Indian locomotive class WCAM-2

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co'Co'
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC AC; 1.5 kV DC
Current pickups	Pantographs one each for AC and DC (past) (now both pantographs are AC collectors)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Build date	1995–1998
Total produced	WCAM-2: 20

WCAM-2
WCAM-2
	Valsad based WCAM-2 (now transferred to Kalyan) hauling Hazrat Nizamuddin - Pune AC SF Express.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Build date	1995–1998
Total produced	WCAM-2: 20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co'Co'
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC AC; 1.5 kV DC
Current pickups	Pantographs one each for AC and DC (past) (now both pantographs are AC collectors)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	80–100 km/h (50–62 mph) DC, 120 km/h (75 mph) AC, Test run 135 km/h (84 mph)
Power output	Continuous: 4,715 hp (3,516 kW) AC; 2,916 hp (2,174 kW) DC
Tractive effort	26,000 kgf (250,000 N; 57,000 lbf) DC ; 33,400 kgf (328,000 N; 74,000 lbf) AC
Operators
Career
Operators	Indian Railways
Numbers	Starting from 21861 to 21880
Nicknames	Balwant for No.-21861
Locale	Central Railways; (Former Western Railways)

The Indian locomotive class WCAM-2 is a class of dual-power AC/DC series electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited used in the Indian Railways system. They are the second locomotive from the WCAM class. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), DC Current (C), AC Current (A), Mixed traffic (M) locomotive, 2nd generation (2). They entered service in 1995. A total of 20 WCAM-2 were built at BHEL between 1995 and 1996, which made them the most numerous class of mainline dual-power AC/DC electric locomotive. They use the same motors as WCAM 1 but with different circuitry and gearing. They are operational in routes around Mumbai. MU operation was possible with 3 units. WCAM-2P was the passenger-oriented version of the WCAM-2 class. However, they perform better than the WCAM 1 locomotives due to higher power output of the WCAM-2 in both DC and AC configuration.