Indian locomotive class WDS-2

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	C
• Commonwealth	C
Gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Length:;
• Over couplers	8.535 m (28 ft 0 in)
• Over body	72.65 m (238 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
Width	3.150 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height	3.925 m (12 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight	51,400 kg (113,300 lb) to 46,000 kg (101,000 lb)
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine type	Diesel
Aspiration	Turbo-supercharged
Generator	DC
Transmission	Diesel-electric transmission
MU working	2
Loco brake	Vacuum
Train brakes	Vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Krauss-Maffei
Model	Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C
Build date	1954-55
Total produced	30

Indian locomotive class WDS-2
Indian locomotive class WDS-2
	A Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C on which WDS-2 is based
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Krauss-Maffei
Model	Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C
Build date	1954-55
Total produced	30
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	C
• Commonwealth	C
Gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	1,092 mm (3 ft 7 in)
Length:;
• Over couplers	8.535 m (28 ft 0 in)
• Over body	72.65 m (238 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
Width	3.150 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height	3.925 m (12 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight	51,400 kg (113,300 lb) to 46,000 kg (101,000 lb)
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine type	Diesel
Aspiration	Turbo-supercharged
Generator	DC
Transmission	Diesel-electric transmission
MU working	2
Loco brake	Vacuum
Train brakes	Vacuum
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	54 km/h (34 mph)
Power output	Max: 440 hp (330 kW); Net: 440 hp (330 kW)
Tractive effort	15,420 t (15,176 long tons; 16,998 short tons)
Operators
Career
Operators	Indian Railways
Numbers	19016-045
Locale	Mostly on present day Central Railways, few on Northern Railways
Delivered	1954
First run	1954
Last run	1990s
Retired	1990s
Withdrawn	1990s
Disposition	Retired

The Indian locomotive class WDS-2 was a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 1954 by Krauss Maffei for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Shunting locomotive (S) engine, 2nd generation (2). They entered service in 1955. A total of 20 WDS-2 was built in Germany between 1954 and 1955, which made them the most numerous class of shunting diesel locomotive until the WDS-4B.

The WDS-2 served both shunting and departmental trains for over 45 years. As of January 2020, all locomotives have been withdrawn and subsequently scrapped. None of the 30 locomotives have been preserved

History

These locomotives were imported from Germany in 1954. They are based on the Krauss-Maffei ML 400 C with the power-pack of Krauss-Maffei ML 440 C. They were among the first diesel locomotives of India. They were very noisy in operation.^{[according to whom?]}