Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad


Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad is an engine shed located in 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 Ludhiana, Alambagh and Roza. It comes under the Delhi railway division.[1][2][3]

Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad
Location
LocationTughlakabad, Delhi
Coordinates28°30′20″N 77°17′34″E / 28.5054299554°N 77.2928953171°E / 28.5054299554; 77.2928953171Coordinates: 28°30′20″N 77°17′34″E / 28.5054299554°N 77.2928953171°E / 28.5054299554; 77.2928953171
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorNorthern Railway zone
Depot codeTKD
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockWDM-3A
WDG-3A
WDP-3A
WDG-4/4D
WDP-4/4D
WDP-1
History
Opened1970; 55 years ago (1970)
Former rolling stockWDM-2

Operations

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.[4]

History

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.[5]. 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. [6]

Livery and Markings

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.[7]

Locomotives

SN Locomotives HP Quantity Images
1. WDM-3A 3100 26 File:TKD WDM3A 16377.jpg
2. WDG-3A 10  
3. WDP-3A 20  
4. WDP-4/4D 4000 38  
5. WDG-4/4D 4500 16  
6. WDP-1 44  
7. WDS-6 1400 4 File:SSB WDS6.jpg
8. WAG-7 5000 16  
9. WAP-1 3800 4  
Total locomotives active as of 01-01-2022[8][9][10] '
  1. "Indian Railways".
  2. "Northern Railway zone".
  3. "Delhi railway division".
  4. "PDF" (PDF).
  5. "History".
  6. "Facebook".
  7. "Liveries".
  8. "Railway website Mechanical department".
  9. "IRFCA".
  10. "e-locos".