This is a list of narrow-gauge locomotives that have been or are being operated by Indian Railways. All railways except the heritage ones are closed or...
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Railways had 10,238 electric and 4,543 diesel locomotives amongst others. Locomotives are classified by track gauge, motive power, function, power rating and...
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By gauge, there are narrow-gauge (762 mm), meter-gauge (1,000 mm) and broad-gauge (1,676 mm) locos in Bangladesh. Among them, as no narrow-gauge railroads...
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DHR B Class (category 2 ft gauge locomotives)
class of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India. A total of 34 B...
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meter-gauge and narrow-gauge steam locomotives in regular service were retired in 2000. After being withdrawn from service, most steam locomotives were...
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Asia has many narrow-gauge railways. The railways of Japan (except for high-speed lines), Indonesia (except for high-speed line) and the Philippines are...
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evidence of the nickname crocodile locomotive refers to the green Märklin model railway locomotives in gauge 0, item CCS 66/12920, as well as in gauge 1, item...
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Locomotives and train sets of Sri Lanka Railways consist mostly of diesel locomotives and multiple units. Steam locomotives are no longer used, except...
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DHR D Class (category 2 ft gauge locomotives)
gauge 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotive used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India. The sole member of the...
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include several of the narrow-gauge locomotives of India within the Northeast Frontier Railway zone. As of 2017[update], six out of thirteen remaining...
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DHR A Class (category 2 ft gauge locomotives)
was a class of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge 0-4-0WT well tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India. It was the...
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Many private individuals in Great Britain own collections of narrow-gauge railway equipment or operate short railways. These railways are generally not...
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DHR B Class 778 (redirect from DHR 778 (Locomotive))
DHR 778 (originally number 19) is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive, that was built in 1889 for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. It is preserved in the...
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The Indian locomotive class ZDM-2 is a series of narrow gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for Indian Railways by the German company Maschinenbau...
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(5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. Most of the metre gauge and narrow gauge railways have been converted to broad gauge. Small stretches of the network that remain...
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smaller cars and locomotives (smaller loading gauge), as well as smaller bridges, smaller tunnels (smaller structure gauge). Narrow gauge is thus often used...
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permits locomotives to negotiate curves that might restrict large rigid-framed locomotives. The design also provides more driving wheels per unit of locomotive...
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Rail transport in Greece (redirect from Narrow gauge railways in Greece)
from Athens to Lavrio, on the peninsula of Eastern Attica. Trikoupis preferred narrow gauge over standard gauge due to cheaper initial construction costs...
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large number of Meter gauge diesel locomotives. Thus Indian Railways began looking at various diesel-electric designs. These locomotives were designed...
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Nicholson, Peter (1975). Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways in Britain. Bradford, Barton. ISBN 0-85153-236-5. Industrial Locomotives 1979: including preserved and...
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and narrow gauge railways have since been dismantled and relaid in broad gauge. Ireland and some states in Australia and Brazil have a gauge of 5 ft 3 in...
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Kalka–Shimla Railway (category 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in India)
(762 mm) narrow-gauge railway in North India which traverses a mostly mountainous route from Kalka to Shimla. It is known for dramatic views of the hills...
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Gwalior Light Railway (redirect from Narrow gauge railway in Gwalior)
Railway was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway network in Gwalior. It was set up for Gwalior State during the times of British India. Until its closure in...
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Patna soon". The Times of India, September 23, 2008 Retrieved 2011-03-16. Hughes, Hugh 1994 Indian Locomotives Pt. 3, Narrow Gauge 1863-1940. Continental...
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Baldwin Class 10-12-D (category 600 mm gauge railway locomotives)
The Baldwin Class 10-12-D was a class of narrow gauge 4-6-0PT steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (USA) for the British War Department...
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Dholpur–Sarmathura Railway (redirect from Dholpur-Sarmathura Narrow Gauge Railway)
Railway Line is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway in Dholpur. It was built by Dholpur State during British India. The route length from Sarmathura...
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). Retrieved 24 August 2024. "The world's highest-power narrow-gauge AC drive diesel locomotives exported...
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(Heavy Goods) is a 2-8-0 goods steam locomotive, which was one of seven standard classes of broad gauge steam locomotives designed by the British Engineering...
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sold his invention (and the concept of the narrow gauge railway on which it was based) around the world. Locomotives were built for many British colonies...
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2-8-2 (redirect from Mikado (locomotive))
sixteen locomotives of five classes, the Classes NH/1 through NH/5, built between 1914 and 1959. The standard narrow gauge 2-8-2 locomotive was the ZE...
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