Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty is an engine shed located in Gooty, Andhra Pradesh in India. It falls under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division of South Coast Railway zone
History Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty was originally established as a steam locomotive shed. After the introduction of diesel traction on Indian Railways, it was converted to a diesel locomotive shed and inaugurated on 5 December 1963, making it the first diesel shed in the Southern region.
The shed was initially a part of Southern Railway; however, it was transferred to South Central Railway on 2 October 1977 when the Guntakal railway division was merged into it.
Operations
The Gooty Diesel Loco Shed is one of India's largest locomotive sheds, with over 400 locos. It handles routine maintenance for WDG-4 and WDP-4 locos.
In 2016, the shed was allotted with WDG-5 locomotives, which were just power-tweaked variants of the WDG-4. Based on the SD80MAC, these locomotives were equipped with a 20-cylinder version of the 710 prime mover and had a higher power output of 5,500 hp (4.1 MW). 3 units – 50003, 50004 and 50005 – were assigned, but were only homed until December 2017 due to maintenance difficulties. After this, they were sent to the Sabarmati Shed (SBT) of the Western Railway to be homed with other locos of the same class.
In 2023, the shed received new-generation 4,500 hp (3.4 MW) WDG-4G and 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) WDG-6G locomotives. Based on the GE Evolution Series platform, these new locomotives have completely replaced its ageing ALCO DL560C fleet. This made it the third shed in the entire IR network, after Roza (ROZA) and Gandhidham (GIMB), and the first one in South India, to home these locos.
Locomotives Serial no. Locomotive class Horsepower Quantity 1. WDG-4/4D 4000/4500 4 2. WDP-4/4D 18 3. WDG-4G 4500 118 4. WDG-6G 6000 132 5. WAG-9 6120 130Total active locomotives as of February 2026 403
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