The diesel shed was commissioned on 26 October 1966. It was the biggest Metre Gauge diesel shed of Western Railway at that time with a holding of 112 YDM-4 Locomotives. With broad gauge conversion of Mahesana to Ajmer route, conversion of the shed to a broad gauge Shed with a holding of 60 locos was planned. The last mtre gauge locomotive was given a ceremonial send off on 15 February 1996.The first broad gauge locomotive of the shed was commissioned on 12 April 1997. Since then the holding rapidly increased to a full capacity of 60 locomotives by March 1998. The 60th locomotive was flagged off 9 March 1998.
WDG-3A locomotives were first commissioned & homed in 1998‐99. Work for augmentation of homing capacity of shed from 60 to 120 locomotive was completed in March 2003.
General information
Commissioning of Shed
26 October 1966
Conversion of Metre gauge to broad gauge started
12 April 1997
Conversion completed
9 March 1998
No.of locomotives in Mail/Express
50
No.of locomotives in Goods
41
Total Area of Shed
Approx. 1,10,000 Sq Meters
Covered Area
Approx.20,000Sq.Meters
Infrastructure
L.R.Bay
3 Bays of 2.5 loco length with pendant operation overhead crane of 3 tonne capacity
New L.R.Bay
2 Bays of 3 loco length with 5 tonne over head crane.
H.R.Bay
One bay of 4 loco length with two 35 Tonne over head crane.
Under floor pit wheel lathe
One of HYT make
Whiting jack
1 set of 35 tonne capacity
1set of 25 tonne capacity
Forklifter/Lister
04 nos.
Roadcrane
1 no
E.T.P.
Capacity‐ 3000ltrs per hr.
Spectrograph M/C
One no.
Fuel installation
Two tanks of total 310 KL capacity Installed by IOC
Lube oil installation
Three tanks (70KL) of total 210 KL capacity Installed by IOC
Like all locomotive sheds, Abu Road does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at Abu Road but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.
Locomotives of Abu Road shed along with Bhagat ki Kothi shed are the regular links for all trains running through Rajasthan. Abu Road locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling on the North Western Railway zone as well. As more and more railway lines were electrified, ABR started losing links to electric locomotives, mainly WAP1, WAP4, WAG7 and WAP7 locomotives from nearby electric locomotive sheds. The Shed maintains a passenger link of 50 locomotives, which includes among others the prestigious like the Yoga Express & Garib Rath Express, Jaisalmer–Jodhpur Express, Rajasthan Humsafar Express, Fast passengers trains and Link Express trains.
Livery and markings
Indian Railways allows diesel loco sheds to paint their locomotives in their own unique liveries. Abu Road's locomotives have their current livery scheme painted in blue on the top and bottom with a wide white band around the middle.[2][3] ing Images
References
^"Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^"[IRFCA] Indian Railways Locomotive Roster Abu Road (ABR) WDM-3A 16818 Show". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^"[IRFCA] Indian Railways Locomotive Roster Abu Road (ABR) WDM-2 18616 Show". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
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February 10, 2023
diesel, loco, shed, road, motive, power, depot, performing, locomotive, maintenance, repair, facility, diesel, locomotives, indian, railways, located, road, railway, station, road, city, indian, state, rajasthan, diesel, loco, sheds, north, western, railway, o. Diesel Loco Shed Abu Road is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways located at Abu Road railway station ABR in Abu Road city in the Indian state of Rajasthan It is one of the two diesel loco sheds of the North Western Railway the others being at Bhagat ki Kothi Diesel Loco Shed Abu RoadAbu Road based WDM 3A at ABR DLSLocation within RajasthanLocationLocationAbu Road RajasthanCoordinates24 28 51 N 72 47 07 E 24 4807 N 72 7854 E 24 4807 72 7854 Coordinates 24 28 51 N 72 47 07 E 24 4807 N 72 7854 E 24 4807 72 7854CharacteristicsOwnerIndian RailwaysOperatorNorth Western Railway zoneDepot codeABRTypeDiesel LocomotivesRoads5Rolling stockWDM 2 WDG 3A WDM 3A WDM 3D WDG 4 4D WAP 4 WAG 7Routes servedNorth Western Railway Jaipur Ahmedabad lineHistoryOpened26 October 1966 56 years ago 1966 10 26 Contents 1 History 2 General information 3 Infrastructure 4 Locomotives 5 Operations 6 Livery and markings 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe diesel shed was commissioned on 26 October 1966 It was the biggest Metre Gauge diesel shed of Western Railway at that time with a holding of 112 YDM 4 Locomotives With broad gauge conversion of Mahesana to Ajmer route conversion of the shed to a broad gauge Shed with a holding of 60 locos was planned The last mtre gauge locomotive was given a ceremonial send off on 15 February 1996 The first broad gauge locomotive of the shed was commissioned on 12 April 1997 Since then the holding rapidly increased to a full capacity of 60 locomotives by March 1998 The 60th locomotive was flagged off 9 March 1998 WDG 3A locomotives were first commissioned amp homed in 1998 99 Work for augmentation of homing capacity of shed from 60 to 120 locomotive was completed in March 2003 General information EditCommissioning of Shed 26 October 1966Conversion of Metre gauge to broad gauge started 12 April 1997Conversion completed 9 March 1998No of locomotives in Mail Express 50No of locomotives in Goods 41Total Area of Shed Approx 1 10 000 Sq MetersCovered Area Approx 20 000Sq MetersInfrastructure EditL R Bay 3 Bays of 2 5 loco length with pendant operation overhead crane of 3 tonne capacityNew L R Bay 2 Bays of 3 loco length with 5 tonne over head crane H R Bay One bay of 4 loco length with two 35 Tonne over head crane Under floor pit wheel lathe One of HYT makeWhiting jack 1 set of 35 tonne capacity 1set of 25 tonne capacityForklifter Lister 04 nos Roadcrane 1 noE T P Capacity 3000ltrs per hr Spectrograph M C One no Fuel installation Two tanks of total 310 KL capacity Installed by IOCLube oil installation Three tanks 70KL of total 210 KL capacity Installed by IOCIncinerator One incinerator of capacity 100 kg per hourLocomotives EditSN Locomotives HP Quantity1 WDM 2 2600 32 WDM 3A 3100 533 WDG 3A 204 WDM 3D 3300 75 WDG 4 4D 4000 4500 646 WAP 4 5050 37 WAG 7 5350 2Total Locomotives Active as of November 2022 1 152Operations EditLike all locomotive sheds Abu Road does regular maintenance overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives It not only attends to locomotives housed at Abu Road but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well It has four pit lines for loco repair Locomotives of Abu Road shed along with Bhagat ki Kothi shed are the regular links for all trains running through Rajasthan Abu Road locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling on the North Western Railway zone as well As more and more railway lines were electrified ABR started losing links to electric locomotives mainly WAP1 WAP4 WAG7 and WAP7 locomotives from nearby electric locomotive sheds The Shed maintains a passenger link of 50 locomotives which includes among others the prestigious like the Yoga Express amp Garib Rath Express Jaisalmer Jodhpur Express Rajasthan Humsafar Express Fast passengers trains and Link Express trains Livery and markings EditIndian Railways allows diesel loco sheds to paint their locomotives in their own unique liveries Abu Road s locomotives have their current livery scheme painted in blue on the top and bottom with a wide white band around the middle 2 3 ing ImagesReferences Edit Railway Website Mechanical Department Retrieved 16 May 2020 IRFCA Indian Railways Locomotive Roster Abu Road ABR WDM 3A 16818 Show www irfca org Retrieved 6 May 2020 IRFCA Indian Railways Locomotive Roster Abu Road ABR WDM 2 18616 Show www irfca org Retrieved 6 May 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diesel Loco Shed Abu Road Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diesel Loco Shed Abu Road amp oldid 1120674712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
