Английская Википедия:DHR B Class
The DHR B Class is a famous class of Шаблон:Track gauge gauge Шаблон:Whyte saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Service history
A total of 34 B Class locomotives have served on the DHR. Some are still on the working roster. One, no. 778, was sold for private preservation, and four others were sold to Coal India, Assam. The remaining class members have been either plinthed in various locations in northern India, or scrapped. Of the few in active service, the locomotives 788 'Tusker' and 'Victor' haul trains between Darjeeling to Ghum stations via Batasia loop, quite a few times a day. Шаблон:Sfn Another loco, DHR 780 is kept preserved with two narrow gauge coaches at Eco Park, Rajarhat, as an exhibit.
19B was re-imported into the UK and underwent restoration around the year 2000 before spending two decades operating at the Beeches Light Railway.[1]
Livery
Initially, all members of the class were liveried in DHR green. For a short period at the end of World War II, they were repainted black. Later, they ran in an unlined red colour. Since coming under the control of the Northeast Frontier Railway in 1958, they have been painted Caledonian blue with white lining.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Preserved examples
| DHR Nº | Manufacturer | Serial Nº | Built | IR Nº | Location | Current status | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 4978 | 1903 | 785 | Dehradun railway station | Display | Файл:B class ^785 DHR locomotive plinthed outside Dehradun railway station - Flickr - Dr. Santulan Mahanta.jpg | ||
| 32 | North British Locomotive Co. | 20143 | 1913 | 787 | Siliguri Junction station | Display | Файл:DHR 787 at Siliguri Shed 05-02-18 19.jpeg | |
| 33 | North British Locomotive Co. | 20144 | 1913 | 788 | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India | Operational | Файл:Stem Engine of Himalayan mountain train..JPG | |
| 41 | 44914 | 1917 | 794 | Neral shed | Display | Файл:Matheran in August2012SONY DSC - panoramio.jpg |
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Шаблон:Hughes-SII
- Шаблон:Hughes-IndianLocos3
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Шаблон:Marshall-INGSR
- Шаблон:Cite book
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