3. INTRODUCTION
- Diesel electric locomotives were introduced on Indian railway
in 1950's.
- Diesel Locomotive Works ( DLW ) was established in 1961 in
collaboration with M/s ALCO, USA in the ancient city of
Varanasi. It is spread in 300 acres area at Varanasi.
- it is a production unit owned by Indian railway, for which it
manufacturers diesel -electric locomotive and its spare parts.
- DLW is an ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:
2007 Certified organization.
4. Specification of electric locomotive
-DLW's annual Production - 25
- Cost of one loco - 12 to 14 crore
(EMD)
- 8 crore (ALCO)
- Weight of one loco - 121 ton
- Fuel consumption; full load - 540 ltr/hr.
Idle load - 40 ltr/hr.
- Max. Speed - 160 Km/hr.
- Dia. of wheel - 1092 mm
- Wheel to wheel distance - 1596.5 mm
- Length of under frame - 19962 mm
5. Diesel electric locomotive
In a diesel - electric locomotive, the diesel engine drives an electrical
generator or alternator whose output provides power to the
traction motors. There is no Mechanical connection between the
engine and the wheels.
6. Products of DLW
WDG-5 - High adhesion
Diesel-electric 5500 HP
main line heavy goods
service locomotive, with GM
( AC-AC traction)
WDG-4D - High adhesion
Diesel-electric 4500 HP
main line heavy goods
service locomotive, with GM
( AC-AC traction)
7. WDP-4D - High adhesion
Diesel-electric 4500 HP
main line heavy passenger
service locomotive, with GM
( AC - AC traction)
WDG3A - 3100 HP main
line heavy goods service
locomotive, with uprated 16
cylinder ALCO engine
( AC -DC traction )
8. Divisions in DLW
There are more than 50 shop in DLW for several operation , some
of which are listed below in three major category ..
1. Block Division
2. Engine Division
3. Loco Division
1. BLOCK DIVISION
Heavy weld shop
Heavy Machine shop
Heavy metal shop
10. 3. LOCO DIVISION
Loco Frame shop (LFS)
Pipe shop (PS1)
Truck and Machine shop (TMS)
Traction Assembly shop ( TAS)
Sheet Metal shop (SMS)
Loco Assembly shop ( LAS)
Loco Paint shop ( LPS)
Loco Test shop (LTS)
11. EES (Engine erection shop )
Assembly of the major component of the locomotive
engine
1. Lube oil container ( base )
2. Crankshaft and crankcase
3. Governor and double fuel filter
4. Strainer
5. Double water circulator
6. Flywheel
7. OST shaft
8. Rocker arm
9. Alternator
10. Turbo super charger
14. ETS ( Engine Testing shop )
In this shop testing of the engine performed
1. Initial filling of the lube oil and fuel
2. Observation of the vibration
3. Sensing and controlling the temperature
4. Controlling the pressure
5. soak valve pump
6 . Circulation of water and sensing of temperature
7. Initial supply of the 72 V for starting
15.
16. LAS (Locomotive assembly shop )
Assembly of the major component of the locomotive on
the locomotive frame
1. Driver cabin
2. Fins , cooler and fan
3. Rack positioning
4. Water circulation tube and tank
5 . Major lube oil filter
6. Governor system
7. Engine assembly
8 . Alternator and auxiliary generator
9. Air filter and blower
10 . ECC 1, ECC 2.
20. LTS ( Loco assembly shop)
Testing of the final locomotive on the basis of several
performance
1. Initial filling of lube oil ( approx 4200 ltr)
2. Filling of all fuel ( approx 3000 ltr)
3. Load testing
4. Testing of MR1 and MR2
5. Air brake testing
6. Water circuit check
7. Testing of dynamic brake