what is it?
The Indian locomotive class WAG-11 is a class of twin-section 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 2018 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. This freight engine has been designed for a speed of 105 km/h and weighs 252 tons. It is equipped with a three-phase induction motor, four power converters and regenerative as well as pneumatic braking system.
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 8 years ago, in 2018.
- 8.9 MW is about 105 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 42 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 2018
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- BLW
- designer
- BLW
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- 8.9 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead
- wheel arrangement
- Twin Co-Co
- length
- 20.2 m
- weight
- 252 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q93515494, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WAG-11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.