Music of the Chugging Diesel Engines (ALCo's) : Indian Railways

Enjoy a visual cum musical treat of the Chugging Diesel Locomotives also known as ALCo's which was imported from the American Locomotive Company, the widely used Diesel Locomotive in the Indian Railway network. The chugging sound produced by these beats are a priceless music to the ears of a Train lover. The video is a compilation of some of the beautifully chugging ALCos.

The ALCO DL560C is a passenger cum freight-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by the American Locomotive Company and produced under license by Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) of Varanasi, India for Indian Railways as their classes WDM-2, WDM-3A/2C, WDM-3D and WDG-3A for operation in India.

The locomotive is fitted with a 16-cylinder ALCO 251 B,C diesel engine. In the early 1960s Indian Railways needed a reliable diesel workhorse to gradually replace its steam locomotive fleet. Equal numbers (40 each) of ALCO's DL560C and EMD's SD24 were chosen for trials. More locomotives of each of these were purchased for more trials.

Indian Railways was keen on producing these locomotives in the country rather than depending on imports. EMD did not agree for a Transfer-of-Technology, while ALCO did. Thus ALCO DL560C was chosen for the job due to its easy maintenance, reliability and simple operation. And from then on vast numbers of this loco in different configurations have been produced and they still continue to dominate the diesel route of Indian Railways.


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