The Orange ALCO

On a Hazy Morning , TKD WDM3A 16417 Slows Down For Scheduled Halt at Shahbad Mohammadpur With Rewari - Delhi Passenger.The Station is just 500 metres from this point. This Livery Of ALCO's is More fondly known as HanumanJi ( The Name Of Holy Hindu God ) amongst RailFans throughout India. ALCO's are charismatic and joyful to watch for the way they smoke and are a treat to watch.

 

Now Some Info On Indian ALCOS :-

 

The Loco Story :

 

Built by Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi first in 1994.

 

Maximum speed limit - 120 kmph. Power output of 3100 hp.

 

A very successful class of diesel passenger locomotives fleet of Indian Railways.

 

Early units were air-braked but lately many have been provided dual-braking capability. Dynamic brakes are also provided.

 

From 2002 the upgraded versions with higher powered units of 3300 hp were built by DLW and later farther improvements done to the Alco 251 powerpack to extract 3900hp.

 

 

Technicalities :

 

Manufacturers -

 

Alco, DLW EngineAlco 251-C, 16 cylinder, 3,300 hp (2,500 kW) (2,430 hp or 1,810 kW site rating) with Alco 710/720/?? turbo supercharged engine. 1,050 rpm max, 400 rpm idle; 228 mm × 266 mm (8.98 in × 10.47 in) bore x stroke; compression ratio 12.5:1. Direct fuel injection, centrifugal pump cooling system (2,457 L/min (540 imp gal/min; 649 US gal/min) at 1,000 rpm), fan driven by eddy current clutch (86 hp or 64 kW at 1,000 rpm)

 

Governor - GE 17MG8 / Woodwards 8574-650

 

Transmission - Diesel, with BHEL TA 10102 CW alternator (1,050 rpm, 1130 V, 4,400 amperes) (Earlier used BHEL TG 10931 AZ alternator)

 

Traction motors -

GE752 (original Alco models) (405 hp or 302 kW), BHEL 4906 BZ (AZ?) (435 hp or 324 kW) and (newer) 4907 AZ (with roller bearings)

Axle load18.8 tonnes (18.5 long tons; 20.7 short tons), total weight 112.8 t (111.0 long tons; 124.3 short tons)

 

Bogies -

Alco design cast frame trimount (Co-Co) bogies

 

Starting TE - 30.45 t (29.97 long tons; 33.57 short tons), at adhesion 27%

 

Length over buffer beams15,862 mm (52 ft 1⁄2 in)

 

Distance between bogies10,516 mm (34 ft 6 in)

 

Bogie type --- Alco cast frame trimounted (Co-Co) bogies.

 

Some of the sheds that hold WDM 3A

Andal

Abu Road

Bardhaman

Bokaro Steel City

Bondamunda

Ernakulam

Erode

Gonda

Gooty

Guntakal

Guwahati

Howrah

Itarsi

Jamalpur

Jhansi

Kalyan

Katni

Kazipet

Kharagpur

Krishnarajapuram

Lucknow

Ludhiana

Malda Town

Moula Ali

Mughalsarai

Golden Rock

Pune

Patratu

Raipur

Ratlam

Samastipur

Tughlakabad

Vatva

Tondiarpet

Visakhapatnam

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