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Diesel Loco Shed, Jhansi
	JHS based WDM-3D class locomotive in a completely different livery spotted hauling a BCNA freight train.
	Location within Uttar Pradesh
Location
Location	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	25°25′54″N 78°33′07″E / 25.431645°N 78.551889°ECoordinates: 25°25′54″N 78°33′07″E / 25.431645°N 78.551889°E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	North Central Railway zone
Depot code	JHS
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WDM-3A ; WDG-3A ; WDG-4D ; WDP-4D
History
Opened	1975; 50 years ago
Former rolling stock	WDM-2 ;

Revision as of 23:06, 8 January 2022

Diesel Loco Shed, Jhansi is an engine shed located in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh in India. Like all the other sheds JHS does regular maintenance of maintenance of Diesel Locomotives in Indian Railways. It is now rated as one of the most premier shed of the Indian Railways. It falls under the jurisdiction of Jhansi railway division of the North Central Railway zone^[1]^[2]^[3]

Operations

It initially handled only ALCo locomotives like WDM-2, WDM-3D, WDG-3A etc. But gradually it started receiving EMD locomotives like WDP-4 and WDG-4. Being the only Diesel Loco Shed in the North Central Railway zone JHS does various major and minor maintenance of diesel locomotives including washing and painting of locomotives. It also started receiving electric traction locomotives like WAG-7 etc.^[4]^[5]

History

It was established in the year 1975 with only 5 WDM-2 class locomotives. Gradually it's capacity increased and it started to home mainy other ALCo and HHP locomotives. It has a sanctioned capacity of 80-100 locomotives. Because of the Railway's 100% electrification project, in 2020-21 it was decided that the shed will be converted into an electric loco shed.^[6]^[7]

Livery and Markings

Indian Railways allows all loco sheds in Indian Railways to paint the locomotives as they wish. JHS Diesel Loco Shed also has its own unique colour scheme of Diesel locomotives. ^[8] Like all other sheds JHS has its own stencils and Markings on the locomotives. It is written in bold letters on the loco's front, back and on its body.

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity	Images
1.	WDM-3A	3100	14	File:RTM WDM3A.jpg
2.	WDG-3A	3100	35	File:JHS based WDG3A 13433.jpg
3.	WDM-3D	3300	29
4.	WDP-4/4D	4000	14	File:WDP4D 40590.jpg
5.	WDG-4/4D	4500	18
6.	WDS-6	1400	13	File:SSB WDS6.jpg
7.	WAG-7	5000	45
Total locomotives active as of January 2022^[9]^[10]			168

References

[1] "Indian Railways".

[2] "North Central Railway zone".

[3] "Jhansi railway division".

[4] "irfca".

[5] "DSL JHS".

[6] "JHS to be converted..."

[7] "Amar ujala".

[8] "Liveries".

[9] "Mechanical traction".

[10] "IRFCA LIST".

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