Rolling Stock
The data on this page is taken from reports published by Indian Railways.
IR's fleet as on 31st March, 2005 consisted of 44 steam, 4,801 diesel and 3,065 electric locomotives.
| Year | Number of Locos | Tractive Effort per Loco (kgf) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | Diesel | Electric | Total | BG | MG | |
| 1950-51 | 8,120 | 17 | 72 | 8,209 | 12,801 | 7,497 | 1960-61 | 10,312 | 181 | 131 | 10,624 | 14,733 | 8,201 | 1970-71 | 9,387 | 1,169 | 602 | 11,158 | 17,303 | 9,607 | 1980-81 | 7,469 | 2,403 | 1,036 | 10,908 | 19,848 | 10,429 | 1990-91 | 2,915 | 3,759 | 1,743 | 8,417 | 24,088 | 12,438 | 2000-01 | 54 | 4,702 | 2,810 | 7,566 | 29,203 | 18,537 | 2001-02 | 53 | 4,815 | 2,871 | 7,739 | 29,274 | 18,577 | 2002-03 | 52 | 4,699 | 2,930 | 7,681 | 29,289 | 18,531 | 2003-04 | 45 | 4,769 | 3,004* | 7,818* | 30,340* | 18,603 | 2004-05 | 44 | 4,807 | 3,065 | 7,916 | 31,768 | 18,570 | 2005-06 | 44 | 4,793 | 3,188 | 8,025 | 32,012 | 18,376 |
Note: Unit for tractive effort, 'kgf' = kilogram-force.
| Year | EMU | Conventional | DMU/DHMU | Other (OCV) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Capacity | Number | Capacity | Number | Capacity | Number | ||
| 1950-51 | 460 | 87,986 | 13,109 | 854,678 | - | - | 6,059 | 1960-61 | 846 | 150,854 | 20,178 | 1,280,797 | - | - | 7,415 | 1970-71 | 1,750 | 340,541 | 24,676 | 1,505,047 | - | - | 8,719 | 1980-81 | 2,625 | 500,607 | 27,478 | 1,695,127 | - | - | 8,230 | 1990-91 | 3,142 | 609,042 | 28,701 | 1,864,136 | - | - | 6,668 | 2000-01 | 4,526 | 859,701 | 33,258 | 2,372,729 | 142 | 13,884 | 4,731 | 2001-02 | 4,636 | 882,259 | 34,363 | 2,454,872 | 243 | 23,356 | 4,827 | 2002-03 | 4,696 | 905,771 | 34,896 | 2,506,947 | 261 | 24,936 | 4,904 | 2003-04 | 4,962 | 1,060,284 | 35,691 | 2,566,917 | 316 | 30,232 | 5,519 | 2004-05 | 5,029 | 1,044,622 | 37,125 | 2,668,841 | 559 | 52,767 | 5,600 | 2005-06 | 5,316 | 1,049,867 | 38,196 | 2,756,521 | 578 | 53,855 | 5,990 |
Note: Capacity figures for EMUs and DMUs/DHMUs include standing accommodation. Conventional coaches include regular short and long-distance passenger coaches and also railcars.
On 31st March, 2006, IR’s wagon fleet consisted of 207,176 units comprising 61,088 covered, 93,475 open high-sided, 8,723 open low-sided, 33,587 other types and 10,303 brake vans/departmental wagons.
The table below shows the total number of wagons and percentages of different kinds.
| Year | Total Wagons | Covered % | Open high-sided % | Open low-sided % | Other % | Departmental |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 205,596 | 58.9 | 25.5 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 5.0 |
| 1960-61 | 307,907 | 57.3 | 25.5 | 2.5 | 10.6 | 4.1 |
| 1970-71 | 383,990 | 53.4 | 25.6 | 1.8 | 13.0 | 4.2 |
| 1980-81 | 400,946 | 53.3 | 28.3 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 3.4 |
| 1990-91 | 346,102 | 49.1 | 29.6 | 3.6 | 14.4 | 3.3 |
| 2000-01 | 222,193 | 34.1 | 41.0 | 3.6 | 17.5 | 3.8 |
| 2001-02 | 216,717 | 33.2 | 41.7 | 3.5 | 17.2 | 4.4 |
| 2002-03 | 214,760 | 31.9 | 42.4 | 3.3 | 17.5 | 4.9 |
| 2003-04 | 227,752 | 29.8 | 44.0 | All Gauges3.9 | 17.3 | 5.0 |
| 2004-05 | 222,409 | 29.0 | 45.8 | 3.9 | 16.4 | 4.9 |
| 2005-06 | 207,176 | 29.5 | 45.1 | 4.2 | 16.3 | 5.0 |
| Year | All Gauges | BG | MG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number | Carrying Capacity (MT) | Number | Average Capacity (tonnes) | Number | Average Capacity (tonnes) | |
| 1950-51 | 195,000 | 4.14 | 149,000 | 22.6 | 43,000 | 17.1 |
| 1960-61 | 295,000 | 6.30 | 207,000 | 23.1 | 83,000 | 18.0 |
| 1970-71 | 368,000 | 9.35 | 271,000 | 27.8 | 91,000 | 19.1 |
| 1980-81 | 387,000 | 11.14 | 299,000 | 30.6 | 83,000 | 23.0 |
| 1990-91 | 335,000 | 11.50 | 276,000 | 36.9 | 55,000 | 22.9 |
| 2000-01 | 214,000 | 10.19 | 199,000 | 48.7 | 14,000 | 34.4 |
| 2001-02 | 207,000 | 10.09 | 194,000 | 49.7 | 12,000 | 34.8 |
| 2002-03 | 204,000 | 9.98 | 192*,000 | 50.0 | 12,000 | 33.5 |
| 2003-04 | 216,000 | 10.66 | 205,000 | 50.3 | 11,000 | 32.0 |
| 2004-05 | 211,000 | 10.60 | 202,000 | 50.9 | 9,000 | 32.5 |
| 2005-06 | 197,000 | 9.93 | 188,000 | 51.3 | 8,000 | 32.1 |
Note: 'MT' = Million tonnes. Carrying capacity figures exclude departmental wagons and brake vans, etc.
| Type | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BTPN | 7,311 | Tank wagons for liquid goods (petrol, naptha, and other petroleum products). |
| BOX | 7,405 | High-sided open wagons with side discharge. |
| BCNA | 42,899 | Water-tight covered wagons. |
| BCX | 7,785 | Water-tight covered wagons for bulk foods and cement. |
| BOBS/BOBX | 1,522 | Open hopper wagons with bottom discharge arrangement for ballast, ores etc. |
| BLCA/BLCB | 4,707 | Low platform container flat wagons. Light-weight all-welded skeletal underframe. 840mm wheel diameter, AAR `E' type central buffer coupler and slackless draw bar system. |
| BLLA/BLLB | 405 | Container flat wagons similar to BLCA/BLCB, but with a longer platform of 45'. |
| BFKN/BFKI | 1,571 | CASNUB bogie container flat wagons (BFKN have air brakes). |
| BOY | 880 | Low-sided open bogie wagons to carry iron ore. |
| BOXN | 64,320 | High-sided bogie open wagons. |
| BOXN-CR | 580 | Corrosion-resistant BOXN variants using 3 CR12 stainless steel. |
| BOXN-HA | 735 | BOXN variants with higher (22.1t) permissible axle loads (tare weight 23.17t, payload 65.13t) and 8.25 t/m track load density for coal loading. Payload per rake raised to 3783t (3411t for normal BOXN rakes). Fit for 100 kmph. |
| BCCNR | 35 | Covered bogie wagon for transportation of automobile cars. Low platform with wheel diameter 840mm and fitted with air brakes. Fit for 100 kmph. |