India Railways - Central Railway of India - Class WCM/3 electric locomotive Nr. 20070 (Hitachi, Mito works 788 / 1960) and the Deccan Queen passenger train at Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai 1981 (color slide)
Central Railways of India electric locomotive Nr. 20076 with the Deccan Queen passenger train in 1981
The WCM/1s were the first mainline mixed electric locomotives in India, and all seven were fully built by English Electric / Vulcan Foundry in 1954 to replace the WCP1s and WCG1s on trains to Pune and Igatpuri. They were unusually massive even for a WCM series locomotive. They had diamond-style current collectors and a strange feature where their cabin door was located in the middle of the locomotive's side. Many were rebuilt in 1968 and had a proper door cut out of the side. They were used only and exclusively on passenger trains. One member of this class survives today, with the remainder all scrapped
Along with the English, IR turned to the Japanese as well for DC electric locomotives for the Calcutta area. Hitachi built and delivered three units but these also had to be reconfigured for 1500V along with the WCM2 and transferred to Mumbai. Though they were built by a completely different manufacturer, the WCM3 retained those original looks of the other WCMs but these ones were far smaller than the previous ones. They suffered from various problems and were relegated to hauling shuttles, shunting and freight duties only. All were eventually scrapped
India Railways - Central Railway of India - Class WCM/3 electric locomotive Nr. 20070 (Hitachi, Mito works 788 / 1960) and the Deccan Queen passenger train at Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai 1981 (color slide)
Central Railways of India electric locomotive Nr. 20076 with the Deccan Queen passenger train in 1981
The WCM/1s were the first mainline mixed electric locomotives in India, and all seven were fully built by English Electric / Vulcan Foundry in 1954 to replace the WCP1s and WCG1s on trains to Pune and Igatpuri. They were unusually massive even for a WCM series locomotive. They had diamond-style current collectors and a strange feature where their cabin door was located in the middle of the locomotive's side. Many were rebuilt in 1968 and had a proper door cut out of the side. They were used only and exclusively on passenger trains. One member of this class survives today, with the remainder all scrapped
Along with the English, IR turned to the Japanese as well for DC electric locomotives for the Calcutta area. Hitachi built and delivered three units but these also had to be reconfigured for 1500V along with the WCM2 and transferred to Mumbai. Though they were built by a completely different manufacturer, the WCM3 retained those original looks of the other WCMs but these ones were far smaller than the previous ones. They suffered from various problems and were relegated to hauling shuttles, shunting and freight duties only. All were eventually scrapped