Electric Loco Shed, Ludhiana
Electric Loco Shed, Ludhiana is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Ludhiana of the Northern Railway zone in Punjab, India. It is one of the three electric loco sheds in the Northern Railwaya the others being at Ghaziabad (GZB) and Khanalampura (KJGY).
| File:LDH WAG9H.jpg LDH based WAG-9H hauling CONCOR rakes | |
  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 | WAM-4 WAG-7 WAG-9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Former rolling stock | WAP-4 WAG-5 |
History
Operations
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Northern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 150 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 224 engine units, including 15 WAG-7, 188 WAG-9, 20 WAP-7 & 1 WAM-4 . Like all locomotive sheds, LDH does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.[citation needed]
In 2020, the depot built a battery-operated shunter using components scavenged from decommissioned locomotives. The shunter can be powered either directly from overhead wires, or from battery power for limited time periods. It operates in place of a diesel shunter.[1][2]
Locomotives
| SN | Type of Loco | HP | Holding | Comments | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAM-4 | 3640 | 1 | In shunting only | 
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| 2. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 40 | In service | File:LDH WAG7.jpg |
| 3. | WAG-9 | 6100 | 154 | In service | File:LDH WAG9H.jpg |
| Total locomotives active as of June 2021[3] | 195 | ||||
References
- ↑ Bhatia, Kuldip (17 August 2020). "Electric Loco Shed makes engine from scrap". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Railways develop unique electric engine for maintaining high temsion cables | Ludhiana News - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "e-Locos".