It got ISO-9001:2000 certification from ISO certification body Florida, U.S.A through Quality Services International/Jaipur July, 2003, as per the required Quality Standards.<ref> {{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html}} </ref>. The shooting of the movie "The burning Train" was also done at this shed. It was shared by National Rail Museum - Delhi on Facebook in 2020 when the shed completed its glorious 50 years. <ref>{{cite web|title=Facebook|url=https://m.facebook.com/NRMofficial/posts/1358528924330226}} </ref>
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| == Livery and Markings ==
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| Like all the other sheds DLS TKD has its own beautiful colour scheme of Diesel locomotives. The locomotives of this shed have "TKD" written in bold letters on loco's body.<ref> {{cite web|title=Liveries|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-livery.html}} </ref>
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| == Locomotives ==
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! SN
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| ! Locomotives
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| ! HP
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| ! Quantity
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| ! Images
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| | 1.
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| | WDM-3A
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| | rowspan="2" | 3100
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| | 26
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| |[[File:TKD WDM3A 16377.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 2.
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| | WDG-3A
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| | 10
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| |[[File:TKD WDM3A 18734.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 3.
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| | WDP-3A
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| | 3100
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| | 20
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| |[[File:TKD WDP3A.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 4.
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| | WDP-4/4D/4B
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| | 4000
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| | 38
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| |[[File:TKD WDP4B.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 5.
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| | WDG-4/4D
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| | 4500
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| | 16
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| |[[File:LDH WDG4D.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 6.
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| | WDP-1
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| | 2300
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| | 44
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| |[[File:TKD WDP1.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 7.
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| | WDS-6
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| | 1400
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| | 11
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| |[[File:SSB WDS6.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 8.
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| | WAG-9H
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| | 6000
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| | 36
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| |[[File:TKD WAG9HC.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 9.
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| | WAP-1
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| | 3800
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| | 12
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| |[[File:TKD WAP1.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 10.
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| | WAP-4
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| | 5050
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| | 37
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| |[[File:BRC WAP4.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| |-
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| | 11.
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| | WAP-7
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| | 6350
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| | 28
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| |[[File:TKD WAP7.jpg|frameless|150px]]
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| | colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of December 2022'''<ref> {{cite web|title=Railway website Mechanical department|url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717}} </ref><ref> {{cite web|title=IRFCA|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos?search_term=TKD}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|title=e-locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}} </ref> ||'''267'''||
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| == See Also ==
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| • [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana]] <br> • [[Diesel Loco Shed, Alambagh, Lucknow]] <br> • [[Diesel Loco Shed, Roza]]
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| == References ==
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| {{reflist}}
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| == External links ==
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| {{commons category}}
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| {{Locomotives Sheds of India}}
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| [[Category:Railway depots in India]]
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| [[Category:Tughlakabad (village)]]
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| [[Category:1970 establishments in Delhi, India]]
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