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- 1. VSKP based WAG-6C locos at Koraput: Viswa Chandra· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Indian locomotive class WAG-6B/C is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in the 1988 by Hitachi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods (G) engine, 6th generation (6) Second/Third variant (B/C). They entered service in 1988.
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 38 years ago, in 1988.
- Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 35 years (1988–2023).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1988
- in service from
- 1988
- retired
- 2023
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- Hitachi
- designer
- Hitachi
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead
- wheel arrangement
- WAG-6B: Bo'Bo'Bo'
- weight
- 123 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q96418622, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WAG-6B/C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.