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Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India?

20-06-2019

Which were the earliest electric locomotives in India? Two MG electric locos using overhead electrification were supplied to the Mysore Gold Fields in 1910 by Bagnalls of Stafford. Electrical equipment for these was supplied by Siemens. Electrically operated rail trolleys (patented by T A White, an EIR engineer, and hence known as White's Patented Rail Motor Trolleys) were used in a few places beginning in 1910. EIR's Liluah Carriage and Wagon works used one between Liluah and Howrah; the Oudh and Rohilkand Rly. also used one for track inspections. In the following years Jessop and Co. supplied a few more of these to various railways. Also Read - HERE’S HOW THE QUALITY OF YOUR DIET

How many locomotives does IR have in its fleet?

June 20, 2019

How many locomotives does IR have in its fleet? As of 1998, IR operated a fleet of about 4,400 diesel locos, and about 2,550 electric locos. In mid-1997, it still counted 85 steam locos in its fleet, although most of those are not in service any more (see the section on the last of steam. In 2005, IR had about 4,800 diesels, 3,065 electrics, and

Serial numbers: How are/were locomotives numbered in India?

June 20, 2019

Serial numbers: How are/were locomotives numbered in India? Prior to 1940 or so, each railway company had its own system of numbering different classes of locomotives. Beginning in the early 1940s, the state began taking over several of the railway companies, and newer locomotives acquired thereafter were allotted numbers based on the ‘IRS’

Were/are battery-powered electric locos used in India?

June 20, 2019

Were/are battery-powered electric locos used in India? Yes. Western Railway inherited from the BB&CI Railway two broad-gauge battery-powered shunters that were used in a yard that was not electrified (and where the use of steam or diesel locos was thought to be too noisy). There is a picture of one of these in Jal Daboo's book. These were

What kinds of bogies (trucks) are used by IR’s locomotives?

June 20, 2019

What kinds of bogies (trucks) are used by IR’s locomotives? For mainline BG locomotives, there were, until the 1980s, two main alternatives. The venerable WDM-2 which existed (exists) in vast numbers, along with the WDS-6, WAM-4, WAG-5, and some of the WCAM-1/2 locos used an Alco design asymmetric trimount (Co-Co) cast bogie design. Most other

What does ‘Static Converter Fitted’ or similar annotation mean on a locomotive?

June 20, 2019

What does ‘Static Converter Fitted’ or similar annotation mean on a locomotive? Locos traditionally had a rotary converter (of Arno make) to generate 3-phase AC on board to power auxiliary equipment such as traction motor blowers, compressors, exhausters, etc. Starting in the 1980s static converters using solid-state circuitry to generate

What is bio-diesel? What are bio-diesel locomotives?

June 20, 2019

Biodiesel is the name given to various fuels or diesel fuel mixtures that incorporate varying amounts of oils derived from plants. While in western countries interest has centred on soybean oil and other crops' oils for use in diesel engines, in India, local plants such as 'Ratanjyothi' (Jatropha curcas), 'Karanjia' (Pongammia pinnata), and 'Neem'

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