WCAM Series Part-III

Next loco is WCAM 3. They are the third of the WCAM series. They were specifically designed for use by Central Railways in the Ghat section towards Pune. They usually work on Mumbai CST - Igatpuri - Itarsi or Mumbai CST - Pune but not beyond that because of the unavailability of maintenance facilities. The WCAM 3 class locomotives are in service in the Mumbai region’s Central Railway zone. The dual-voltage WCAM series locomotives haul intercity trains out of Mumbai DC suburban region on Central Railways which is on a 1500V DC overhead system, as opposed to other parts of India which have 25000 V AC overhead. Still suffering from its caveats, it was indeed successful locomotive made by BHEL. 53 WCAM 3 were built.

WCAM 3