Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is an engine shed located in Gooty, Andhra Pradesh in India. It falls under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division of South Central Railway zone.
 Gooty based WDM-3A in Kingfisher livery. | |
.svg)  Location within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gooty, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 15°07′16″N 77°38′02″E / 15.121°N 77.634°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | South Coast Railway zone |
| Depot code | GY |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WDG-4, WDP-4D, WAG-9 , WDG-4G, WDG-6G |
| History | |
| Opened | 5 December 1963 |
History
editIt is one of the oldest loco sheds, started by the British, initially as B.G Steam Loco Shed, which later got converted to B.G Diesel Loco Shed, in 1963.[1]
Operations
editIt is one of the largest loco shed handling more than 200 locos. It handles routine maintenance on WDG-4 locos.[2] The shed earlier in 2016, was allotted with EMD 710 locomotives having higher power output of 5,500 hp (4.1 MW) - the WDG-5 (EMD GT50AC), equipped with the 20-cylinder version of the EMD 710 prime miver. 3 units 50003, 50004 and 50005 were allotted, but were homed only till December 2017, due to maintenance difficulties and were sent to Sabarmati (SBT) Shed of Western Railway (WR) to be homed with other locomotives of the same class. This shed has been recently in April 2023, allotted with New-Generation Greener General Electric (GE) Diesel Locos, based on the Evolution Series (GEvo) platform, like the 4,500 hp (3.4 MW) WDG-4G (GE ES43ACmi) and the 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) WDG-6G (GE ES57ACi), which have completely replaced the old-ageing ALCO DL560C diesel locomotive fleet of this shed, making it the 3rd Shed in the entire IR Network after Roza (ROZA) and Gandhidham (GIMB), and the First one in South India to home these locomotives.
Locomotives
edit| SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WDG-4/4D | 4000/4500 | 9 |
| 2. | WDP-4/4B/4D | 25 | |
| 3. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 100 |
| 4. | WDG-4G | 4500 | 78 |
| 5. | WDG-6G | 6000 | 86 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of November 2024[3][4] | 298 | ||
References
edit- ^ "South Central Railway".
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Locomotive Sheds and Workshops". irfca.org. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "e-Locos".