Spotted this Brand new WDM3D #11367, Dec 3rd 5 PM,no shed, just CR, towed by a WAG9 led freighter out of TKD yard. WAG9 LPs confirmed it was headed somewhere in Maharashtra. Builder plate says DCW Patiala. Does DCW make entire diesel locos, like DLW Varanasi, or only refurbishes them ..? (Shikhar Parjan)

Date: 2011-12-03
Owner: Shikhar Parjan
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Make Canon Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
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ISO 400 Metering Mode Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value 1/130 sec Date/Time 2011 Dec 03 17:14:02 +0000
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Spotted this fellow at Pune on 10th Saturday 2011 in the lungi between PF1 and the Running Room, so in all probability has been allocated to Pune.
Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2011 Dec 12 06:17:24 +0000
Shanx..just sent u the orig pics of the loco to help decide if there is a slant in the hood. I was worried the WAG9 would get the starter anytime to X-over to mainline, so clicked without stepping back, and composing the shot :)
Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2011 Dec 06 15:00:57 +0000
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DMW Patiala doesn't exactly build new locos, but assembles them from components sent by DLW, the same way as Parel workshop does. Also, it appears that the short hood of the loco is slanted, like the one in the one of WDM3F. But is it really slanted or ...
Posted by Shashanka Nanda on 2011 Dec 06 13:27:42 +0000
Are Wdm3d 's also very Powerful like WDP4's and WDG4's ???..........Plus The Loco Is Looking Brilliant and Charming
Posted by Aditya Kaushal on 2011 Dec 05 18:05:00 +0000
@ Vishwas ..I zoomed in on the original..It says 'Diesel Loco Modernization Works' ..so that seems to be the new name for the older DCW indeed... WOuld the 1 new loco be this one's predecessor perhaps :)
Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2011 Dec 05 17:20:59 +0000
@ Kharad ... Itarsi comes to mind as holding Diesels ... Not sure if Jhansi also qualifies : CR or NCR (likely).
Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2011 Dec 05 17:18:13 +0000
@ Ujjwal .. my query exactly .. I am aware they re-built them, but was not sure they make entirely new ones - and the road number is too recent to make it a rebuild.
Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2011 Dec 05 17:04:25 +0000
Isn't Diesel Component Works an older name Diesel Loco Modernization Works. DMW has taken to building new locos. The info is there on the webpage itself which says "During 2010-11, DMW has rebuilt 110 locos including 1 new ALCO WDM3D Loco"
Posted by R Viswa Chandra on 2011 Dec 05 06:37:16 +0000
Any other sheds besides KYN & PUNE that have a Diesel loco holding??
Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2011 Dec 05 06:15:40 +0000
Great catch, look at those Red buffers!! :-O
btw when DCW, Patiala started manufacturing New locomotives?
Posted by Ujjwal Kashyap on 2011 Dec 05 05:13:58 +0000
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