Indian locomotive class WAG-2


The Indian locomotive class WAG-2 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was imported from japan in 1960s for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge, AC Current, Goods traffic engine, 2nd. A total of 45 WAG-2 locomotives were built by The Japanese Group between 1964 and 1965. They entered service in 1964.
The WAG-2 served both passenger and freight trains for over 40 years. As of January 2020, All locomotives have been removed from service all were sadly scrapped.

History

These locomotives were built by a consortium of Mitsubishi, Hitachi and Toshiba as a second option to the Europeans WAG-1. They were delivered in 1960 and were a bit lower powered than the WAM1 but had similar Bo-Bo wheel arrangement with four Hitachi DC traction motors connected to the wheels permanently in parallel through a WN geared drive. The WAG-2 had Ignitron rectifiers just like the WAG-1 but some were later were refitted with Excitron rectifiers. Some even had the Mitsubishi logo painted on their sides.
These have not been retrofitted with air train brakes. Like the WAG-1 they were also used around the ER-SER-NER-NR circuit as it was the first AC electrified area and hauled ordinary passenger trains and freights only. They were also used double-headed for freight trains. They had Four traction motors permanently coupled in parallel are fed by ignitron rectifiers. Speed control is by a tap changer on the input transformer. Mitsubishi transformer, 20 taps. Oerlikon exhauster and compressor, Arno rotary converter. They were homed at Asansol Loco Shed of Eastern Railways and then transferred to Bhusawal and Itarsi sheds of CR in 1985.Due to aging these locomotives were withdrawn in 2001.None have been preserved

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