Clw produces highspeed passenger wap7hs locomotive. We are recognized worldwide for setting rail industry standards for performance and reliability, and delivering optimized efficiency for our customers. Indian wap4 used by electric locomotive shed bhusawal. Click on the photo of the locomotive type you are interested in. Epa at the time of next rebuild to be certified, to a more stringent tier.
Wap7 locomotive has two separate sets of power conversion and distribution, the video shows both trucks separate component placement. 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. Development of high speed wap7hs locomotives indian. 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. The wap 7 is a threephase ac electric passenger locomotive developed by the chittaranjan locomotive works. 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. 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. As we all are familiar about the indian locomotive class wap7, there are some facts that we must know about it. Vector illustration with front view of electric locomotive wap1 used by ghaziabad gzb division of the indian railways. Wap 1 locomotives was the first dedicated locomotive specially built to haul passenger trains by chittranjan locomotive works. However, the maximum service speed of locomotive is 140 kmph. Based on the know how, the new variants wap7 and wag9h class locomotives were produced. 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.
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. For locomotives built for the western pacific railroad. I will answer this in two ways, first in laymans language and other in technical way. 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.
A wap 4 locomotive from itarsi loco shed spotted at marripalem. Click here to subscribe today and receive all of our online benefits. Availability of a network of intermodal polyvalent and flexible terminals with a high level. About spots people countries map stats community search. Bharat heavy electricals limited bhel has been entrusted by indian railways for design. Serial production of wap7 was taken up from 2000 and that of wag9h from 2011. Details pantographs stone india calcutta am12, frame frontal plow, aar tightlock and chain link couplers, frontal headlights, electric horns, all technical inscriptions and designations.
Pzrti bsl 8 advantages of 3phase locomotives the merits of 3phase locomotives over d. Later on chittaranjan loco works clw started the production of wap 7 locomotive. As railroads spread, locomotives changed how quickly the country. Locomotive builders are listed below, ordered by the number of their locomotives in our database. Since both are similar to wap7 locomotive, their acceleration and deceleration values. Currently, the regenerated energy is fed back into the ohe and is utilized only if the ohe is receptive i.
Part of the problem lay in brian reed being reluctant to mention anything of himself in. A curriculum guide to locomotive by brian floca about the book in the 1800s, the steam locomotive was new, exciting, and sometimes even frightening a large, smoking machine that allowed people to travel faster than they had ever traveled before. Locomotives msts locomotives msts downloads railpage. Fox valley models 442 steam click photo for listings. 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.
The 3900hp wap 1 was not only the first and most powerful locomotive for hauling passenger trains but was also capable of running at. Click on the list link next to a builder to see all locomotives built by that company. I found this loco on a steam convention in january 2015. Indias fastest locomotive wap7 speeding upto 140kmh,6125hp max. In laymans language, wap7 is an electric locomotive of passenger segment used by indian railways. Smokerise publications, 1988, 1990 a quick rundown by class and number are as follows. News items from the rinbad newsletter, 20002004 by brian philp, editor, rinbad. Locomotive engine wap 4 3d cad model library grabcad. The gp7 was used in pulling every conceivable type of train and was sometimes substituted for part of a set of cab units. Dieselelectric locomotive diagrams from the northern pacific railway mechanical department. It is a passenger variant of the freight locomotive wag 9 with a modified gear ratio to pull. This will take you to a page showing available items in that category. 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. Wap7 machine room components of 6120 hp electric locomotive.
The wap 7 is actually a modified version of the wag 9 freight locomotive with modified gear ratios. It was around 21 miles in length and took approximately 45 minutes. It is the most powerful passenger locomotive in the indian railways fleet. 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. Clw built wap7 indian railways chittaranjan locomotive worksclw produced 402 locomotives in 201819, a record production of wap57 and wag9 locos. Locomotive curriculum guide bound to stay bound books.
Therefore, with the permissible axle load and available space in a. Walschaerts gear is not unless it is used in the possessive case, with an apostrophe, eg. Before there was the celebrated wap series, there were the wags. It looks like your browser does not have javascript enabled. Wabtec corporation 30 isabella street pittsburgh, pa 15212 usa phone. Braking effortspeed characteristics of wap7 locomotive braking. Flagged off by the honourable minister of railways ms.
The delhihowrah kalka mail was among the few trains which had wap7 locomotive engine, a stateoftheart technology that records everything electronically. 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. Head on generation hog a step towards energy efficiency. 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.
As this locomotive was the modified version of wag9 by slightly changing the gear ratio which was 77. Wap7 locomotive technical parts information indian. It is a passenger variant of the wag 9 freight locomotive with a modified gear ratio to pull lighter loads at higher speeds. The inventors name was egide walschaerts pronunciation. Wap 4 indian locomotive wap 4 indian locomotive, w broad gauge a ac electric traction motive power p passenger service home. Wap4 holdings may 2005 by rabibrata ms word document, 236kb.
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. Traction motor, transformer, traction converter, auxiliary converter and central electronics along with other items of the loco has. The first wap 1 locomotive was used to run kolkatadelhi rajdhani express in 1980. Brian reed was an extremely difficult author to characterise, but see the biography generously provided by phil atkins. Trains subscribers can download a pdf version of this roster data directly to your computer. Wap5 wap7 wag99h class of locomotives running in indian railways. 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. The wheel in front of the loco pilot was assumed to be driving wheel similar to road vehicle. The wags are serious business, they might not be glamorous or make a lot of. Nswgr 1709 and 1711 original model by brian berestreeter 2. Read more about clw produces highspeed passenger wap7hs locomotive on business standard. Railways white beast to rule down south madurai news. The wap 7 widebroad gauge ac electric passenger, class 7 is a threephase ac electric passenger locomotive developed by the chittaranjan locomotive works. The first electric locomotives in india were dedicated goods wdg and passenger wcp dc traction locomotives introduced by the british before independence.
Abb is present in more than 100 countries and can provide strong local support to your project. The wap 7 is a three phase ac electric passenger locomotive developed by chittaranjan locomotive works. Atlas n scale locomotives brooklyn locomotive works. We continue this proud history by producing freight, passenger and roadswitching locomotives for use in the u. Wap 7 is a high speed locomotive indigenously developed by chittaranjan locomotive works. Publications style manual, pennsylvania railroad technical and historical. Box 5484 109 meg drive london, ontario n6a 4l6 canada phone. 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. Initial models were rated at 6125hp total power and 33000 kgf 323kn tractive effort. Switch to detail view and click filter to locate a specific diagram quickly. Wap7 is the most powerful passenger locomotive over indian railways capable of hauling 24 coaches high speed trains. Traction systems for locomotives and high speed applications. Indian railways imported 22 wag9 locomotives and 11 wap5 locomotives from ms. Gallery spots people countries map stats community about.