On The Verge Of Extinction OLDEST Locomotive WAM4 : Indian Railways

The WAM4 is presently the most endangered Electric Locomotive that is quickly fading off from the Indian Railway tracks as the Numbers are declining day by day due to its age.
WAM - 4 is an extremely successful class of 25 kV AC Traction electric locomotive with a Power output of 3,850 hp used for hauling Passenger and Freight Trains in India. The axle arrangement is a Co′Co′ and runs at a Maximum speed of 110 - 120 KPH. The first member of the class was indigenously designed and built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) in 1970-71. The class was produced until about 1983. The first WAM4 built was Starting with Road Number 20400 and the last one was 21399 “Anant” which rolled out of CLW on August 3, 1983.( The last WAM4 can be seen in this video at 10:00 )

The locomotives in the class feature rheostatic braking, and MU capability. They use the same power bogies as the successful WDM-2 class of diesel-electric locomotives. Being designed specially for mixed traffic, the WAM-4 class has rendered excellent service for almost 4 decades and still hauling many Express trains. Now, most of these are used exclusively for passenger traffic. This class proved so successful by virtue of its ruggedness suitable for Indian conditions and simplicity of maintenance, that IR used this basic design for a number of other locos later (WCAM-1, WAG-5A, WCG-2, and some WAP models). A single WAM-4 can generally haul up to a 24-coach passenger rake effortlessly.

The video is a massive compilation of WAM4 Locomotives from various Electric Loco Sheds across the Country hauling Passenger Trains. The speciality of WAM4's are like the ALCo's each Shed has its own Color Scheme unlike other Electric Locomotives whih follow a Standardised Livery across all Sheds.

Presently 12 Electric Sheds are holding these Legendary Locomotives

Arakkonam (AJJ) - Southern Railways
Asansol (ASN) - Eastern Railways
Bhilai (BIA) - South East Central Railways
Bhusaval (BSL) - Central Railways.
Itarsi (ET) - West Central Railways.
Mughalsarai (MGS) - East Central Railways.
Tatanagar (TATA) - South Eastern Railways.
Tughlakabad (TKD) - West Central Railways.
Vadodara (BRC) - Western Railways.
Vijayawada (BZA) - South Central Railways.
Visakhapatnam (VSKP) - East Coast Railways.
Howrah (HWH) - Eastern Railways

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