Indian locomotive class WDS-5

The class WDS-5 is a diesel–electric locomotive used by Indian Railways for shunting and doing departmental works. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Shunting (S) engine. The WDS-6 is used all over India.

History The class was imported in 1967 to address the need for powerful shunting locomotive that will be able to haul 20-24 coach rakes. The previous WDS-4 class was underpowered for this kind of operation. They were manufactured by BLW varanasi using the kits provided by ALCO. The WDS-5 can easily be recognized by their shot nose and flat-ended cab at one end. Some were sold and transferred to industrial concerns and public sectors, but have IR road numbers on them.

Locomotive sheds ZoneNameShed CodeQuantityEast Central RailwayPt. DD Upadhyaya JunctionDDU1South Eastern RailwayBondamundaBNDM3Total Locomotives in Service as of October 20214

Indian locomotive class WDS-5

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