Locomotives of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Railway operates diesel-electric and diesel-hydraulic locomotives. There are 1,000 mm (meter gauge) and 1,676 mm (Indian gauge) gauge diesel locomotives in Bangladesh Railway. Steam locomotives were active till the '80s. Currently no steam locomotives are in service, some of them has been preserved.

Bangladesh Railway Class 2700 locomotive. This is 2705 at Dhaka

Steam locomotives

Steam locomotives were in service when rail network started in the then East Bengal of Indian Subcontinent on 15 November 1862.[1] They were the dominant type of locomotive of that time and even with the introduction of diesel powered locomotives in 1953, they served the railway of Bangladesh till the '80s. Currently no steam locomotives are in operation. Most of them has been scrapped. A small number of them are preserved in Bangladesh.[2] Here are some steam locomotive classes that were operated by EBR/PER/BR:

Narrow-gauge (762 mm)

The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge locomotives are from the Rupsa-Bagerhat railway which was the only 2 ft 6 in gauge line in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) when colonial India was partitioned in 1947. It was re-gauged to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge in 1970.

Class CB

These locomotives were manufactured by The Vulcan Foundry Ltd., England. They were withdrawn in 1970.[3] Two units are preserved, CB7 at Paksay Railway HQ, Iswardi, Pabna with an attached coach behind and CB8 at Pahartoli Workshop, Chittagong.

Locomotive CB7
Locomotive CB8

Specifications:

Power type: Steam

Whyte Notation: 2-4-0

Gauge: 746 mm

Class: CB

Locale: Khulna-Bagerhat Section

Withdrawn: 1970

Preserved: 2 (CB7 at Paksay Railway HQ, Pabna; CB8 at Pahartoli Works, Chittagong)

Disposition: Withdrawn

Class CS

These locomotives were manufactured by W. G. Bagnall Ltd., Stafford, England. The whyte notation is 2-4-0T. Locomotive no. 15 was withdrawn in 1969 and preserved at Saidpur Works, Nilphamari.

Specifications:

Power type: Steam

Builder: W. G. Bagnall, England

Build date: 1936

Whyte Notation: 2-4-0T

Gauge: 746 mm

Length: 5.689 m

Width: 2.286 m

Height: 3.2 m

Loco weight: 11.76 Tonnes

Tractive effort: 2.05 Tonnes

Class: CS

Locale: Khulna-Bagerhat Section

Withdrawn: 1969

Preserved: 1 (CS15 at Saidpur Works, Nilphamari)

Disposition: Withdrawn

Meter-gauge (1,000 mm)

Class YD

25 Class YD locomotives (meter-gauge) were manufactured for East Pakistan by Nippon Sharyo Ltd., Nagoya, Japan and delivered in 1952. The whyte notation is 2-8-2. Among them, locomotive no. 718 is preserved at Rail Bhaban, Dhaka which was withdrawn in 1983.

Locomotive YD718

Specifications:

Power type: Steam

Builder: Nippon Sharyo Ltd., Nagoya, Japan

Build date: 1952

Total produced: (For East Pakistan) 25

Whyte Notation: 2-8-2

Gauge: meter-gauge

Couplers: Norwegian coupling

Class: YD

Withdrawn: 1983

Preserved: 1 (YD718 at Rail Bhaban, Dhaka)

Disposition: Withdrawn

Broad-gauge (1,676 mm)

Class SGC-Z

These locomotives were manufactured by The Vulcan Foundry Ltd., England. The whyte notation is 0-6-0. They used to serve the Paksay Division of EBR. In 1936, Locomotive no. 240 was converted to oil and used by Saidpur Workshop for shunting purpose. This locomotive was withdrawn in 1983 and preserved at Rail Bhaban, Dhaka.

Locomotive SGC-Z240

Specifications:

Power type: Steam

Builder: The Vulcan Foundry Ltd., England

Build date: 1921

Whyte Notation: 0-6-0

Gauge: 1,676 mm

Width: 2.731 m

Height: 4.017 m

Class: SCG-Z

Locale: Paksay Division (1921–36)

Syedpur Workshop (1936; For shunting purpose)

Withdrawn: 1983

Preserved: 1 (SGC-Z240 at Saidpur Works, Nilphamari)

Disposition: Withdrawn

Class HPS

These locomotives were manufactured by The Vulcan Foundry Ltd., England. The whyte notation is 4-6-0. They used to serve the Paksay Division of EBR.

Locomotive HPS-30 at Rajshahi Railway Head Quarter

Specifications:

Power type: Steam

Builder: The Vulcan Foundry Ltd., England

Build date: 1947

Whyte Notation: 4-6-0

Gauge: 1,676 mm

Length: 62 ft. 3.25 inch

Width: 10 ft. 6 inch

Height: 13 ft. 6 inch

Loco weight (loaded): Engine-76.9 tons; Tender-52 tons

Loco weight (empty): Engine-71.3 tons; Tender-23.96 tons

Class: HPS

Withdrawn: 1984

Preserved: 1 (Rajshahi Rail Bhaban, Rajshahi)

Disposition: Withdrawn

List of preserved Steam locomotives
Class Loco no. Location Builder Build no. Wheel
arrangement		 Gauge
CB 7 Pahartoli Works Volcan Foundry, England 2-4-0T Narrow Guage 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
CB 8 Paksay Railway HQ Volcan Foundry, England 1757 2-4-0T Narrow Guage 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
CS 15 Saidpur Works W. G. Bagnall, England 2539 2-4-0T Narrow Guage 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
YD 718 Dhaka Railway HQ Nippon, Japan 2-8-2 Metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
SGC-Z 240 Saidpur Works Volcan Foundry, England 0-6-0 Broad Guage 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
HPS (NEW) 30 Rajshahi Railway HQ Volcan Foundry, England 4-6-0 Broad Guage 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Diesel locomotives

Diesel locomotives first started operation in Bangladesh (the then East Pakistan) with the introduction of Class 2000 EMD B12 diesel-electric locomotives in 1953.[4][5] Till now, 445 diesel locomotives (broad-gauge and meter-gauge) have been imported over times in Bangladesh, including 80 diesel-hydraulic locomotives. Among them, 317 are meter-gauge and 117 are broad-gauge locomotives. There may also exist some narrow-gauge diesel locomotives in Bangladesh but there is no adequate information regarding them. Among the 445 locomotives, 273 locomotives are currently active, including 179 meter-gauge locomotives and 94 broad-gauge locomotives. Among them, 140 meter-gauge locomotives and 55 broad-gauge locomotives have reached expiry within times.[6] Only three diesel-hydraulic locomotives are active and the rest are all diesel-electric.

Classification and numbering of locomotives

In Bangladesh Railway, the present 'classification' or 'specification' of locomotives has three letters with two digit number:

First letter: Denotes the track gauge the locomotive is operated.

B = Broad Gauge
M = Meter Gauge

Second letter: Denotes type of diesel traction.

E = Diesel-electric
H = Diesel-hydraulic

Third letter: Denotes first or last letter of the name of manufacturer.

A = American Locomotive Works (ALCo)
B = Bombardier
D = Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW)
E = English Electric
G = General Motors (GM)
H = Hitachi
I = Hyndai-Rotem
L = Henscell
M = Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW)
Z = Ganz Mavag

Two digit number: Denotes the approximate power * 100 of the locomotive in hp.

5 = 5 * 100 hp = 500 hp
8 = 8 * 100 hp = 800 hp
9 = 9 * 100 hp = 900 hp
11 = 11 * 100 hp = 1100 hp
14 = 14 * 100 hp = 1400 hp
15 = 15 * 100 hp = 1500 hp
20 = 20 * 100 hp = 2000 hp
22 = 22 * 100 hp = 2200 hp
24 = 24 * 100 hp = 2400 hp
26 = 26 * 100 hp = 2600 hp
30 = 30 * 100 hp = 3000 hp

For example: MEG-11, Here M = Meter-gauge, E = Diesel-electric, G = General Motors and 11 = 11×100 hp = 1,100 hp (actually 1,125 hp).

In case of numbering of a locomotive, a four digit number is used. First two digits denotes the 'series' or 'class' of the locomotive and the rest two digit denotes the number of the locomotive of the respective series. For example: locomotive number 2025 means it is the 22nd locomotive of class 2000. Meter-gauge locomotives start with 2000 and ends in 3400 as of 2020. On the other hand, broad gauge locomotives start with 6000 and ends in 7000 (Note that there are no 6700, 6800 and 6900 series/class locomotives yet).

List of Diesel locomotives

The main source for this list is Bangladesh Railway Fans Forum.[7]

Meter gauge (1,000 mm)

Class 2000
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2000
Class 2000- the oldest type of meter gauge locomotive currently operated by Bangladesh Railway

Class 2000 were the very first diesel-electric locomotives of the them Eastern Bengal Railway (now Bangladesh Railway). They started service from 1953. Total 40 units were imported from General Motors. They used to haul long-distant passenger trains. Still 7 units are currently in service as of 2020.

Class 2100

These are the first and only General Electric locomotive in Bangladesh. Total 10 of them were manufactured as model UM13C. Currently none of them are active.

Class 2200
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2200

Total 41 EMD GL8 marked as Class 2200 were made by General Motors. They were basically used for passenger trains but now only use for shunting due to age.

Class 2300
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2300
Locomotive 2314 with oil tanker.

They are the first ALCo based locomotives of Bangladesh for meter-gauge network. Total 24 were made by MLW in 1969. Currently 22 are active.

Class 2400
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2400
Locomotive 2412 at Lawachara National Park

Total 12 units marked as class 2400 were manufactured by MLW in 1972. They have similar specifications with Class 2300. 11 units are currently active.

Class 2500
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2500

Total 18 locomotives of this class started service in 1982. 17 are currently active.

Class 2600
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2600
Locomotive 2609 with Container Express.

Total 16 EMD GT18L-2 marked as Class 2600 started operation since 1988. Being a very successful class, all of them are still operational.

Class 2700
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2700
Locomotive 2714 with a shuttle train.

They are the first dual-cab locomotives of Bangladesh and have similar specifications with Class 2600. Total 21 locomotives were bult by ABB Henscell and Adtranz under GM-EMD license.

Class 2800
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2800

They are a dual-cab modified version of Class YDM-4 locomotive in India. Only 10 were made.

Class 2900
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 2900
Locomotive 2939 with Sonar Bangla Express.

They are similar to Class 2600 locomotives, built by Hyndai Rotem in 1999. Total 39 locomotives were made and all are successfully operating various trains around Bangladesh.

Class 3000

There existed some shunting locomotives in marked as Class 3000 in Bangladesh around 1980s. None of them are currently in service.

Class 3100
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 3100

Total 26 locomotives were manufactured by English Electric for shunting purpose. Currently none are active.

Class 3200
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 3200

These are diesel-hydraulic locomotive manufactured by Ganz-Mavag. They are rated as 500 hp. Only 2 are active as of 2020.

Class 3300
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 3300

These are a more powerful version of Class 3200 locomotives with 800 hp. Only one of them are active.

Class 3400

Class 3400 are upcoming diesel-electric locomotives. Total 70 units will be manufactured by Hyndai Rotem.[8]

List of Meter gauge locomotives
Spec Class Model Number Grouping Introduced Manufacturer Power Speed Base Comments
MEG-11 2000 EMD B12 40 2000–2039 1953 General Motors 1,125 bhp (839 kW) 100 km/h (62 mph)
GEU-14 2100 GE UM13C 10 2101–2110 1964 General Electric 1,300/1,420 bhp 103 km/h (64 mph)
MEG-9 2200 EMD GL8 41 2200–2241 1961 General Motors 875 bhp (652 kW) 124 km/h (77 mph)
MEM-14 2300 DL535A/RSD-30 24 2301–2324 1969 Montreal Locomotive Works 1,400 bhp (1,040 kW) 96 km/h (60 mph)
MEM-14 2400 DL535A/RSD-30 12 2401–2412 1978 Montreal Locomotive Works 1,400 bhp (1,040 kW) 96 km/h (60 mph)
MEH-14 2500 HFA13A 18 2501–2518 1982 Hitachi 1,400 bhp (1,040 kW) 96 km/h (60 mph)
MEG-15 2600 GM-EMD GT18L-2 16 2601–2616 1988 General Motors 1,500 bhp (1,120 kW) 107 km/h (66 mph)
MEL-15 2700 JT18U6 21 2701–2709
2710–2721		 1994
1996		 ABB Henschel
Adtranz		 1,500 bhp (1,120 kW) 107 km/h (66 mph) Dual cab
MED-14 2800 YDM 4BR 10 2801–2810 1996 Diesel Locomotive Works 1,400 bhp (1,040 kW) 96 km/h (60 mph) Dual Cab
MEI-15 2900 GM-EMD GT18LA-2 39 2901–2908
2909–2939		 1999
2013		 Hyundai
Rotem		 1,500 bhp (1,120 kW) 107 km/h (66 mph)
? 3000 ? 11 3001–3111 ? ? 335 bhp ? Shunter
MEE-5 3100 EEU-6 26 3101–3126 1971–1972 English Electric 550 bhp Shunter
MHZ-5 3200 22 3201–3222 1980 Ganz Mavag 590 bhp Shunter
MHZ-8 3300 38 3301–3338 Ganz Mavag 800 bhp Shunter
3400 Hyndai Rotem Upcoming

Broad gauge (1,676 mm)

Class 6000
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 6000
Class 6000- the oldest type of broad gauge locomotive currently operated by Bangladesh Railway

They are the oldest type of broad-gauge locomotive and also the only pure ALCo locomotives in Bangladesh. They were introduced in 1965. Total 18 units were made.

Class 6100
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 6100
Locomotive 6103 with passenger train at Rajbari

They are similar to Class 6000 locomotives made by MLW in 1969. Total 16 units were made.

Class 6200
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 6200

They are the broad-gauge version of class 2500 locomotives. They are rated as 2,400 hp. Currently none of them are in service.

Class 6300
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 6300
Locomotive 6311 with oil tanker

12 units of class 6300 were made by Bombadier in 1980. All are active as of 2020.

Class 6400
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 6400

These are Indian locomotive class WDM-2 and WDM-2CA locomotives imported in 2001 (10) and 2004 (3) respectively. They are rated as 2600 hp. Currently they are mostly used in freight trains with some still used in passenger trains. All are active in service.

Class 6500
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 6500
Locomotive 6518 with passenger train.

In 2012, Bangladesh Railway ordered 16 WDM-3A broad gauge locomotives of 3100 hp from Diesel Locomotive Works, India.[9] They are marked as class 6500 (BED-30). They have a power of 3,100 hp. They are the second most powerful locomotive of Bangladesh after the upcoming class 6600. A total of 26 locomotives were imported. They are used in both passenger and freight trains. All are active in service.

Class 6600
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 6600

In 2019, 40 EMD GT42ACLs were ordered from Progress Rail Services.[10] They are supposed to be used exclusively for freight trains.

Class 7000
Main article: Bangladesh Railway Class 7000

These are the broad-gauge version of class 3200 locomotives. Total 20 were manufactured in 1980 and all are withdrawn as of 2020.

List of broad gauge locomotives
Spec Class Model Number Grouping Introduced Manufacturer Power Speed Base Comments
BEA-20 6000 DL543/RSD-34 18 6000–6017 1965 American Locomotive Company 2,000 bhp (1,490 kW) 106 km/h (66 mph) Ishwardi
BEM-20 6100 DL543/RSD-34 16 6101–6116 1969 Montreal Locomotive Works 2,000 bhp (1,490 kW) 106 km/h (66 mph) Ishwardi
BEH-24 6200 HFA24A 12 6201–6212 1980 Hitachi 2,450 bhp (1,830 kW) Ishwardi
BEB-22 6300 MX 624 12 6301–6312 1980 Bombardier 2,200 bhp (1,640 kW) 105 km/h (65 mph) Ishwardi
BED-26 6400 WDM 2B & WDM 2CA 13 6401–6410
6411–6413		 2001
2004		 Diesel Locomotive Works 2,600 bhp (1,940 kW) 120 km/h (75 mph) Ishwardi
BED-30 6500 WDM 3A 26 6501-6510
6511-6518
6519-6526		 2012
2013
2014		 Diesel Locomotive Works 3,100 bhp (2,310 kW) 120 km/h (75 mph) Ishwardi
6600 GT42ACL 40 6601–6640 Progress Rail Upcoming
BHZ-5 7000 20 7001–7020 1980 Ganz Mavag 500 bhp Shunter

Steam Locomotives
  • First Steam Railway Engine Of Bangladesh
  • A train at the Rajshahi station
  • Viceregal Train at Paksey

Diesel Locomotives

Meter Gauge

Broad Gauge

Narrow Gauge
  • Abandoned narrow guage diesel locomotive at Dewanganj

Multiple Unit
  • A DEMU train (right) at Kamalapur Railway Station , Dhaka

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