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Diesel Loco Shed, Abu Road

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route, conversion of the shed to a broad gauge Shed with a holding of 60 locos was planned. The last mtre gauge locomotive was given a ceremonial send off on 15 February 1996.The first broad gauge locomotive of the shed was commissioned on 12 April 1997. Since then the holding rapidly increased to a
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Like all locomotive sheds, Abu Road does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at Abu Road but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.
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Indian Railways allows diesel loco sheds to paint their locomotives in their own unique liveries. Abu Road's locomotives have their current livery scheme painted in blue on the top and bottom with a wide white band around the middle. ing Images
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Locomotives of Abu Road shed along with Bhagat ki Kothi shed are the regular links for all trains running through Rajasthan. Abu Road locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling on the
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locomotives were first commissioned & homed in 1998‐99. Work for augmentation of homing capacity of shed from 60 to 120 locomotive was completed in March 2003.
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locomotives from nearby electric locomotive sheds. The Shed maintains a passenger link of 50 locomotives, which includes among others the prestigious like the
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full capacity of 60 locomotives by March 1998. The 60th locomotive was flagged off 9 March 1998.
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as well. As more and more railway lines were electrified, ABR started losing links to
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3 Bays of 2.5 loco length with pendant operation overhead crane of 3 tonne capacity
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The diesel shed was commissioned on 26 October 1966. It was the biggest
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diesel shed of Western Railway at that time with a holding of 112
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Three tanks (70KL) of total 210 KL capacity Installed by IOC
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One bay of 4 loco length with two 35 Tonne over head crane.
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performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for
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2 Bays of 3 loco length with 5 tonne over head crane.
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Abu Road based WDM-3A hauling Ajmer Shatabdi Express.
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Two tanks of total 310 KL capacity Installed by IOC
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Diesel Loco Shed, Abu Road is located in Rajasthan
Abu Road
Rajasthan
24°28′51″N 72°47′07″E / 24.4807°N 72.7854°E / 24.4807; 72.7854
Indian Railways
North Western Railway zone
WDG-3A
WDM-3A
WDM-3D
WDG-4/4D
North Western Railway
Jaipur-Ahmedabad line
WDM-2
WDP-4D
WAP-4
WAG-7
motive power depot
diesel locomotives
Indian Railways
Abu Road railway station
Abu Road
state
Rajasthan
North Western Railway
Bhagat ki Kothi
Metre Gauge
YDM-4
Mahesana
Ajmer

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