The class WDS-3 was a diesel-hydraulic locomotive used by Indian Railways for shunting and doing departmental works. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), diesel (D), shunting (S) 3rd generation (3). The WDS-3 is used mostly in the Northern Railway Zone (NR). All these locomotives were withdrawn and scrapped by the late 1990s.
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Indian locomotive class WDS-3 |
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Type and origin |
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Power type | Diesel-hydraulic |
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Builder | Maschinenbau Kiel |
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Serial number | 600330–600336[1] |
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Model | 650 C[1] |
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Build date | 1961 |
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Total produced | 7 |
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Rebuilder | CLW |
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Rebuild date | 1976–1978 |
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Number rebuilt | All 7 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• UIC | C |
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• Commonwealth | 0-6-0dh |
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Gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
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Wheel diameter | 1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in) |
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Length:
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• Over couplers | 10.700 m (35 ft 1+1⁄4 in) |
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• Over body | 9.430 m (30 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
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Width | 3.030 m (9 ft 11+5⁄16 in) |
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Height | 4.267 m (14 ft 0 in) |
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Loco weight | 57 tonnes (56 long tons; 63 short tons) |
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Fuel type | Diesel |
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Engine type | |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | - Mainline gear: 65 km/h (40 mph)
- Shunting: 27 km/h (17 mph)
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Power output | - WDS-3
- 618 hp (461 kW)
- WDS-4C
- 700 hp (520 kW)
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Tractive effort | - Mainline gear: 11,500 kgf (113,000 N; 25,000 lbf)
- Shunting: 18,000 kgf (180,000 N; 40,000 lbf)
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Career |
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Operators | Indian Railways |
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Numbers | 19046–19052 |
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Locale | All over Indian Railways |
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Disposition | All scrapped |
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