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- 1. WCM-6: Suvadeep Saha56· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Indian locomotive class WCM-6 is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Direct Current (C), Mixed traffic (M) engine, 6th generation (6). They entered service in 1996.
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 31 years ago, in 1995.
- 3.4 MW is about 40 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 12 years (1996–2008).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1995
- in service from
- 1996
- retired
- 2008
- status
- in service
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- CLW
- designer
- CLW
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- power
- 3.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- electric system
- 1.5 kV DC Overhead , After conversion: 25 kV AC Overhead
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- weight
- 120 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q96382093, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WCM-6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.