WCAM 1
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WCAM-1 is a class of locomotive
s used in the Indian Railways
system. They are the first of the WCAM series. These locos can be seen in Mumbai-Vadodara-Ahmedabad section but occasionally they travel up to Pune or Indore but not beyond these because the maintenance facilities are not available beyond this point. An occasional loco has also appeared on Mumbai C.S.T.-Igatpuri route. This locos works on both AC as well as DC as their classification suggests.
These locos hauls the trains from DC section of suburban trains to AC section and performs very critical task as they can easily operate on both AC and DC. However they perform poorly in DC mode compared to AC mode but they are very robust and have easy operating and handling characteristics.
They are used for the second tier general/express/superfast trains of Western Railway.
And Many More
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s used in the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
system. They are the first of the WCAM series. These locos can be seen in Mumbai-Vadodara-Ahmedabad section but occasionally they travel up to Pune or Indore but not beyond these because the maintenance facilities are not available beyond this point. An occasional loco has also appeared on Mumbai C.S.T.-Igatpuri route. This locos works on both AC as well as DC as their classification suggests.
These locos hauls the trains from DC section of suburban trains to AC section and performs very critical task as they can easily operate on both AC and DC. However they perform poorly in DC mode compared to AC mode but they are very robust and have easy operating and handling characteristics.
They are used for the second tier general/express/superfast trains of Western Railway.
Technical specifications
| Manufacturers | Chittaranjan locomotive works |
| Traction Motors | Alstom/CLW TAO 659 A1 (575 kW, 750V). Axle-hung, nose-suspended |
| Gear Ratio | 61:16, 58:21 |
| Transformer | BHEL BOT 34600. 3460kVA |
| Rectifiers | Silicon rectifiers, 48 cells (321 UFR200) per bridge, 1000A/1270V |
| Axle load | 18.8 t |
| Bogies | Alco asymmetric Co-Co trimount cast bogies |
| Pantographs | Faiveley AM-12 (AC) and Faiveley AM-18B (DC) |
| Notches | Total 28 |
| Weight | 113t |
| Brakes | Vacuum and/or Air breaks |
Trains Hauled by WCAM-1
- Gujarat Queen Express
- Sayaji Nagari Express
- Aravali Express
- Gujarat Express
- Saurashtra Express
- Surat-Bandra T. Intercity Superfast Express
- Valsad-Bandra T.Passenger
- Lokshakti Express
- Bhavnagar T.-Bandra T. Superfast Express
- Avantika Superfast Express
- Valsad-Viramgam Passenger
- Vadodara Superfast Express
- Flying Rani Superfast Express
- Bharuch-Virar Passenger
- Dadar-Ajmer Superfast Express
- Saurashtra Janta Express
- Bandra T.-Jammutawi Swaraj Express
- Valsad Fast Passenger
- Vapi Passenger
- Bandra T.-Gorakhpur Avadh Express
- Bandra T.-Muzaffarpur Avadh Express
- Ahmedabad Passenger
- Bandra T.-Ajmer Express
- Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express
- Ranakpur Express
- Suryanagari Superfast Express
- Dehradun Express
- Surat-Virar Shuttle
- Kutch Express
- Pune-Indore Express
- Ahimsa Express
- Firozpur Janta Express
- Jodhpur-Bangaluru Express
- Ajmer-Bangaluru Express
- Pune-Jodhpur Express
- Ahmedabad-Bangaluru Express
- Ahmedabad-Valsad Passenger
- Dadar-Bikaner Superfast Express
- Pune-New Bhuj Express
- Saurashtra Mail
- Pune-Veraval Express
- Udaipur-Bandra T. Superfast Express
- Pune-Jaipur Superfast Express
And Many More