History of Electric Traction in India.Pdf
History of Electric Traction in India Electric traction was introduced on Indian Railways in year 1925 on 1.5 kV DC and the first electric train ran between Bombay's Victoria Terminus and Kurla along the Harbour Line of CR, on February 3, 1925, a distance of 9.5 miles, flagged off the then Governor of Bombay Sir Leslie Orme Wilson. In the year 1957, Indian Railways decided to adopt 25 kV 50 Hz ac traction based on French Railway (SNCF) technology. The first 25kV AC electrified section was Burdwan-Mughalsarai, completed in 1957, followed by the Tatanagar-Rourkela section on the Howrah-Bombay route. The first actual train run (apart from trial runs) using 25kV AC was on Dec. 15, 1959 on the Kendposi-Rajkharswan section (SER). Howrah-Gaya was electrified by about 1960 , electrification till Kanpur on the Howrah-Delhi route was done by about 1972, and the entire Howrah-Delhi route was electrified on Aug. 5, 1976. The Bombay-Delhi (WR) route was electrified by Feb. 1, 1988. The CR route was fully electrified by June 1990. Considering the advantages of 2x 25kV AC system , it was commissioned between Bina and Katni (CR) on Jan. 16, 1995 as a pilot project. This was later extended to Bishrampur. Though this system was not proliferated further earlier, it is being planned for use on Dedicated Freight Corridors to take up heavier traffic. History of Electric Locomotives SNo Class of Loco Year of Horse Technology Manufacturing Power DC Locomotives 1 WCM1 1954 3170 English Electric 2 WCM2 1956 2810 English Electric 3 WCM3 1957 2460 English Electric
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