WCAM Series Part-I

Now we are going to talk about WCAM 1. WCAM-1 is a class of locomotives used in the Indian Railways system. They are the first of the WCAM series. These locos can be seen in Mumbai-Vadodara-Ahmedabad section but occasionally they travel up to Pune but not beyond these because the maintenance facilities are not available beyond this point. An occasional loco has also appeared on Mumbai C.S.T.-Igatpuri route. This locos works on both AC as well as DC as their classification suggests. Interestingly, they were very fast when running in AC traction but very slow in DC traction. They had a top speed of 100-110 kmph and their production period was between 1973-1979. Total 53 units were built in this time period.

WCAM 1