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| powertype        = Diesel
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| image            = File:CLA WDS6.jpg
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| caption          = Sakurbasti based WDS-6 at SSB DLS.
| 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 April 2022, 375 units of this class are currently in use all over India.
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 as of April 2022'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named|title = IRFCA}}</ref> || 375
| 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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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:WDS-6AD locomotive used in Indian Railways.jpg|WDS-6AD locomotive in outer area of Saharanpur Junction.
File:SSB WDS6.jpg|Sakurbasti based WD6 resting at rewari
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
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