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Indian locomotive class WAG-7

🇮🇳 India ·built by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited· from 1990· electric locomotive type in the Indian Railways

⚡ electric locomotive electric ✓ in service
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. AJJ WAG-7: Raju2789· CC0
  2. 2. (27495) Erode based WAG-7 loco at Secunderabad: Adityamadhav83· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. 27189 WAG7 locomotive leading a coal freight at Bharathnagar: Adityamadhav83· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. A WAG 7 Loco hauling a freight train at Pithapuram: Adityamadhav83· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. ANGL WAG - 7 (24219318644): Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. BIA WAG-7 (14426646097): Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. BZA WAG - 7 (8713346629): Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. CNB WAG-7 (9460452737): Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. ED WAG - 7 (26129139350): Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. Farakka Express with WAG 7: Superfast1111· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Indian locomotive class WAG-7, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The Indian locomotive class WAG-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1990 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic (G) engine, 7th generation (7). They entered service in 1992.

who runs it

Indian Railways

base stats

  • speed 105 km/htop speed
  • power 4 MWpower output
  • weight 123 tin working order
  • built 1,970made in total

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 36 years ago, in 1990.
  • 4 MW is about 47 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 20.9 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built
1990–2023
status
in service
number built
1,970
kind
Electric
traction
electric
origin
🇮🇳 India
builders
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
operators
Indian Railways
top speed
105 km/h
power
4 MW
gauge
1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
electric system
Overhead
wheel arrangement
Co′Co′
length
20.9 m
weight
123 t
nicknames
SHANTIDAN, EKTA, KARAMVIR, GAJRAJ, SWARNABHA, SARVOTTAM, SAMARPAN, CAUVERY, SAMRAT, PRAYAS & AGRASAR

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6022596, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WAG-7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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