This loco is extremely rare, there is only 2 locos which are both in BWN. I guess since JMP has a large workshop, you can often find various diesel locos of ER (Eastern Railway) here!!! As illustrated by this picture.

Posted by sayan (guest) on 2009 Jun 14 00:43:12 +0000

This is a BWN based WDM 6. There are only 2 locos of this type and both are homed at BWN.

Posted by Onkar (guest) on 2009 Jun 14 04:00:10 +0000

Wow - the first pic of the WDM6 in relation to the a regular BG locos - HOW CUTE!

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2009 Jun 14 06:21:17 +0000

Rare beast WDM-6 from BWN. The moderators should move this photo in the IRFCA archives!

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2009 Jun 14 13:16:02 +0000

I have seen locos of BWN(Burdwan) Shed as far as at Varanasi Jn.I think West Bengal State has got the highest number of loco sheds (9 of them)on IR which are at Howrah,Burdwan,Andal,Asansol,Kharagpur,Jamalpur,Malda Town,Santragachi and Siliguri.

Posted by Rohit Kapoor (guest) on 2009 Jun 14 17:14:39 +0000

Alright Mr. Rohit Kapoor, you are wrong in a sense because Jamalpur is not in West Bengal but is in Bihar. Also, WDM-6 is a very rare class of loco from BWN shed which is not used for any freight or passenger service. It is primarily used for shunting purposes around BWN station. It is highly likely that the WDM-6 loco is here at JMP for maintenance purposes as JMP has a large workshop for diesel locos.

Posted by guest (guest) on 2009 Jun 14 22:47:47 +0000