India Railways - Indian Government Railways Class WCM5 electric locomotive Nr. 20083 "Lokmanya" (Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, 1961-63)
The WCM5 was a watershed locomotive for the Indian Railways, being the first locomotive of any kind fully developed and built in India, and Incorporating the best features of the previous models. The WCM5 had a shorter nose, a bigger body, locomotive-specific window arrangements and regenerative braking and double-pan pantographs
The WCM5 was the mainstay of the Mumbai area up to the 1990s, hauling important express trains. They then started failing en-masse in the mid 1990s, and were all retired shortly later. The first WCM5, Nr. 20083, was named “Lokmanya”, and was the first-ever (out of a total of 21 units) Indian-made locomotive, assigned to the prestigious Deccan Queen. It was eventually scrapped, but sister locomotive, Nr. 20103, is on display in New Delhi
India Railways - Indian Government Railways Class WCM5 electric locomotive Nr. 20083 "Lokmanya" (Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, 1961-63)
The WCM5 was a watershed locomotive for the Indian Railways, being the first locomotive of any kind fully developed and built in India, and Incorporating the best features of the previous models. The WCM5 had a shorter nose, a bigger body, locomotive-specific window arrangements and regenerative braking and double-pan pantographs
The WCM5 was the mainstay of the Mumbai area up to the 1990s, hauling important express trains. They then started failing en-masse in the mid 1990s, and were all retired shortly later. The first WCM5, Nr. 20083, was named “Lokmanya”, and was the first-ever (out of a total of 21 units) Indian-made locomotive, assigned to the prestigious Deccan Queen. It was eventually scrapped, but sister locomotive, Nr. 20103, is on display in New Delhi