Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri
Appearance
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WAG-9 | |
History | |
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Opened | 2007 |
Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri is a
state of West Bengal. It is one of the three diesel loco sheds of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone
.
Operations
Like all locomotive sheds, Siliguri does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at Siliguri but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.
Livery & Markings
SGUJ has its own livery on WDP-4, it has navy blue, light yellow band and black.
SGUJ has its own stencils and Logo. It is written in both Hindi and English language in bold letters.
SGUJ DLS was renaming some EMD locos for promoting the culture & tourism of Northeast India which is proposed by NF Rail Enthusiasts group.
Broad Gauge
- 40436 - Gaj Prahari
- 40023 - Netaji (Tricolour)
- 40383 - Baghajatin (Tricolour)
- 38135 - Deshbandhu
- 40404 - Ramanujan (Tricolour)
Narrow gauge
- 601 - Kanchanjungha
- 602 - Himalaya
- 603 - Tridhara
- 604 - Sherpa
- 605 - Swaraj (Tricolour)
Locomotives
SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
---|---|---|---|
1. | WDP-4/4B/4D
|
4000/4500 | 61 |
2. | WDG-4/4D
|
4000/4500 | 158 |
3. | WAP-7
|
6350 | 9 |
4. | WAG-9
|
6120 | 13 |
Total Locomotives Active as of May 2024[1] | 234 |
References
- ^ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.