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- ALCO_DL560C abstract "The ALCO DL560C locomotive was designed by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for operation in India.In the early 1960s Indian Railways needed a reliable diesel workhorse to gradually replace its steam locomotive fleet. Equal numbers (40 each) of ALCO's DL560C and EMD's SD24 were chosen for trials. More locomotives of each of these were purchased for more trials. Indian Railways was keen on producing these locomotives in the country rather than depending on imports. EMD did not agree for a Transfer-of-Technology, while ALCO did. Thus ALCO DL560C was chosen for the job due to its easy maintenance, reliability and simple operation.The locomotive was classified as WDM-2 series and was assigned to haul long/short distance passenger trains and freight. These units are still in service. When the production of WDM2 ceased, there were 2706 locomotives in the system. The production began in the late 1960s, and went on till late 1990s.After importing a couple of batches of this locomotive, Indian Railways started manufacturing them in India itself and also introduced modified variants of the same locomotive. Some were fitted with a less-powerful engine, classified as WDS series, and were meant for shunting duties in marshalling yards across the country. Various variants, all based on the ALCO DL560C power-pack were developed. The original powerpack churned out 2600hp worth of power, while after modifications, Engineers at DLW managed to extract as high as 3300 hp of power. The newest variant based on the DL560C power pack is the WDM3D, which is complete with micro-processor controls, better ergonomics, etc.".
- ALCO_DL560C thumbnail WDM-3D_class_Locomotive_of_Indian_Railway.jpg?width=300.
- ALCO_DL560C wikiPageExternalLink www.irfca.org.
- ALCO_DL560C wikiPageID "8365532".
- ALCO_DL560C wikiPageRevisionID "602339524".
- ALCO_DL560C hasPhotoCollection ALCO_DL560C.
- ALCO_DL560C subject Category:5_ft_6_in_gauge_locomotives.
- ALCO_DL560C subject Category:ALCO_locomotives.
- ALCO_DL560C subject Category:Diesel_locomotives_of_India.
- ALCO_DL560C type MeanOfTransportation.
- ALCO_DL560C type Train.
- ALCO_DL560C type DesignedArtifact.
- ALCO_DL560C comment "The ALCO DL560C locomotive was designed by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for operation in India.In the early 1960s Indian Railways needed a reliable diesel workhorse to gradually replace its steam locomotive fleet. Equal numbers (40 each) of ALCO's DL560C and EMD's SD24 were chosen for trials. More locomotives of each of these were purchased for more trials. Indian Railways was keen on producing these locomotives in the country rather than depending on imports.".
- ALCO_DL560C label "ALCO DL560C".
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- ALCO_DL560C sameAs Q4652279.
- ALCO_DL560C sameAs Q4652279.
- ALCO_DL560C wasDerivedFrom ALCO_DL560C?oldid=602339524.
- ALCO_DL560C depiction WDM-3D_class_Locomotive_of_Indian_Railway.jpg.
- ALCO_DL560C isPrimaryTopicOf ALCO_DL560C.
