The Indian locomotive class WCM-5 was a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The class name reads broad gauge (W), direct current (C), mixed traffic (M), fifth generation (5). The article says it was the first locomotive of any type to be fully developed and built in India, entering service in 1961, with 21 built between 1961 and 1963. They hauled express trains such as the Deccan Queen and the Indrayani Express for nearly 40 years, but repeated failures and the spread of 25 kV AC electrification led to withdrawal in the early 2000s. One locomotive is displayed at the Kolkata Rail Museum and the rest were scrapped.
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is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
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is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
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entering service in 1961
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A total of 21 WCM-5 locomotives were built at CLW between 1961 and 1963
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all were withdrawn in the early 2000s after repeated failures
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that was developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
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The WCM-5 was the first locomotive of any type to be fully developed and built in India
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that was developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
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is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
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is a class of 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives that was developed in 1961 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways
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