Indian locomotive class WCM-6

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Indian locomotive class WCM-6
Kalyan based WCM-6.
Type and origin Power type Electric Designer CLW Builder CLW Build date 1995 Total produced 2 Rebuilder Bhusuval workshop Rebuild date 2008-8-28 Number rebuilt 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C  • UIC Co′Co′  • Commonwealth Co-Co Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Bogies High Adhesion Bogies Wheel diameter New: 1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in), Half worn: 1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and Full worn: 1,016 mm (3 ft 4 in) Wheelbase 1,900 mm (6 ft 3 in) Length: ​  • Over couplers 20.394 m (66 ft 10+15⁄16 in)  • Over body 19.000 m (62 ft 4+1⁄16 in) Width 3.179 m (10 ft 5+3⁄16 in) Height 4.255 m (13 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Frame type High Adhesion fabricated frame Axle load 20.0 tonnes (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons) Loco weight 120.00 tonnes (118.10 long tons; 132.28 short tons) Sandbox cap. 16 sandboxes each Power supply 110 V DC Electric system/s 1.5 kV DC Overhead After conversion: 25 kV AC Overhead Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 6 HS-15250A ​  • Rating 1 hour 960A  • Continuous 960A Gear ratio 18:64 MU working 2 or 3 Loco brake Air/Hand, Train brakes Vacuum and Air Compressor 1000 litre/min Safety systems Slip control, Over voltage relay, No volt relay, Low pressure governor, Vacuum governor Train parting alarms, and Brake cylinder cutoff valve Couplers CBC
Performance figures Maximum speed 105 km/h (65 mph) (later reduced to 65 km/h (40 mph)) Power output Max: 4,600 hp (3,430 kW) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 39,600 kgf (390 kN)  • 1 hour 36,000 kgf (350 kN)  • Continuous 27,000 kgf (260 kN) Factor of adh. 0.27
Career Operators Indian Railways Numbers 20187 and 20188 Official name Vikram (for first locomotive) Locale Central Railways Delivered 1996 First run 1996 Last run 2008 (as DC locomotives) Current owner Indian Railways Disposition Both in service as AC locomotives, as of 2023

The Indian locomotive class WCM-6 is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Direct Current (C), Mixed traffic (M) engine, 6th generation (6). They entered service in 1996. A total of 2 WCM-6 locomotives was built at CLW in 1995. Currently they are used on departmental trains and shunting duties.