BNR class HSG

  • Bengal Nagpur Railway
  • →Indian Railways
Numbers
  • BNR: 691–692
  • →IR: 38681–38692
Locale
Last run1969Withdrawn1969Scrapped1969DispositionBoth scrapped

The Bengal Nagpur Railway class HSG was a class of two 2-8-0+0-8-2 Garratt locomotives.

After North Western State Railway's GAS class, the Bengal Nagpur Railway conducted similar experiments for pulling heavier trains up the ghats with successful results. Its parts were similar to BESA heavy goods 2-8-0s. They worked on the Chakradharpur-Jharsuguda section coupled to each other. After electrification they became obsolete. In the end, they were stationed at Kharagpur workshops. They were the first successful class of Garratts.[1]

Technical specifications

Boiler 7 ft 1+1316 in (2.18 m) diameter
Maximum Train Load 2,550 long tons (2,590 t)

References

  1. ^ "HSG". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.


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