The delhihowrah kalka mail was among the few trains which had wap7 locomotive engine, a stateoftheart technology that records everything electronically. Head on generation hog a step towards energy efficiency. Traction motor, transformer, traction converter, auxiliary converter and central electronics along with other items of the loco has. Before there was the celebrated wap series, there were the wags. Gallery spots people countries map stats community about. Introduced in 1949, the electromotive 1500hp gp7 combined the machinery of the f7 with a hoodtype carbody that offered high visibility and easy engine access.
Therefore, with the permissible axle load and available space in a. It is a passenger variant of the freight locomotive wag 9 with a modified gear ratio to pull. When we were child, looking at the mammoth size of steam engine powering the train was a wonderful sight. It is the most powerful passenger locomotive in the indian railways fleet. The first electric locomotives in india were dedicated goods wdg and passenger wcp dc traction locomotives introduced by the british before independence. Box 5484 109 meg drive london, ontario n6a 4l6 canada phone. Clw built wap7 indian railways chittaranjan locomotive worksclw produced 402 locomotives in 201819, a record production of wap57 and wag9 locos.
Switch to detail view and click filter to locate a specific diagram quickly. It is a passenger variant of the wag 9 freight locomotive with a modified gear ratio to pull lighter loads at higher speeds. The wap 7 is a three phase ac electric passenger locomotive developed by chittaranjan locomotive works. I found this loco on a steam convention in january 2015.
Pzrti bsl 8 advantages of 3phase locomotives the merits of 3phase locomotives over d. It was introduced in 1994, with a similar bodyshell to the wap1 class, but with hitachi traction motors. Some may think this is impossible, but brian caton from great britain has made more than 50 live steam locos in 4mm scale, most of them in style of this little gems, an 040 welsh saddle tank loco. Wap 1 locomotives was the first dedicated locomotive specially built to haul passenger trains by chittranjan locomotive works. The wap 7 widebroad gauge ac electric passenger, class 7 is a threephase ac electric passenger locomotive developed by the chittaranjan locomotive works. Flagged off by the honourable minister of railways ms. Since both are similar to wap7 locomotive, their acceleration and deceleration values. An increase of 20kmph in mps may not seem like much, but this will mean that initial acceleration will be quicker due to reduction in weight and thus sectional clearance will also be faster. Read more about clw produces highspeed passenger wap7hs locomotive on business standard. We continue this proud history by producing freight, passenger and roadswitching locomotives for use in the u. A wap 4 locomotive from itarsi loco shed spotted at marripalem.
Part of the problem lay in brian reed being reluctant to mention anything of himself in. Locomotives msts locomotives msts downloads railpage. The wheel in front of the loco pilot was assumed to be driving wheel similar to road vehicle. As railroads spread, locomotives changed how quickly the country. Traction systems for locomotives and high speed applications. For locomotives built for the western pacific railroad. Bharat heavy electricals limited bhel has been entrusted by indian railways for design. It looks like your browser does not have javascript enabled. Wag9h can be considered as high axle load freight trains in our study. Brian reed was an extremely difficult author to characterise, but see the biography generously provided by phil atkins.
Wap7 locomotive has two separate sets of power conversion and distribution, the video shows both trucks separate component placement. Availability of a network of intermodal polyvalent and flexible terminals with a high level. As of 71114 11 6 locomotives locomotives and uncontrolled emission rates for class 3 locomotives and small passenger locomotives related to tourism, unless the locomotive to be replaced is currently certified, or is required by the u. Self steering railwheel profile is the reason for negotiating on. However, the maximum service speed of locomotive is 140 kmph. We are recognized worldwide for setting rail industry standards for performance and reliability, and delivering optimized efficiency for our customers.
Locomotive curriculum guide bound to stay bound books. I will answer this in two ways, first in laymans language and other in technical way. Locomotive engine wap 4 3d cad model library grabcad. Development of high speed wap7hs locomotives indian. Wap7 machine room components of 6120 hp electric locomotive. With deliveries to over 75 countries, we have designed and produced more than 75,000 emd locomotive engines exceeding any other locomotive manufacturer, to create the largest installed fleet worldwide. The wap 7 is a threephase ac electric passenger locomotive developed by the chittaranjan locomotive works. Trains subscribers can download a pdf version of this roster data directly to your computer. Railways at present, wap 5, wap 7 and wag9 class of 3phase locomotives are capable of saving upto 20% and 3phase electrical multiple units emu are capable of saving upto 30% energy through regenerative braking.
Serial production of wap7 was taken up from 2000 and that of wag9h from 2011. Indian wap4 used by electric locomotive shed bhusawal. Intended to haul heavier, 26coach passenger trains and passengerparcel mixed trains. Abb is present in more than 100 countries and can provide strong local support to your project. Only 62 trains of the 10,000 trains of indian railways have this technology. News items from the rinbad newsletter, 20002004 by brian philp, editor, rinbad. Epa at the time of next rebuild to be certified, to a more stringent tier.
Power, performance, and innovation are the driving factors that have made progress rails emd brand the premier provider of diesel electric locomotive technology for nearly 90 years. Publications style manual, pennsylvania railroad technical and historical. Initial models were rated at 6125hp total power and 33000 kgf 323kn tractive effort. The model is high poly model with high level of detail with mechanics easy to texture and material this item is free to download credit. The inventors name was egide walschaerts pronunciation.
Smokerise publications, 1988, 1990 a quick rundown by class and number are as follows. The first wap 1 locomotive was used to run kolkatadelhi rajdhani express in 1980. Wap7 locomotive technical parts information indian. As this locomotive was the modified version of wag9 by slightly changing the gear ratio which was 77. This will take you to a page showing available items in that category. Click here to subscribe today and receive all of our online benefits. In laymans language, wap7 is an electric locomotive of passenger segment used by indian railways. Fox valley models 442 steam click photo for listings. Wap7 is the most powerful passenger locomotive over indian railways capable of hauling 24 coaches high speed trains.
Wap5 wap7 wag99h class of locomotives running in indian railways. The 3900hp wap 1 was not only the first and most powerful locomotive for hauling passenger trains but was also capable of running at. As we all are familiar about the indian locomotive class wap7, there are some facts that we must know about it. The locomotive was developed after a previous class wap 1 was found inadequate to haul the longer, heavier express trains 2426 coaches that were becoming the mainstay of the indian railways network. Railways white beast to rule down south madurai news. Later on chittaranjan loco works clw started the production of wap 7 locomotive. No, not the wag as in football terminology, but broad gauge w ac electric a goodsfreight locomotives g of the indian railways, which railfans consider to be much more eyecandy than the wags well, in most cases the rest of the world drool over. Indias fastest locomotive wap7 speeding upto 140kmh,6125hp max.
The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and. The wap 7 is actually a modified version of the wag 9 freight locomotive with modified gear ratios. Walschaerts gear is not unless it is used in the possessive case, with an apostrophe, eg. Clw produces highspeed passenger wap7hs locomotive. Some locomotive classes such as the wap5 and wap7, as well as the wag9, have controls in the cab that can lock the train to travel at a certain speed the speed at the time the control or button is set. Uprr steam locomotive roster by class and number compiled from union pacific steam roster by gordon sandy mccullough. Wap7, a highspeed electric locomotive of the indian railways will soon make its debut down south with the trichy and madurai railway divisions undertaking trial runs on various. Locomotive builders are listed below, ordered by the number of their locomotives in our database.
Wap 7 is a high speed locomotive indigenously developed by chittaranjan locomotive works. Atlas n scale locomotives brooklyn locomotive works. The gp7 was used in pulling every conceivable type of train and was sometimes substituted for part of a set of cab units. Braking effortspeed characteristics of wap7 locomotive braking. Details pantographs stone india calcutta am12, frame frontal plow, aar tightlock and chain link couplers, frontal headlights, electric horns, all technical inscriptions and designations. It was around 21 miles in length and took approximately 45 minutes. About spots people countries map stats community search. Based on the know how, the new variants wap7 and wag9h class locomotives were produced. Three phase abb locomotive system information 1834 03. Figure v5 picture of ge evolution batteryhybrid line haul locomotive v9 figure vi1 diagram of a green goat switch locomotive vi3 figure vi2 ns 999 batterypowered switch locomotive vi4 figure vi3 upy 2315 green goat assigned to the up mira loma railyard vi7 figure vi4 transpower concept for battery tender vi11.
Dieselelectric locomotive diagrams from the northern pacific railway mechanical department. Wap4 holdings may 2005 by rabibrata ms word document, 236kb. Click on the list link next to a builder to see all locomotives built by that company. Nswgr 1709 and 1711 original model by brian berestreeter 2. Retrieval of data from manual record is very cumbersome and time consuming. To operate the trains at faster speed and reduce the journey time, enhancing the maximum service speed of locomotive is. Wabtec corporation 30 isabella street pittsburgh, pa 15212 usa phone. Chittaranjan locomotive works clw has turned out a new version of wap7 locomotive wap7hs capable of running at a speed of 160 kilometres per hour as against the present maximum service speed of 140 kilometer per hour of wap7. Currently, the regenerated energy is fed back into the ohe and is utilized only if the ohe is receptive i. When indian railways decided to fully switch to ac traction postindependence, it did away with specialized locomotives for passenger operations and handed passenger duties to mixed wam locos. Wap 4 indian locomotive wap 4 indian locomotive, w broad gauge a ac electric traction motive power p passenger service home. Vector illustration with front view of electric locomotive wap1 used by ghaziabad gzb division of the indian railways.
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