EMD GT46PAC

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EMD GT46PAC
EMD GT46PAC
Indian Railways WDP-4 No. 20006
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder GM-EMD & DLW
Build date (EMD) 2001; (DLW) 2002—Present
Total production (EMD) 10; (DLW) 5+ under license (still in production)
AAR wheel arr. C-C
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Trucks HTSC
Fuel type diesel
Fuel capacity 1,600 US gallons (6,000 liters)
Prime mover 16-710G3B
Engine type 2-stroke diesel
Aspiration turbocharged
Displacement 11,360 in² (186.2 liters)
Alternator TA-17-CA6A
Traction motors AC
Cylinders V16
Transmission electric; AC alternator, 1 inverter per truck, AC traction motors
Power output 4,000 hp (3,000 kW)
Locomotive brakes air
Train brakes air

The EMD GT46PAC is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) of Varanasi, India for Indian Railways as their class WDP-4.[1] The GT46PAC is a passenger version of the previous EMD GT46MAC freight locomotive for Indian Railways. The locomotives are numbered from No. 20001 upward.

The locomotives can be used in either direction, and frequently haul trains long hood forward, as in the picture.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Diesel Locomotive Classes – Broad Gauge. Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved on November 19, 2006.