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Indian Railways class WAG-5

No. 23431 in front of a second WAG-5 in May 2016 near Kazipet Junction station, Telangana

The WAG-5 was a six-axle freight locomotive for 25 kV AC that was developed from the mixed-traffic WAM-4 by changing the gear ratio from 120 to 80 km/h. Its designation stood for Wide Gauge, AC, Goods and fifth genera...

Indian Railways class WAG-5Remove
Variant
freight
Built 1978-1998
Manufacturers Chittaranjan;Bharat Heavy Electricals
Wheel arrangement CoCo
Gauge 1676 mm
Length 19974 mm
Service mass 118000 kg
Top speed 80 km/h
Power 3200 kW
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General

Property Indian Railways class WAG-5
freight
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Built 1978-1998
Manufacturers Chittaranjan, Bharat Heavy Electricals
Wheel arrangement C-C
Gauge 1,676 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Indian Railways class WAG-5
freight
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Length 19.97 m
Service mass 118 t
Adhesion mass 118 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.81 m
Axle load 19.8 t

Power

Property Indian Railways class WAG-5
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Power source electric - AC
Hourly power 3,200 kW (4,351 PS)
Continuous power 2,870 kW (3,902 PS)
Top speed 80 km/h
Starting effort 370.0 kN

Calculated values

Property Indian Railways class WAG-5
freight
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.13
Power-to-weight ratio 27.1 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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