Indian locomotive class WAG-5

WAG-5

WAG5HB No. 24001
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Chittaranjan Locomotive Works and BHEL
Build date

Original:1988-98, WAG-5A:1983-88 and

WAG-5B:1978-83
Total produced 1192
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC Co′Co′
Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Bogies ALCO Asymmetric cast frame trimount
Wheel diameter New:1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in),
Half worn:1,055 mm (3 ft 5 1⁄2 in) and
Full worn:1,016 mm (3 ft 4 in)
Length 17.162 m (56 ft 3 11⁄16 in)
Width 3.055 m (10 ft 1⁄4 in)
Height 1.997 m (6 ft 6 5⁄8 in)
Axle load 20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
Loco weight 119 tonnes (117 long tons; 131 short tons)
Electric system(s) 25 kV 50 Hz AC AC Overhead
Current source pantograph
Traction motors Alstom TAO 659/Hitachi HS15250A
MU working 4
Loco brake Air/Hand
Train brakes Air, Dual and Vacuum
Safety systems Slip control, Main overload relay, Over voltage relay, No volt relay, Earth fault relay, Low pressure governor, Train parting alarms, Vigilance Control Device(VCD) and Brake cylinder cutoff valve
Performance figures
Maximum speed

105 km/h (65 mph)/

100 km/h (62 mph)
or80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output Max:4,300 hp (3,210 kW)
Tractive effort Starting:37,500 kgf (370 kN)
Continuous:33,600 kgf (330 kN)
Factor of adh. 0.29
Career
Operators Indian Railways
Numbers 21100-21153, 23000-23800 and 24001-24075
Nicknames Krishnaveni
Locale All over India
Disposition active

The WAG-5 is a type of electric locomotive used in India. It is the second most widely used locomotive in the Indian Railways, with a total of 1197 units built including variants.[1] WAG5A is the one with Alstom traction motors. WAG5B is a converted WAM4. WAG5H(x) is with Hitachi traction motors. WAG5P(x) is a passenger dedicated class. WAG5(x)D are fitted with dual brakes and WAG5(x)E are fitted with air brakes. WAG5RH and WAG-5HR are fitted with Rheostatic or Friction braking. Another variant is WAG-5HG.The units with additional '6P' markings have all parallel grouped traction motors. WAG-5HB is built by BHEL. Some units are fitted with Static Converter(STC), Microprocessor, Dynamic brake resistors(DBR) and SI unit. Due to the advent of WAG-7 and WAG-9, these locos except WAG-5HA/HB are even used for passenger trains although it is a freight-dedicated locomotive. WAG-5HB is homed at Jhansi shed near BHEL's installations for maintenance purposes. WAG-5 has a shell of WAM-4. Units numbered till 23293 have side Louvre and round glass windows like WAM-4 and units after 23293 have WAG-7 style of Louvre for better ventilation. Recently, WAG-5 have been fitted with data loggers. Unit numbered 23026 was selected by RDSO for adoption of thyristor controlled electricals in 1995. This was done due to the loss of suppliers of tap changer control. Project began in 1992. The new prototype system built in collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre was fitted in the locomotive between 1997-98. However due to several problems like interference with signalling equipment, the project was ceased in 1999. The engine was rebuilt to original WAG-5 and designated as WAG-5P.

Technical specifications[2]

Traction Motors Alstom TAO 659 (575 kW, 750 V, 1070 rpm) or TAO 656; or Hitachi HS 15250A. Axle-hung, nose-suspended. Six motors.
Gear Ratio 62:16 or 62:15 with Alstom motors, some 64:18 (Hitachi motors), many now 58:21 for mixed use. There are also 17:77
Transformer BHEL, type HETT-3900. 3900 kVA, 22.5 kV, 182 A. 32 taps, 11730 kg, Forced oil cooling, 'A' Insulation.
Rectifiers Silicon rectifiers (two) using 64 S-18FN-350 diodes each from Hind Rectifier. 2700 A / 1050 V per cubicle. 64 cells per bridge. Starting current at 3300 A. Motor (380 V, 970-1460 RPM)
Max Haulage capacity 2375 t (WAG-5 original)
Pantographs Two Faiveley AM-12 of 285 kg with four insulators
Current Ratings 1100 A / 10 min, 750 A continuous
Sandboxes 4
Auxiliaries 2 Head lights (32 V, 250 W), Lead-acid Battery (50 cells, 110 V)
3 Elgi Compressors 3 motors (12.5 hp, 380 V)
2 SF India Ltd. Traction Motor blowers MLBR-42.51-1-H4 type, 2 Siemens Motors (22 kW, 380 V, 41 A, 3000 rpm)
2 SF India Ltd. Smoothing reactor blower 2 motors(3 hp, 380V, 2860rpm)
BHEL Breaking resistor blower Dy-3423M type, Moto r(532 kW, 70 hp, 325 V, 175 A, 3500 rpm)
2 SF India Ltd. Silicon rectifier blower Axial type
SF India Ltd. Oil cooler blower MLBH-60-1-H2 type, 22.2 m/hr, Motor (30 hp, 380 V, 6.6 A, 2865 rpm)
2 Smoothing reactors SL42 type, 1250 V, 950 A, 0.00718 ohms at 110 °C
BEST & Co. Pvt. Ltd. Oil pump for transformer Motor (3.3 kW, 380 V, 6.6 A, 2865 rpm)

Sheds

WAG5 class loco 23854
WAG5 class loco 23003
WAG5 class loco 23219
  1. Ludhiana (LDH)
  2. Tughlakabad (TKD)
  3. Bokaro Steel City (BKSC)
  4. Jhansi (JHS)
  5. New Katni (NKJ)
  6. Bhilai (BIA)
  7. Tatanagar (TATA)
  8. Asansol (ASN)
  9. Bondamunda (BNDM)
  10. Visakhapatnam (VSKP)
  11. Vijayawada (BZA)
  12. Arakkonam (AJJ)
  13. Itarsi (ET)
  14. Bhusaval (BSL)
  15. Kalyan (KYN)
  16. Vadodara (BRC)
  17. Valsad (BL)

Hauling capacity[3]

WAG-5HB has the following capacity for BOXN (in tonnes):

Grades\KPH Start 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Level 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 2490 2671
1 in 500 6000+ 5933 5645 5308 4947 4141 2490 1645
1 in 200 3600 3182 3093 2985 2861 2464 1511 1018
1 in 150 2800 2519 2461 2390 2308 2002 1231 831
1 in 100 1940 1759 1730 1692 1648 1440 884 595
1 in 50 1150 890 880 869 855 751 448 290

WAG-5HB has the following capacity for BOX wagons (in tonnes):

Grades\KPH Start 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Level 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 4478
1 in 500 4950 4950 4950 4950 4950 4950 3221 2209
1 in 200 3429 3365 3286 3195 2806 2464 1761 1219
1 in 150 2924 2682 2632 2582 2523 2224 1395 964
1 in 100 2246 1839 1814 1789 1758 1555 969 664
1 in 50 1300 911 903 896 886 783 471 309

WAG-5HB has the following capacity for BCNA wagons (in tonnes):

Grades\KPH Start 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Level 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 4713
1 in 500 5775 5770 5775 5775 5775 5121 3382 2266
1 in 200 3810 3602 3512 3411 3310 2714 1762 1233
1 in 150 3198 2782 2726 2663 2599 2140 1390 972
1 in 100 2407 1890 1863 1832 1798 1485 994 700
1 in 50 1354 920 912 902 893 742 483 310

WAG-5HB has the following capacity for ICF coaches (in tonnes):

Grades\KPH Start 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Level 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 4713
1 in 500 5775 5770 5775 5775 5775 5121 3382 2266
1 in 200 3810 3602 3512 3411 3310 2714 1762 1233
1 in 150 3198 2782 2726 2663 2599 2140 1390 972
1 in 100 2407 1890 1863 1832 1798 1485 994 700
1 in 50 1354 920 912 902 893 742 483 310

WAG-5 with a gear ratio of 15:62 has the following capacity for BOX wagons (in tonnes):

Grades\KPH Start 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 105
Level 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 4870 3235 2340 1825
1 in 500 4650 4650 4650 4650 4650 4420 3370 2400 1655 1235 975
1 in 200 3235 3235 3170 3100 3010 2390 1850 1330 920 690 540
1 in 150 2740 2525 2480 2430 2375 1890 1460 1050 725 545 420
1 in 100 2105 1730 1705 1680 1650 1310 1020 730 495 365 275
1 in 50 1215 855 845 835 830 650 500 340 220 150 100

WAG-5 with a gear ratio of 17:77 has the following capacity for BOX wagons (in tonnes):

Grades\KPH Start 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Level 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 4280 2820
1 in 500 4950 4950 4950 4950 4900 2980 2000 1370
1 in 200 3430 3430 3430 3400 2640 1590 1070 730
1 in 150 2920 2780 2730 2680 2080 1250 840 570
1 in 100 2240 1910 1880 1850 1440 860 570 380
1 in 50 1300 950 940 930 720 410 250 150

WAG-5 with a gear ratio of 17:77 has the following capacity for BOXN wagons (in tonnes):

Grades\KPH Start 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Level 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 6000+ 4600 2970
1 in 500 5770 5770 5770 5770 5250 3120 2070 1400
1 in 200 3810 3700 3610 3510 2710 1630 1100 750
1 in 150 3200 2860 2800 2740 2130 1270 850 570
1 in 100 2400 1950 1920 1890 1460 870 580 380
1 in 50 1350 960 950 940 720 410 260 150

See also

References

  1. ↑ Indian locomotive specifications
  2. ↑ Indian AC electric loco information
  3. ↑ "Trainweb".
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