what is it?
The WDM-2G is a class of diesel electric genset locomotive used in Indian Railways. It is one of the rarest locomotives in India with only two units being produced by Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW). The locomotives were produced with an intention of being fuel efficient and to be used for light to medium duties such as short passenger runs along with occasional shunting.
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 13 years ago, in 2013.
- 1.8 MW is about 21 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2013
- in service from
- 2012
- status
- in service
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Diesel–electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- Patiala Locomotive Works
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 1.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- weight
- 117 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q96382101, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WDM-2G (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.