WDS4 Class Locomotives & Variants
The Loco Story :
Built by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works first in 1968.
Maximum power output - 600/700 hp.
Wheel arrangement 'C' type. 6-cylinder 4-stroke turbo-supercharged engines.
These are the last broad gauge diesel hydraulic locomotives of Indian Railways.
The first WDS4A # 19057 christened 'Indraprastha' was homed at Regional Rail Museum at Howrah.
Technicalities :
Transmission --- Mak-Suri 2-speed hydromechanical transmission (WDS4), Voith hydraulic transmission (WDS4A), Suri hydromechanical transmission (WDS4B) Bogie type --- C type
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