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Speed of Locomotives on IR
Prakash Tendulkar

 

I have compiled the list of Maximum Speed of locomotives (permissible mechanically and operational aspect) from WR working TT. Hope it helps.

Class of Loco

Maximum Permissible speed (1)

Maximum Permissible Speed (2)
   

Passenger Trains

Goods Trains

Goods Trains

Mixed Trains
     

Vacuum braked

Non vacuum braked

Braked

WDM2

105

100

75

40

75

WDM2C

105

100

75

40

75

WDM2 Rajdhani

120

120

      

WDS-4B (3)

45

45

45

40

45

WDS-4B (4)

19

19

19

19

19

WDS-4D (3)

60

60

60

40

60

WDS-4D (4)

20

20

20

20

20

WDS6 (5)

65

  

65

40

65

WDS6 (6)

55

55

      

WDS6 (4)

30

30

30

30

30

WDG2

100

  

100

    

MEMU

90

90

      
EMU 100 (13)        

WAP3

105

105

      

WAP4

130 (7)

130

      

WAP6

100

100

      

WAM4

110 (8)

100

75

15

75

WAP5

130 (9)

        

WCAM2

120 (10)

120

75

15

75

WCAM1

100

100

75

15

75

WCAG1

65

        

WAG5 A/B/C

100

100

75

15

75

WAG5 H/HR/HA

80

80

75

15

75

WAG4

80

75

75

15

72

WAG7

100

100

75

15

5

WAP1

105 (11)

        

WAG9

100 (12)

        

WCAM3

105

        

ZDM5

45

40

40

35

40

 

1: Maximum Permissible Speed from Mechanical point of view

2: Maximum Permissible Speed from Operating point of view

3: Mainline

4: Shunting

5: Mainline Goods

6: Mainline Passenger

7: 105 km/hr VR �SAH (Saphale)

8: 100 km/hr VR � BL; 105 km/hr BL � ADI

9: 120 km/hr VR � BRC

10: 100 km/hr BCT � VR

11: SAH � BH

12: VR � GDA (Godhra)

13: Actual operational speed varies between 50 - 75 km/hr on most sections between CCG and VR. On CR, max. operational speed is limited to 80 km/hr.

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