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Indian locomotive class WAG-5

WAG-5
JHS WAG-5 twins.jpg
Jhansi ELS based WAG-5 twins with CONCOR rakes
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderChittaranjan Locomotive Works & Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Build date
  • Original: 1988–98
  • WAG-5A: 1983–88
  • WAG-5B: 1978–83
Total producedWAG-5,A/HA,B/HB: 1196
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
BogiesALCO Asymmetric cast frame trimount
Wheel diameter
  • New: 1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in)
  • Half worn: 1,055 mm (3 ft 5 1&fras1;2 in)
  • Full worn: 1,016 mm (3 ft 4 in)
Length17.162 m (56 ft 3 11&fras1;16 in)
Width3.055 m (10 ft 1&fras1;4 in)
Height1.997 m (6 ft 6 5&fras1;8 in)
Axle load20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
Loco weight119 tonnes (117 long tons; 131 short tons)
Electric system/s25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead
Current pickup(s)pantograph
Traction motorsAlstom TAO 659/Hitachi HS15250A
MU working4
Loco brakeAir/Hand
Train brakesAir, Dual and Vacuum
Safety systemsSlip control, Main overload relay, Over voltage relay, No volt relay, Earth fault relay, Low pressure governor, Train parting alarms, Vigilance Control Device(VCD) and Brake cylinder cutoff valve
Performance figures
Maximum speed105 km/h (65 mph)/ 100 km/h (62 mph)
or80 km/h (50 mph)
Power outputMax:4,300 hp (3,210 kW)
Tractive effort:
 • Starting37,500 kgf (370 kN)
 • Continuous33,600 kgf (330 kN)
Factor of adh.0.29
Career
OperatorsIndian Railways
Numbers21100–21153, 23000–23800 & 24001–24075
NicknamesKrishnaveni
LocaleAll over India
Dispositionactive

The Indian locomotive class WAG-5 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1968 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic (G) engine, 5th generation (5). They entered service in 1980. A total of 1196 WAG-5 were built at CLW and BHEL between 1970 and 1998, which made them the most numerous class of mainline electric locomotive till its successor the WAG-7.


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