Indian locomotive class WAG-3

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Indian locomotive class WAG-3
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Kraus-Maffei, Krupp, SFAC, La Brugeoise & Nivelle (50 cycles European group) Build date 1965 Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC B-B Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Bogies Monomotor B-B bogies Wheel diameter New: 1,140 mm (3 ft 9 in) Half worn: 1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in) Full worn: 1,064 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 14.600 m (47 ft 10+13⁄16 in) Width 3.109 m (10 ft 2+13⁄32 in) Height 4.165 m (13 ft 7+31⁄32 in) Axle load 18,640 kg (41,090 lb) Loco weight 74,000 kg (163,000 lb) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC AC Overhead Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors AGEC make, type 1580 A1 (1270V, 1040A, 680 rpm. Weight 5850kg.) Bogie mounted. Loco brake Air Train brakes Vacuum
Performance figures Maximum speed 112 km/h (70 mph) Power output Max: 2,930 hp (2,185 kW) Continuous: 2,930 hp (2,185 kW) Tractive effort Starting: 25,000 kgf (250 kN; 55,000 lbf)
Career Operators Indian Railways Numbers 20869–20878 Locale All over India Disposition Retired

The Indian locomotive class WAG-3 was a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was imported from Europe in the mid 1960s for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G) engine, 3rd (3). A total of 10 WAG-3 locomotives were built by The European Group 50 Hz Group/European Group/50 Cycles Group (consortium) in 1965, and entering service in the same year.^[1]

The WAG-3 served mainly freight trains for over 35 years. As of January 2020, all locomotives of this class have been withdrawn from service and scrapped.