WCM-1, WCM-2, WCM-3, WCM-4, WCM-5 and WCM-6 series

CR's old (and now extinct, except for the WCM-6) mixed traffic DC locomotives.

Date: 2006-05-01
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 41 items
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WCM1 20067 at Pune in Dec. 1987

KYN WCM-6 #20188

The last pure 1.5kV DC on the entire Indian Railways, Locomotive class WCM-6 now converted to work under 25kV AC enjoys early morning sunlight at Karjat, hats off to all those Electrical Engineers who at Bhusawal successfully carried out the Locomotive Tr

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The elusive WCM-6 reverses to get attached to a BOBYN rake at BSR . (Aadil)

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WCM5 20098 at Pune in December 1987.

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6339 Nagercoil Express waiting for the third line to clear for its climb at Palasdhari in mid 1998 (Sundar Krishnamurthy)

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WCM5 20097 with Pune-Karjat Passenger passes 20091 hauling 6339 Nagarcoil Express in mid-1998 (Sundar Krishnamurthy)

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WCM1 20070 (built by English Electric in 1955) that just brought the Deccan Queen from Pune to Bombay VT is waiting for tracks to clear to return to the trip shed in December 1986.

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The WCM5 behind the WCM 20071 is numbered 20091 (built by CLW in 1963) which is the dedicated power for the Bangalore Udyan Express in December 1986.

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Rarest spotting of the season!!
A Kalyan WCM-6 # 20188 lying dead at Kiratgarh station near Itarsi on the ET-NGP secion of Central Railways, my train 16093 MAS-LKO Express came to a 2min unscheduled halt here for dropping the two LP's which were...

While walking from Betul to Maramjhiri station in Madhya Pradesh, got a great opportunity to capture clean and beautiful KYN WCM

While walking from Betul to Maramjhiri station in Madhya Pradesh, got a great opportunity to capture clean and beautiful KYN WCM-6# 20188 with Bobyn load. (Arzan Kotval)

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KYN WCM-6 #20188 arrived for CR in 1996, but failed & converted to AC Working by BSL workshop, This 20188 has BSL shed markings were send to KYN, currently the same loco 20188 re coded as WAG-7 & is with KZJ shed in SCR..... (Jeetendra Vaishy)