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Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Ludhiana of the Northern Railway zone in Punjab, India.
 LDH based WDM-3A at Jalandhar. | |
  Location within Punjab | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ludhiana, Punjab |
| Coordinates | 30°54′43″N 75°50′53″E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Northern Railway zone |
| Depot code | LDH(D) |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Rolling stock | WDM-3A WDG-3A WDM-3D WDG-4D WDP4/WDP-4B/WDP-4D WDS-6 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Former rolling stock | WDM-2 WAG-7 |
The shed was opened in 1977.[1]
Initially, the shed handed only WDM-2 and WDS-6 class locomotives, but gradually were allocated WDM-3As, WDG-3As Being one of the three diesel engine sheds in Northern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 198 engine units Like all locomotive sheds, LDH does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.[2]
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LDH loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front and back.
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