The SMOKING ALCO Locomotives - Indian Railways

Diesel Loco Shed Presents a compilation of Videos of Heavily Smoking ALCO Locomotives captured at various locations

[@yashsrihari]

I miss those days when I was a kid in the train led by ALCOs, sitting near the window seat enjoying the view and the smell of diesel smoke puffed by old ALCOs reaching the coaches behind, my mom used to hand me a kerchief saying not to smell the smoke but little did she know that smoke was like a deodorant for me, every time I smell that smoke I used to get goosebumps of how those powerful diesel engines in locos churn out power to haul tonnes of load. Love towards trains was in me, in my blood... I don't know. I used to get fascinated by them when I didn't even know what were they. And here I am today watching this video to relive those memories.

[@MohanK1074]

Same feeling here 😊..modern electric engines are so dull compared to these.

[@naveenpandey147]

Agreed

[@learner2156]

BC har baar meri waali train me electric loco raha

[@razor77nfs]

Kokan Railway route old memories...🎉

[@sri_harsha_d]

😊

[@RavennaRailfan4070]

Can’t beat old ALCOs! Fantastic video!

[@zzyzx686]

What beautiful rich, saturated colors! These scenes are as colorful as the old Indian miniature paintings. Love the sound and power of these diesels, quite unlike the new whirring electric engines which sound more like oversized kitchen appliances. Greetings from the California desert!

[@andermac1]

We used Alco railroad engines to power our air compressor. It was the world's largest dedicated air compressor 2000cfm at 2000psi. It was used to create air explosions under water for oil exploration. Ours had 1800hp and required an air turbine starter to spin it over.

[@evondy3654]

Coolw

[@koloblicin]

@GUNNER GUNNAR the world would kick, and the alco engine stand still

[@simplyamazing880]

I wouldn't want to be in the same hemisphere with that baby running at full throttle.

[@prathamparihar7356]

I love the alco engine sound Amazing!!!!!!!😍😍

[@RameshKSingh-gp2mx]

@@simplyamazing880 you call ALCo locomotives a baby?their older than you

[@apollosaturn5]

That black smoke looks so cool. But, in the back of my head I'm thinking: "That's fuel being waisted"

[@sohailahmed5157]

No thats the extra fuel 😀.the extra fuel produces that much smoke

[@bujecan]

Thats not extra fuel. Its worned out piston rings and the oil gets by. Oil makes black smoke

[@IKAUTOMOBILES]

Its a combustion which we generally called as exaust gas

[@dirtydog2858]

@@bujecan It most certainly IS NOT! Alcos suffered from serious turbo-lag. That is why the Santa Fe got rid of their PA3s, They were always being fined by Calif's AQMD.

[@gopalnathnath5692]

Ioopp0

[@johnchandrav.1823]

The best video, I have seen, this morning(8/24/15)Love ALCo iron horses! Hats off, thank you so much.

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

+Chandra Shegar Thank you very much for watching

[@anuradhagroundtraining3712]

7:52 is the best … I am a aircraft pilot, but I still sometimes prefer to travel by train. it's the best way to look at our beautiful country. traveling in trains brings back lot of childhood memories, that's something the coming generation might never experience. your videos are awesome dude.😃😃

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thank you very much for the compliments sir, We are very honoured that you have liked our videos.

[@rajendratealiiprasad1618]

marco polo i

[@eddiedeleon2425]

true brother its like going to basics , where time was so magical and the beauty of nature was at its finest and beside why are we in a hurry , where we are going we are all travellers and passerby here and thank you sir its almost lunchtime here ...

[@scorpian1987]

I saw flames coming out

[@TrainTrackerINDIA]

That was.. An era of diesel locomotives😍😍

[@El_Transportacoches_33]

I love this sound. I love the american design. I love ALCO. Literally. 😍😍😍

[@htsunny8824]

Same ...I just love this so muchh ..this Design is so good ..where EMD engine are so boring

[@El_Transportacoches_33]

@@htsunny8824 bored, but with a sound what is almost unique.

[@htsunny8824]

@@El_Transportacoches_33 yep alco engine are unique ... and their sound is wAo And yes EMD engine is not that cool

[@corpsevoice]

I love strongly the sound of the ALCO'S!

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thanks a lot for watching !!

[@bibinkrishnan4483]

Diesel engine is nostalgia

[@blindop9868]

Yt3351131asdjkop08890djd 8hcuduj th x djgi7gg7g36gyuu4y840i2ek0efhibdbfjbb Nan hdjrjr

[@anniyan83]

Me too...

[@ranjurani9660]

@@bibinkrishnan4483 z Q

[@nigelterry9299]

9:32 - that'[s one VERY important wagon!!!

[@ALPShiva]

😂😂

[@aravindkramesh]

*ALCO locomotives are like Royal Enfield Bullet bike*

[@nomon95]

8:30 flames out of the exhaust stack.

[@markschroeder2578]

Maybe there should be an organization for Alco locomotive fans. How about "Alco-haulics Unanimous"! 😃

[@markschroeder2578]

@@RameshKSingh-gp2mx News Flash! Electric locomotives DO NOT SMOKE! These smoking locomotives are Diesel-electric locomotives. They smoke due to a too-rich fuel mixture because of a slow spinning turbocharger. When the air/fuel mixture is perfectly balanced (or more air/less fuel) the smoke disappears. Stay safe and healthy.

[@markschroeder2578]

@@RameshKSingh-gp2mx Factory? Are you crazy? Electric locomotives get their power from power plants. And they're not all fuel burning. Ever heard of hydroelectric or nuclear power? Or wind? Or solar? Or tidal? Get your facts straight before making a comment. By the way, we Alco fans love them because they have a character that other locomotives don't. Just saying.

[@RameshKSingh-gp2mx]

Stop hating on ALCo fans, it their opinion, also go back to Twitter

[@nikosjk1]

You've definitely figured out the good spots for acceleration, great video!

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thanks a lot for watching.

[@samadshaikh5271]

In love with alco chugging sound...

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thanks for watching !!

[@RailfanSrikrishna]

7:56 is best smoking diesel train ive ever seen

[@Debraj1978]

This ALCO can beat a steam engine.

[@imacgra1]

In Sydney, Australia, where I'm from, we used to have a whole bunch of smoky alcos just like those seen here (max 2000hp, though, not 3000hp like those shown here). Never saw anything like the train from about 7:50 onwards, though. That's some serious smoke. Almost up there with the 260 tonne garratt steam locos we used to have. Double headed, starting at the bottom of a 1 in 40 they did make a sight - watch at kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2KoiKN5hrVqm6c (from Belbin Video). I wonder, though, if there's any fuel actually getting burnt when there's that amount of clag!

[@imacgra1]

@Heiwajima Shizuo good on them with electrification. Don't quite know how you convert a diesel electric loco into an electric one, though. But then I'm not an engineer. Maybe someone else knows.

[@SudhindraSrikanth2001]

10 minutes of sheer action! Super work Nikhil

[@victoriousrufus6747]

People who comment about the smoke have no knowledge of railways! Alco locomotives around the world are smokey and not restricted to India!

[@LDEGM]

Stunning rail video!!! Awesome images with Diesel Locomotives, lovely engines sounds & horns and great smoking! Good work, master! I like very much this video! Big LIKE Respects from Romania Andrew

[@mehroonnisha603]

🇮🇳😍🤗

[@chetanamishra1649]

LDEGM Old Channel kkkkmh

[@1978Prime]

At 3.30, that guy just scrolls across the track like theirs no train coming at him

[@Mr.Dejavu..]

great job buddy !!!

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

vipin cv Thank you for watching

[@KrazeeClark]

I think that "The Smoking Alcos" would be a great name for a punk rock band.

[@nomon95]

Yes,a good name!!!

[@KrazeeClark]

+nomo95 Thanks buddy!

[@edivaniacangussu4391]

ConcordClark ..

[@Imintune...]

Need a manager ???😂

[@evondy3654]

Yeajah I thinsk I2m drunk right bow

[@talkingpens]

Alcos run on the tears of Greta Thunberg, and I love it.

[@vivek-rn6en]

How dare you! 😜

[@abhijitmishra5243]

I just love these engines so much!!! Their sound, their make out, just everything about them! Just a sight of them makes me feel ecstatic!! Instantly subscribed your channel!!

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thank you very much. Hope you enjoy our other videos as well. Regards from Diesel Loco Shed

[@trainsghatsmsrtc]

Stunning captures man..every one of them outstanding and best at its in india

[@DanielKirilov288]

Even this is cleaner than VW engines... at least they don't put extra things to hide it

[@icloudhenshaw38]

I was more thinking this is what the testers think vw cars are putting out

[@pamaramkumar625]

+iCloud Henshaw ओगीका

[@laramontes428]

Daniel Kirilov

[@narsingchenna1262]

iCloud Henshaw

[@okko16]

This is ten thousand tims dirtier than a VW.

[@sadhanaray123]

fantastic videos, IR. These bring back my childhood memories. Well done!👌

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thanks a lot for watching. Glad that you have loved the videos. Hope you like our other videos as well.

[@jamesmathew6236]

Love the chugging of ALCO! Nostalgia!

[@evondy3654]

Awesome! love seeing all the pallution in the air!

[@kanwar620]

One of my favourite videos dude !!!!

[@SriramSN]

Superb set of videos..! loved every bit of it Regards, True ALCo Fan :-)

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Sriram SN thank you so much sir

[@AARAV6411]

Sriram SN my name is aARAV

[@reghunath19]

Feeling Really Proud to see this video. Great Indian Railways.

[@RV-rf6jt]

The train in this video at 8.30sec looks soo good with dark black smoke

[@thelovertunisia]

The more smoke the more I love them.

[@yufaihong]

Memory of the old days.

[@suryadevsingh3924]

The twin alco theory is a historical concept now.👍

[@Yasinskater]

ALCO with this type of smoke Looking like beast ☠️🚂

[@jamesculbertson1746]

7:52- California needs this.

[@chiragrathod3122]

My favourite diesel Lokomotiv

[@pranavganapathy8032]

Following ALCO locos with the trains in the video: 1. GTL WDG-3A 14929 puts up a nice puffing black smoke with an unknown passenger service. 2. Orange WDM-3A jodis of MLY with 14035 Baldie boy in the lead and 14042 behind pump out full smoke with the JP YPR Garib Rath Express. 3. VTV WDM-3A 18628 smokes brilliantly with an unknown express in charge. 4. Monstrous orange WDG-3A 14936 screams and pumps smoke with the INDB YPR Premium Express. 5. KZJ WDG-3A jodis 14917 and 14887 smokes, honks and storms past Ghatkesar station with 11019 CSTM BBS Konark Express at 100 km/hr. 6. Baldie buddy WDM-3A from MLY shed no 14043 mued with WDM-3A 16683 powering the MYS JP Express curving past Bengaluru East station. 7. WDM-3A 16048 smokes up with a 14-coach unknown express. 8. GTL-WDM-3A 16701 notches up with smoke puffing out at Kodigehalli with a passenger rake behind it. 9. GTL WDM-2 17744 chugs hard with passenger train to YPR. 10. GTL WDM-3A 16715 smokes and honks with the Premium Express to YPR from INDB. 11. WDM-3A jodi mostly MLY 18911 and 18972 R takes charge of Karnataka Express from SBC to NDLS. 12. KJM WDM-2 017598 in a unique livery smokes up by taking a baby load of a single BOXN and a caboose at Bhairanayakannahalli station. 13. 'Prabal' the monster WDM-3D as offlink charges with JP YPR Garib Rath Express.

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thanks a lot !!

[@vineethkumar3167]

visual treat for Diesel lovers particularly MLY with kk great chugging

[@Ozzy-parker]

When your driving a petrol and it’s blowing diesel-like smoke, you’ve hit peek efficiency.

[@Aleiria13]

👍🏽👍🏽🥰LOVE how these train’s are absolutely FLYIN’-through!!❤️😈

[@ganeshbagh6884]

Lovely look,,,smoke and sound,,,, I love WDM locomotive

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

Thank you very much for watching.

[@balakalasare6232]

brilliant views.....beautiful😎😎😎😎😎

[@rajanrg]

Angry volcanoe Alco chugging and chucking all the way for even after five years, this video watched by rail love birds many times afresh. Great video and thanks

[@glennlopez6772]

Thanks for the video! Nice way to appreciate India. Something must be done about the black smoke.

[@argtv1007]

yeah ... pump it all into the white house

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Love the sound and smoke.

[@victoriousrufus6747]

Most of these smoking locomotives have been rebuilt with more environmentally friendly power packs!

[@patmclaughlin107]

Did that happen recently?

[@RameshKSingh-gp2mx]

@@patmclaughlin107 it happened before 2020

[@arunbm123]

Wow what a fantastic roaring of alco

[@ajayram198]

Beautiful compilation ! Alcos rock !

[@SaiKrishna-yk1nm]

Loved it

[@Krish1991]

mind blowing upload...excellent work man

[@dustbowlhammer7119]

Lets be honest, trains look awesome smokin.

[@motoslayer6859]

theres some train on your smoke

[@janvisingh3512]

09

[@shanushukla4711]

@@janvisingh3512 8⁸⁷p0

[@dalecito8193]

Great video, many ALCO's continue to work in revenue service outside North America.

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

+Dale Brown Oh nice to know. In India we have ALCOs contributing to the major Segment of the Railways, even after the advent of the EMDs.

[@travelunion10]

Beautiful Captures Diesels Effect Cannot b Replaced !

[@akshayjangra09ytcom]

Superb Compilation...!!!!

[@wdp4d906]

Lovely captures❤️

[@johnson-gb1ns]

Baiyappanahalli..... 8:45 ...

[@FerroviasdoSul-RSJocemarTeles]

kzbin.info/door/dyCjKylXGrVpfFwoY-OSGA

[@FerroviasdoSul-RSJocemarTeles]

kzbin.info/door/dyCjKylXGrVpfFwoY-OSGA

[@karthikabbilash]

Brilliant show..Enjoyed 10 minutes completely.

[@nanuramkumawat7406]

सिंगाही ट्रेन सिंगर स्टैंड

[@nanuramkumawat7406]

रींगस इंग्लिश

[@P61guy61]

Thank you for posting

[@Railfanning-INDIA]

Love it ❤

[@SunnyJha]

Great video sir

[@KaranWdgYadav]

Supper collection.. 😍😍😍👌👌

[@VishwaNathGummaRaju]

and the double header at 3.46 (what a magnificent passage!) and at 4.55 the staccato beat of the clacking wheels ... what sweet music!....at 7.19 (Shatabdi???) really speeding....its smokin at 8.20......each clip unique; Thank you again, VishG

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

ViswaNath GummaRaju Sir here are the Train details which you have asked for At 03:46, it is 17016 / Secunderabad Bhubaneswar Visakha Express headed by Twin WDG 3A from Diesel Loco Shed, Kazipet, SCR At 04.55, it is 18418 / Bhubaneswar Rourkela Rajya Rani Express headed By WDM 3A from Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam (ECoR) At 07:19, it is 09308 / Yesvantapur Indore Express (Now Regularised and running 19302) hauled by WDM 2A, From Diesel Loco Shed, Guntakal At 08:20, It is 12628 / New Delhi Bengaluru City Karnataka Express hauled by Twin WDM 3A locomotives from Diesel Loco Shed, Moula Ali Thank you once again for watching and enjoying our videos.

[@nivas5234]

true its title the smoking wizards shuttle lakhs across places. wonderful and pains taking video. kudos. whole heartedly. ur uploads are valuable. people after two decades will astonish after seing the diesel trains like forty years before scrapping steam locos.

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

polepalli sreenivasulu Thank you very much for watching sir. And a special thanks to your encouraging words sir, which inspire us to capture these beautiful moments. We are very glad that you like our videos.

[@eddiedeleon2425]

my question is ... although these train produces thick black smokes and i believe it takes time to reach the atnosphere where ozone layers are ... how about the mega airplanes and other war fying objects and the likes where do they dump their smoke and how much heat they produce and so close to atmisphere isnt ... thanks just wondering nice video , good morning too almost lunchtime

[@anandbhangle2758]

I fully agree with you Mr. Chaturverdiji. Steam Locos are the number 1 Beauty Queens then diesel and electric in that order.

[@hossannasamson7883]

Love diesel and its chookh chookh ❤️👍

[@kingshukghosh1803]

Great vedio........😍😍😍😍

[@VishwaNathGummaRaju]

DLS, Thank you for you and your team of rail buffs for we senior citizens who find it difficult to chase the trains which we love so much. Can you please tell us which is the green colour train at 1.38 with double headers. I believe diesel double headers have a common control so that there is no confilict. I have always wondered how double headers steam locomotives coordinate as even a slight difference of torque between the two will result in one locomotive always acting as braking force and consequently slowing down the train. Any comments? rgrds VishG

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

ViswaNath GummaRaju Thank you very much for your encouraging words Sir. We are honoured that you have liked our videos. As you rightly said, the double headers can be controlled from the front locomotive itself and regarding steam locomotives i am not so sure of how they used to work. At 1.38, the train is 06512 / Jaipur Yesvantapur Garib Rath Special (which is now not running anymore) headed by Twin WDM 3A locomotives from Diesel Loco Shed, Moula Ali (MLY), SCR.

[@dennisyoung4631]

“… a full load of *SOOT* in the engine…” Wrote that before I knew about *these* - and many other such engines.

[@dr.adityaguptadentist1799]

Alco-Wdm is emotion

[@chloeew4627]

One of few country’s 😊that successfully continued with the English rail system.

[@evondy3654]

Awesome! I love all the smoke in the air!

[@trackingtrains920]

WONDERFUL VIDEO MY FRIEND......👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@seelan191919]

diesel engine are powerful and work god if you use properly if have load increase its need more fuel no point to talk rubish or globel warming or emissions man and who managed the transport want to think!!! poor diesel engine die for human

[@karanveersingh6367]

Locomotive Sounds like he is Laughing 😂.......love it.

[@traingalaxy]

Excellent capture

[@michaelleftwich8186]

Its no wonder they smoke so much. One engine pulling all those cars.

[@crazy___harish3114]

Nice sound 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 diesel engine 🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@ronjonnj01]

Reminds me the EL/NJ Transit u boats the U 34's

[@climbinggradients6640]

Great Coverage

[@nomon95]

Most aof Alcos smoke,the engines have 4 stroke,the turbo is very lazy on low rpm engine,and of course,when apply throttle the air/fuel mixture ratio is poor (less than 15:1)and the ingnition is incomplete, For a better ignition more air may go to the cylinders,thiis happens at high rpm engine. Alcos smoke a little when go fast and the engine runs at high rpm.

[@RailRoadCrossingOntario]

Good stuff thumbs up

[@PraveshYadav.2000]

Very nice

[@andypreston1524]

Superb clag & flames!

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

+Andy Preston Thanks for watching!!

[@andypreston1524]

+DIESEL LOCO SHED Love to see a couple of those and a Russian 3TE10M hauling a heavy train between them !!!!

[@nomon95]

Flames visible at 8:30

[@bablukarmakar236]

Andy Preston being. xxx, Vodes

[@shobhawativishwakarma5758]

🌲🌲🌲MISSION HIMALAYA'S 🌲🌲🌲 Give better Railway connectivity to Cities of Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, North East, Jammu and Kashmir

[@sourabhchougule3309]

I love Diesel 😍

[@fulvianalthaf1536]

Very nice👌

[@daniellibich1376]

As the gallery into the few believe ALCO and its subsidary MLW was still producing steam locomotives when the gallery into ALCO locomotives belching substancial smoke out the exhaust.

[@adityakambli6495]

good work!

[@DIESELLOCOSHED]

adityakambli6495 Thank you so much

[@argtv1007]

thanks buddy

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Nice channel."thumbs up".

[@ashwaniashwani9286]

so smoky diesel trains nice

[@evondy3654]

I love all the smoke!

[@thegardensentinel]

Love the stealth mode. "Squirt the squid ink"!! Where'd it go?

[@MrJJackFLASH]

They're going to melt the polar icecaps.

[@evondy3654]

Eh it doesn't matter to me!

[@davidantoniocamposbarros7528]

It's ice,it's gonna melt one way or another

[@timthemagicbus666]

check out the muppet on 3.30 when he steps out in front of the train, whats wrong with some people?

[@vivekbarchha]

No shortage of 'muppets' in our country of 1.25 billion trust me hahaha