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Indian locomotive class WAG D-9
🇮🇳 India ·built by Siemens Mobility· Indian Railways electric freight locomotive class
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- 1. WAG D-9 locomotive in Dahod: CMO Gujarat· GODL-India
what is it?
The Indian locomotive class WAG D-9 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives developed by Siemens for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G). With 9,000 horsepower (6,711 kilowatts), it is the second most powerful freight locomotive in the Indian Railways after WAG-12 along with WAG-9 HH. The first prototype of the locomotive was unveiled on 26 May 2025.
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
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- status
- in service
- number built
- 65
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- builders
- Siemens Mobility
- designer
- Siemens Mobility
- operators
- Indian Railways
- top speed
- 135 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- electric system
- Overhead
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- weight
- 135 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q133258634, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WAG D-9 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.