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Indian locomotive class WDG-4G
🇮🇳 India ·built by GE Transportation· from 2017· Indian diesel locomotive class
7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. WDG4G TWINS: Raju2789· CC0
- 2. WDG-4G locomotive at Meerut City Junction: Ravi Dwivedi· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. An Indian Railways class WDG4G hauling freight appoaching New Jalpaiguri Junction Railway station from the East at approximately 1.5 kilometre mark: NLBRT· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. GIMB WDG-4G: Kishlay RF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Indian locomotive class WDG-4G: Ravi Dwivedi· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. ROZA WDG4G 49032 roaming at Katihar Jn: Raj495314· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. ROZA WDG4G 49100 at Katihar: Raj495314· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Indian locomotive class WDG-4G (GE ES43ACmi) is a class of dual-cabin freight-hauling diesel–electric locomotive used by the Indian Railways (IR). The locomotive is designed by GE Transportation and is based on its Evolution Series, which are used in North America. The class is meant for freight hauling and replaces the older American Locomotive Company (ALCO)-designed locomotives, which have been the mainstay diesels of Indian Railways since 1962.
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 9 years ago, in 2017.
- 3.4 MW is about 39 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2017
- in service from
- 2017
- status
- in service
- number built
- 606
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- GE Transportation, Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowra
- designer
- GE Transportation India, Bengaluru
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 3.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- weight
- 132 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q48734773, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WDG-4G (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.