NORTHERN RAILWAY

Electric Loco Shed

Ghaziabad

Ph. No. 0120- 2840714

Fax 0120-2842138
Email elsgzb@yahoomail.com

Officers :
Sr. DEE
( Shri Ramendra Kumar Tewari)

DEE
(Shri Anurag Agarwal)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Store
Works
Traction motor
M-6
Lab
Office including Time
office

SMM/ETD
Shri Ram Kirpal Meena
1.

ADEE/I
Shri Upendra Kumar
1.
2.
3.
4.

Investigation
Technical & Computer
Drawing Office
E-1 to E-7 except TM
Sec.

Material Planning
a) Stock Item
b) Non Stock item
c) Liaison with
COS/ NDLS office

ADEE/II
Shri K.K. Rastogi
1.
2.
3.

PPIO & Shunting Sec.

Machinery & Plant
M-1 to M5 Sec.

ELECTRIC LOCO SHED,

GHAZIABAD
Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad was set up at an
initial Capital cost of Rs. 1.5 Cr. in Feb 1976 by
Railway Electrification Organisation as a part of
TUNDLA-DELHI electrification scheme basically to
cater electric locomotive requirements for hauling
important Mail/Express trains on DELHI-HOWRAH
section. Initially shed was designed to home 50
locomotives. Subsequently loco holding capacity
enhanced to home 120 locos.
ELS/GZB is spread over 18105 m2 of with 8910 m2
covered area and now maintaining 176 electric
locomotives.

Distinguishing Features
Shed established & inaugurated in 1976 by the

then honble MR Shri Kamlapati Tripathi.

Initial capital cost rs.1.5 cr.
Initial loco holding 34
Maximum coaching loco holding for any shed
161.

First to home 3 phase coaching locomotives.

Only loco shed in INDIA homing WAP-5
locomotives.
Fastest train BHOPAL SHATABDI EXPRESS
running at 150 kmph is hauled by WAP-5
locomotives.
Electric Locomotives maintained
184 electric locomotives comprising of 87
conventional and 97 based on State-of-the-Art
three phase technology are presently being
maintained at Electric loco shed, Ghaziabad.
Type wise holding of locomotives as on
26/07/2011 is as under:
CONVENTIONAL

THREE PHASE

WAP-1

WAP-4

WAG-5

WAP-5

WAP-7

33

40

14

40

57

Total

184

The loco holding has consistently increased from

34 in 1976 to 184 in 2011 and year wise details
are as under:
Year

Loco
Holding

1976-77

34

1980-81

80

1985-86

111

1990-91

117

1995-96

124

2000-01

141

2005-06

138

2007-08

140

2008-09

146

2009-10

162

2010-11

177

2011-12(upto July)

184

Important Rajdhani/Shatabadi/Duronto/Garib Rath

trains running at 130 KMPH speed by Ghaziabad
shed locomotives
Train No.

Train Name

From

To

2001/02

Bhopal Shatabadi
Express (150 KMPH)

NDLS

BPL

2003/04

Lucknow Shatabadi
Express

NDLS

LKO

2259/60

Duronto Express

SDAH

NDLS

2425/26

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

JAT

2029/30

Amritsar Shatabadi
Express

NDLS

ASR

2013/14

Amritsar Shatabadi
Express

NDLS

ASR

2011/12

Kalka Shatabadi
Express

NDLS

KLK

2951/52

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

MCT

2953/54

August Kranti Rajdhani HNZM

Express

MCT

2281/82

Duronto Express

NDLS

BBS

2909/10

Garib Rath Express

HNZM

BDTS

2005/06

Kalka Shatabadi
Express

NDLS

KLK

2313/14

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

SDAH

2611/12

Garib Rath Express

HNZM

CEI

2283/84

Duronto Express

HNZM

Ernakul
um

2441/42

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

BSP

2423/24

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

GHY

2353/54

Garib Rath Express

BGP

NZMRNGR

2439/40

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

RNC

2877/78

Garib Rath Express

NDLS

RNC

2421/22

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

BBS

2443/44

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

BBS

2431/32

Rajdhani Express

HNZM

TVC

2453/54

Rajdhani Express

NDLS

RNC

2033/34

Shatabadi Express

NDLS

CNB

2275/76

Duronto Express

NDLS

ALD

Ratings of different locomotives

S.
No

PARAMETER

WAP1

WAP4

WAP5

WAP 7

HORSE
POWER

3800

5000

5400

6300

WEIGHT
(TONNES)

108.3

112.8

78

123

TRACTIVE
EFFORT
(TONNES)

22.4

32.4

26.3

32.88

REGENERATI
VE EFFORT

160

182

NO.OF
AXLES

MAX.SPEED
(KMPH)

130

140

160

130

GEAR RATIO

21:58

23:59

67:35:17

20:72

Axle load

18.8t

18.8t

19.5t

Suspension

Axlehung,
nosesuspende
d

Axle-hung,
nosesuspended

10

Bogie

Co-Co
Flexi coil

Co-Co Flexi Bo-Bo

coil
Henschel
Flexi float

fully
suspende
d

20.5t
axlehung,
nosesuspen
ded
Co-Co

WORK FORCE
SHED OFFICERS
Sr.DEE - 1
DEE
- 1
ADEE - 2
SHED STORES DEPOT
SMM

- 1

SUPERVISORS, ANCILLARY AND OTHER

STAFF
Electric loco shed, Ghaziabad is responsible
for the maintenance of electric locomotives
and also caters the requirement of
supervisors and associated staff for day to
day maintenance of locomotives to Divisional
(Delhi) RSO organization.
The availability of staff is as under:

ELS/GZB
SN

RSO

Total

Category
SS

OR

SS

OR

SS

OR

Supervisor

91

59

21

19

118

87

Skilled

612

549

98

90

711

639

Ancillary

76

71

78

74

Unskilled
D

143

127

42

57

185

185

Unskilled
Ancillary

19

17

21

19

Ministerial

33

30

30

LAB

Drawing

Canteen

992

871

166

172

1166

1053

Total

PERFORMANCE STATISTICS OF THREE

PHASE LOCOs
YEAR
PARAMETER

07-08

08-09

09-10

10-11

11-12

HOLDING

42

47

65.41

82.58

94

STATISTICAL
FAILURE

09

08

04

NON-STATISTICAL
FAILURE

23

23

07

UORs

570

662

927

970

250

TOTAL INCIDENCES

576

667

936

977

254

17

50

40

19

UNSCHEDULED
LIFTING PER 100
LOCO PER MONTH

22.5

24.4

16.56

11.81

12.76

UNSCHEDULED
VISIT PER 100 LOCO
PER MONTH

115.8

121.2

106.6

90.21

78.36

PUNCTUALITY
CASES

MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
For the reliable functioning of locomotives on line
following periodical Schedules of electric
locomotives based upon the norms laid down by
Railway Board are undertaken in the shed.
MINOR SCHEDULES

Type of Conventional Locos

Schedule (Periodicity in days)

Three
Phase
Locos

Coachin
g

Freight

Coachin
g

IA

40

45

90

IB

80

90

180

IC

120

135

270

MAJOR SCHEDULES
Type of
Schedule
(periodicity
in Months)

Conventional Locos

Three
Phase
Locos

Coaching

Freight

Coaching

AOH/MOH*

12

18

18

IOH

36

54

54

* MOH for three phase locomotives

Besides undertaking scheduled maintenance
of locomotives, unscheduled attention to
GZB based as well as other Railway owned
locomotives is also being under taken as per
the guidelines of Railway Board to avoid dead
movement of locomotives to their home
sheds.

Achievements
of
Current Finance Year


Termination of terminated OHE on

shed structure.

Commissioning of dry compressed air
plant for pneumatic testing in MR & LR
bays.


Provision of Jib crane for filter

change.

JIB CRANE

IDE BODY FILTER

Provision of Shunting wintches in

MR & LR bays for pulling IN and
OUT of locomotives.


Commissioning of 100 KVA AT

Improved illumination
bays.

in

HR & MR

Energy saving of 6 KW, by using MH

lamps


Vertical storage stand

Renovation of conference hall

MEETING HALL

LAUNGE

Major repairing work of oldest

Loco No. 30000

BEFORE

AFTER