Indian locomotive class YCG-1
{{Short description|Class of 4 Indian metre-gauge 1.5 kV DC electric locomotives}}
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| name = Indian locomotive class YCG-1
| image = File:YCG-1 21900.jpg
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| caption = A YCG-1 preserved at NRM, New Delhi
| powertype = Electric
| designer = English Electric
| builder = English Electric
Hawthorn Leslie
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| builddate = 1930
| totalproduction = 4
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| aarwheels = B-B
| uicclass = Bo′Bo′
| Britishclass = Bo-Bo
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1m|lk=on}}
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| length = {{convert|32|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| width = {{convert|8|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
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| locoweight = {{convert|43|t|abbr=on}}
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| electricsystem = 1.5 kV DC Overhead
| collectionmethod = Pantograph
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| tractionmotors = Two nose-suspended {{convert|160|hp|kW|abbr=on}}, one per bogie
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| multipleworking = Not possible
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| maxspeed = {{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput = {{convert|640|hp|abbr=on}}
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| operator = South Indian Railway
Indian Railways
| operatorclass = YCG-1
| fleetnumbers = 21900-21903
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| locale = Chennai
| deliverydate = 1930
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| withdrawndate = 1965
| preservedunits = 1
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| currentowner = National Rail Museum
| disposition = One preserved, remainder scrapped
| notes = References: {{cite web|url=https://trainspo.com/model/4091/|title=YCG-1 Electric Locomotive|work=trainspo.com|publisher=Trainspo|access-date=August 7, 2024}}{{sfn|Haut|2000|page=49}}
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The YCG-1 was a class of electric locomotives built in the 1930s for use on the metre-gauge electrified lines in the Chennai area. The name stands for (Y)metre gauge, (C)DC electric, (G)goods. With the conversion of the lines to 25 kv AC, all were withdrawn. One is preserved at National Rail Museum in New Delhi.{{cite web|url=https://www.railpictures.net/photo/810269/|title=Indian Railways YCG-1 class at Delhi, India|work=railpictures.net|publisher=RailPictures|access-date=August 7, 2024}}
History
Four Bo-Bo locomotives were supplied by English Electric in 1930 for goods traffic on the South Indian Railway's Madras to Tambaram suburban line recently electrified at 1.5 kV DC overhead,{{sfn|Haut|2000|page=49}} and were later withdrawn when the succeeding Southern Railway switched to AC traction. One is now preserved at the NRM (#21900).{{cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-museums-nrm.html|title=Exhibits at the National Railway Museum|work=irfca.org|publisher=IFRCA|access-date=August 7, 2024}}
The YCG-1 had a provision for coupling to {{cn span|date=January 2025|text='ET' class}} 4-wheeled battery tenders supplying 440 volts, to allow usage on unelectrified sidings, loop lines, etc. These tenders, of which two were built, had a capacity of {{convert|158|kWh|abbr=on}}, and weighed {{convert|21|lt|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Haut|2000|page=49}}
The locomotives had a roughly rectangular, box-like body with a cab at either end, with a short platform extending from each cab. The cabs each had a door opening on to the platform, and a window (on the right) at the ends. The two bogies had interconnecting linkages to allow easier negotiation of sharp curves.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} Two 'diamond' style pantographs for current collection.
See also
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |last=Haut |first=F.J.G |date=January 2000 |title=The Pictorial History of Electric Locomotives |url=https://archive.org/details/pictorialhistory0000fjgh/mode/2up |url-access=registration |location= |publisher=Oak Tree Publications |page= |isbn=9780498076442 |access-date= |via=Internet Archive}}
{{Metre gauge locomotives of India|state=expanded}}
Category:Electric locomotives of India
Category:Metre gauge electric locomotives
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1930