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<div>{{short description|Indian railways locomotive class}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox locomotive<br />
| name = WDG-5<br />
| image = File:SBI WDG5.jpg<br />
| imagesize = <br />
| caption = Short hood forward view of WDG-5 (50001) "Bheem"<br />
| powertype = Diesel-electric<br />
| builder = [[Banaras Locomotive Works|BLW]] and [[Electro-Motive Diesel|EMD]]<br />
| serialnumber = <br />
| buildmodel = [[List of EMD locomotives|EMD GT50AC]]<br />
| totalproduction = 7<br />
| builddate = 2012–2018<br />
| enginetype = [[EMD 710| 710G3B-EC]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676 mm}}<br />
| axleload = {{convert|22.3|t|lt ST|abbr=on}}<br />
| locoweight = {{convert|134|t|lt ST|abbr=on}}<br />
| fueltype = [[Diesel fuel]]<br />
| fuelcap = 7500&nbsp;Litres<br />
| tractionmotors = A 2921-6 AC<br />
| tractiveeffort = starting: 560kN <br/><br />
continuous: 405kN<br />
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| fleetnumbers = 50001 onwards<br />
| locale = [[India]]<br />
| notes = Data source: [https://www.progressrail.com/en/rollingstock/locomotives/freight/gt50ac.html Progress Rail website]<br />
}}<br />
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The [[Electro-Motive Diesel|EMD]] '''GT50AC''' or '''WDG-5''' a class of heavy haul [[Diesel electric locomotive|Diesel-electric]] locomotive built by [[Banaras Locomotive Works]], Varanasi in collaboration with Electro-Motive Diesel. At a rated power output of {{Convert|5500|hp|kW|abbr=}}, it is the second most powerful diesel locomotive class in [[Indian Railways]], just out-powered by the {{Convert|6000|hp|kW|abbr=}} [[Indian locomotive class WDG-6G|WDG-6G]]. Derived from the '''[[EMD SD80MAC]]''', it was meant as a direct upgrade to the [[Indian locomotive class WDG-4|WDG-4]] ('''[[EMD SD70 series|SD70MAC]]''' derivative).The locomotive or the series is named [[Bhima|Bheem]], after the strong [[Pandava|Pandav]] brother from epic of [[Mahabharata|Mahabharat]]. The loco has an '''[[EMD 710|EMD 20N-710G3B-EC]]''' '''[[V20 engine|20 cylinder engine]]''' of the '''[[EMD SD80MAC]]''' and an AC-AC transmission. Development of this locomotive is one of the Best Examples of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat. This loco was unfortunately stopped only with 7 units due to the Fuel Inefficiency of the v20-710 powerpack, the same reason why even the Original SD80MAC were made less in number, and were finally Scrapped Off. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-09-29|title=EMD to deliver high-power diesel locomotives to Indian Rail|url=https://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsemd-to-deliver-high-power-diesel-locomotives-to-indian-rail/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Railway Technology|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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==Locomotive shed==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Zone !! Name !! Shed Code !! Quantity<br />
|-<br />
| [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]] || [[Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati|Sabarmati]] || SBT || 7<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives Active as of 09-02-2022'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named|title = IRFCA}}</ref> || 7<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[EMD SD80MAC]]<br />
*[[List of diesel locomotives of India]]<br />
*[[Indian locomotive class WDG-4]]<br />
*[[Indian Railways]]<br />
*[[Rail transport in India]]<br />
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{{Broad gauge locomotives of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Diesel-electric locomotives of India|G-5]]<br />
[[Category:Co-Co locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:Electro-Motive Diesel locomotives]]<br />
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