The DHR B Class is a class of 2 ft gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in West Bengal, India. A total of 34 have served on the railway, and some are still on the working roster; 788 Tusker and Victor haul trains between Darjeeling and Ghum via the Batasia loop several times a day. One, DHR 778, was sold for private preservation and four others to Coal India in Assam, and DHR 780 is kept as an exhibit with two narrow gauge coaches at Eco Park, Rajarhat. Number 19B was re-imported to the United Kingdom around 2000 and restored. The infobox lists Sharp, Stewart, the North British Locomotive Company, Baldwin and the railway's Tindharia Works as builders, between 1889 and 1925.
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Source DHR B Class (Wikipedia)
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1. DHR B Class (Wikipedia)
Lead, units built
A total of 34 B Class locomotives have served on the DHR.
Lead, body style
gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India.
Lead, engine class
gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India.
Service, status
Some are still on the working roster.
Exemplifies: Rail Transport, Lead, mode
gauge 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotives used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India.
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