Indian locomotive class WCM-6

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
• Commonwealth	Co-Co
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Bogies	High Adhesion Bogies
Wheel diameter	New:1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in),; Half worn:1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and; Full worn:1,016 mm (3 ft 4 in)
Wheelbase	1,900 mm (6 ft 3 in)
Length:;
• Over couplers	20.394 m (66 ft 10+15⁄16 in)
• Over body	19.000 m (62 ft 4+1⁄16 in)
Width	3.179 m (10 ft 5+3⁄16 in)
Height	4.255 m (13 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Frame type	High Adhesion fabricated frame
Axle load	20.0 tonnes (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Loco weight	120.00 tonnes (118.10 long tons; 132.28 short tons)
Sandbox cap.	16 sandboxes each
Power supply	110 V DC
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Overhead ; Now 25 kV AC Overhead;
Current pickup(s)	pantograph
Traction motors	6 HS-15250A
• Rating 1 hour	960A
• Continuous	960A
Gear ratio	18:64
MU working	2 or 3
Loco brake	Air/Hand,
Train brakes	Vacuum and Air
Compressor	1000 litre/min
Safety systems	Slip control, Over voltage relay, No volt relay, Low pressure governor, Vacuum governor Train parting alarms, and Brake cylinder cutoff valve
Couplers	CBC

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	DIRECT CURRENT Electric
Designer	CLW
Builder	CLW
Order number	20187
Serial number	21351
Model	HITACHI
Build date	1995
Total produced	2
Rebuilder	Bhusuval workshop
Rebuild date	2008-8-28
Number rebuilt	2
Website	INDIAN RAILWAY. LOCOMOTIVES/WESTERN RAILWAY. IN

Indian locomotive class WCM-6
Indian locomotive class WCM-6
	Kalyan based WCM-6 with freight train.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	DIRECT CURRENT Electric
Designer	CLW
Builder	CLW
Order number	20187
Serial number	21351
Model	HITACHI
Build date	1995
Total produced	2
Rebuilder	Bhusuval workshop
Rebuild date	2008-8-28
Number rebuilt	2
Website	INDIAN RAILWAY. LOCOMOTIVES/WESTERN RAILWAY. IN
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
• Commonwealth	Co-Co
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Bogies	High Adhesion Bogies
Wheel diameter	New:1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in),; Half worn:1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and; Full worn:1,016 mm (3 ft 4 in)
Wheelbase	1,900 mm (6 ft 3 in)
Length:;
• Over couplers	20.394 m (66 ft 10+15⁄16 in)
• Over body	19.000 m (62 ft 4+1⁄16 in)
Width	3.179 m (10 ft 5+3⁄16 in)
Height	4.255 m (13 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Frame type	High Adhesion fabricated frame
Axle load	20.0 tonnes (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Loco weight	120.00 tonnes (118.10 long tons; 132.28 short tons)
Sandbox cap.	16 sandboxes each
Power supply	110 V DC
Electric system/s	1.5 kV DC Overhead ; Now 25 kV AC Overhead;
Current pickup(s)	pantograph
Traction motors	6 HS-15250A
• Rating 1 hour	960A
• Continuous	960A
Gear ratio	18:64
MU working	2 or 3
Loco brake	Air/Hand,
Train brakes	Vacuum and Air
Compressor	1000 litre/min
Safety systems	Slip control, Over voltage relay, No volt relay, Low pressure governor, Vacuum governor Train parting alarms, and Brake cylinder cutoff valve
Couplers	CBC
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph) reduced to 65 km/h (40 mph)
Power output:;
• Starting	Max:4,600 hp (3,430 kW)
• 1 hour	Max:4,600 hp (3,430 kW)
• Continuous	Max:4,600 hp (3,430 kW)
Tractive effort:;
• Starting	39,600 kgf (390 kN)
• 1 hour	36,000 kgf (350 kN)
• Continuous	27,000 kgf (260 kN)
Factor of adh.	0.27
Operators
Career
Operators	Indian Railways
Numbers	20187 and 20188
Official name	Vikram for first locomotive
Locale	Central Railways
Delivered	1996
First run	1996
Last run	2012 JUNE 3
Retired	2014 DECEMBER 21
Withdrawn	2015 JULY 4
Preserved	2
Restored	-
Scrapped	2019 MAY 2
Current owner	INDIAN RAILWAY
Disposition	SOME UNITS in service

The Indian locomotive class WCM-6 is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Direct Current (C), Mixed traffic (M) engine, 6th generation (6). They entered service in 1996. A total of 2 WCM-6 locomotives was built at CLW in 1995. Currently they haul only departmental trains and do shunting duties.

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