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'''Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Vijayawada]] of the [[South Central Railway zone]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It is one of the three electric loco sheds in the South Central Railway zone the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda|Lallaguda]] (LGD) and [[Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet|Kazipet]] (KZJ). | '''Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Vijayawada]] of the [[South Central Railway zone]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It is one of the three electric loco sheds in the South Central Railway zone the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda|Lallaguda]] (LGD) and [[Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet|Kazipet]] (KZJ). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
After South Central Railway set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1990, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds were decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report of the Expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-expert-committee-coal-consumption-railways-1958|access-date=2020-04-29|website=INDIAN CULTURE}}</ref> To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Andhra Pradesh to rest of India with the completion of electrification of the Vijayawada-Chennai line, the Vijayawada was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric loco shed location|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> | After South Central Railway set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1990, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds were decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report of the Expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-expert-committee-coal-consumption-railways-1958|access-date=2020-04-29|website=INDIAN CULTURE}}</ref> To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Andhra Pradesh to rest of India with the completion of electrification of the Vijayawada-Chennai line, the Vijayawada was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric loco shed location|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><br> | ||
In 1980 Electric loco Shed Vijayawada was inaugurated with a project of 100 loco holding. The first loco of the shed was a [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] #21217. It also formerly homed [[Indian locomotive class WAG-1|WAG-1]] locomotives. <ref>{{cite web|title=PDF History|url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1616574144765-About%20Us.pdf}}</ref> | In 1980 Electric loco Shed Vijayawada was inaugurated with a project of 100 loco holding. The first loco of the shed was a [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] #21217. It also formerly homed [[Indian locomotive class WAG-1|WAG-1]] locomotives. <ref>{{cite web|title=PDF History|url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1616574144765-About%20Us.pdf}}</ref> | ||