4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. WAG1 20710 locomotive: Shamim Mohamed· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. WAG-1 20710: Shamim Mohamed· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Side View of WAG-1 20710: Arjunfotografer· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. WAG-1 20710 Preserved electric locomotive: Arjunfotografer· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Indian locomotive class WAG-1 was a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was imported from Europe in the 1960s for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G) locomotive, 1st generation (1). A total of 112 WAG-1 were built by The European Group 50 Hz Group/European Group/50 Cycles Group (consortium) between 1963 and 1966.
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 63 years ago, in 1963.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1963–1966
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 112
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- Kraus-Maffei
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 112 km/h
- power
- 2.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- electric system
- AC Overhead
- wheel arrangement
- B-B
- length
- 14.6 m
- weight
- 74 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q96027699, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WAG-1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.