DHR D Class

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ClassDHR D ClassNumber in class1Numbers31LocaleWest Bengal, IndiaFirst run1911WithdrawnNovember 1954 (1954-11)^[1]

The DHR D Class was a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotive used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in West Bengal, India.^[2]

Service history

The sole member of the class was built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1910, and entered service the following year, as no. 31 in the DHR fleet.^[1] Its basic dimensions were designed to be roughly equivalent to those of two of the DHR's existing B Class 0-4-0ST engines, with the intention that it would produce approximately double the power of those engines. However, in practice it was only able to haul 65% more load than a single B Class unit.^[3]

Although the DHR did not acquire any further articulated locomotives, no. 31 remained in service until November 1954.^[3]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b Hughes 1994, pp. 34, 37.
^ Hughes 1994, p. 34.
^ ^a ^b Hughes 1994, p. 37.

Bibliography

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Manning, Peter (2013). The Anatomy of the Darjeeling Garratt and the Engine it tried to Replace: the DHR Class "B" saddle tank. Coromandel Valley, South Australia: Peter Manning Design & Drafting. ISBN 9780980621228.