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ALCO DL560C
🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1962· series of diesel–electric locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. WDM-3D class Locomotive of Indian Railway: UY Scuti· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. WDM3A-16276R+WDM2-16839 Jaipur Junction, 2008: Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The ALCO DL560C is a series of diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by the American Locomotive Company and produced under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) Varanasi, India for Indian Railways as their classes WDM-2, WDM-3A/2C, WDM-3D and WDG-3A for operation in India. The locomotive is fitted with a 16-cylinder ALCO 251 B, C diesel engine. In the early 1960s Indian Railways needed a reliable diesel workhorse to gradually replace its steam locomotive fleet.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 64 years ago, in 1962.
- 2.5 MW is about 29 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1962–2016
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- American Locomotive Company, Patiala Locomotive Works, Banaras Locomotive Works
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- 2.5 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- C-C
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4652279, Wikipedia: ALCO DL560C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.