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Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana
	LDH-based WDG-3A 14831 loco hauling a freight train
	Location within Punjab
Location
Location	Ludhiana, Punjab
Coordinates	30°54′43″N 75°50′53″E / 30.912°N 75.848°ECoordinates: 30°54′43″N 75°50′53″E / 30.912°N 75.848°E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Northern Railway zone
Depot code	LDH
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WDM-3A ; WDG-2/3A ; WDG-4D ; WDP-4D
History
Opened	1970; 55 years ago
Former rolling stock	WDM-2 ;

Revision as of 12:09, 6 January 2022

Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Ludhiana of the Northern Railway zone in Punjab, India.

History

The shed was opened in 1977.^[1]

Operation

Initially, the shed handed only WDM-2 and WDS-6 class locomotives, but gradually were allocated WDM-3As, WDG-3As Being one of the three diesel engine sheds in Northern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 198 engine units Like all locomotive sheds, LDH does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.^[2]

Markings

LDH loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front and back.

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity	Images
1.	WDM-3A	3100	74
2.	WDG-3A	3100	39
3.	WDG-4D	4500	10	File:LDH WDG4D.jpg
4.	WDP-4D	4500	32
Total locomotives active as of January 2022^[3]^[4]			155

References

↑ "Diesel Shed Ludhiana" (PDF). Northern Railway Central Planning Cell. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
↑ "IRFCA".

External links

[1] "Diesel Shed Ludhiana" (PDF). Northern Railway Central Planning Cell. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[sheds-2] "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

[3] "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[4] "IRFCA".

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