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Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty
| File:GY WDM3D.jpg Gooty based WDM-3A in Kingfisher livery | |
  Location within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 15°07′16″N 77°38′02″E / 15.121°N 77.634°ECoordinates: 15°07′16″N 77°38′02″E / 15.121°N 77.634°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | South Central Railway zone |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDM-3F, WDG-3A, WDG-4, WDP-4D, WAG-9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 December 1963 |
Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Gooty Junction (GY) of the South Central Railway zone in the town of Gooty, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the five diesel loco sheds of the South Central Railway, the others being at Guntakal (GTL), Kazipet (KZJ), Vijayawada (BZA) and Moula Ali (MLY).
History[edit]
It is one of the oldest loco sheds, started by the british as a B.G Steam Loco Shed, later converted to B.G Diesel Loco Shed in 1963.[1]
Operations[edit]
Like all locomotive sheds, GY does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at GY but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.
Locomotives of Gooty shed are the regular links for all trains running through Andhra Pradesh. GY locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling on the South Central Railway zone . It currently has a link of 54 Diesel locos and handles prestigious trains like the Krishna Express & Sampark Kranti Express, Circar Express and Kongu Express, fast passengers trains and Link Express trains. It handles routine maintenance on WDG-4 locos.[2]
Livery and Markings[edit]
GY has its own livery on its locomotives. Gooty ALCos are painted in Kingfisher livery. Gooty based EMDs have standard livery all over India. GY has its own sticker marks of DLS which is present on loco's front and back body.
Locomotives[edit]
| SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 5 | |
| 2. | WDM-3A | 3 | ||
| 3. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 22 | 
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| 4. | WDG-4/4D | 4000/4500 | 148 | |
| 5. | WDP-4/4D | 40 | .jpg)
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| 6. | WAG-9 | 6122 | 30 | |
| Total Locomotives Active as of May 2022[3][4] | 248 | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ "South Central Railway".
- ↑ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Locomotive Sheds and Workshops". irfca.org. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ↑ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "e-Locos".
External links[edit]
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